Visiting the Best San Francisco Natural Landmarks

Visiting the Best San Francisco Natural Landmarks

by John Feyd

San Francisco has always been called the Bay City, as it is encircled on three sides by water. When visiting here one can feel cool air from the formidable Golden Gate Bridge. There are several types of natual phenomenon here; Mother Nature has made some miraculous sites, right here in the San Fran area.

Irrespective of where one visits in the Bay area, they are going to be amazed by the Natural Landmarks in San Francisco. The city has so much charm and character going for it, little wonder so many folk call this area home. Next time you visit the San Fran area, they ought to be certain to check out all the wonderful free attractions created by Mother Nature.

The Islands

There are over forty-eight islands that are in the San Francisco Bay area. Some of the most renowned include Alcatraz. The shark plagued waters have discouraged many prison escapes. Alcatraz's most well-known prison resident was Al Capone, the famous mob criminal with a lengthy reputation.

National Wildlife Refuge

Situated on Angel Island, one will find the National Wildlife Refuge. Here the "biological treasure-trove archipelago" can be found. This island is not accessible to visitors, to conserve the animals and plants in their natural habitats. However, it is possible to to study the island by ship. This area is commonly called "California Galapagos" and is of great ecological importance to the area. Here visitors can observe over 211 acres of rocks. When journeying to the Southern part of the Island, the rock formations can be seen standing almost 400 feet in the air.

Seven Hills of San Francisco

When going to the area, it will be clear how the city was built on hills. While there happen to be over 43 in all, only 7 of them are original, the rest are man made. This is undoubtedly one of the greatest natural landmarks in San Francisco. The seven original hills are known as: Telegraph Hill, Russian Hill, Nob Hill, Rincon Hill, Twin Peaks, Mount Sutro and Mount Davidson. All of these hills have some variety of charisma and have neighborhoods at the top each.

Twin Peaks

The Twin Peaks are San Francisco natural landmarks that have become famous. These two peaks or mountains are similar in size, with only a trifling 200 feet separating them. This natural wonder towers over 922 feet in the air. In ancient times these peaks were used as a lookout. Today the Twin Peaks are something every visitor visiting the Bay area has to see.

Seal Rocks

Seal Rocks is located on the North end of Ocean Beach. This rock formation is famous for enticing California Seals. This area is legendary for its golden beaches and pockets of rock formations. The seals use to make this a prime area for play and that's why it is called Seal rock. Driving by on any given day to see seals sunning themselves on these rock formations.



John Feyd has been interested in <a href="http://www.sanfransights.org/san-fran-articles/natural-landmarks/">San Francisco natural landmarks</a> for a number of years. He has written op-eds and editorial pieces for many online publications. For more information, please feel free to visit his <a href="http://www.sanfransights.org/san-fran-articles/">site</a>.

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