Miradores en Silicon Valley

Scenic Viewpoints and Peaks

This collection spans Northern California’s diverse topography, from the iconic 17-Mile Drive coastal stops like The Lone Cypress and Bird Rock to the 923-foot summit of Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands. It includes urban landmarks like San Francisco’s Filbert Steps leading to Coit Tower and the rolling Sonoma hills captured in the famous Windows XP 'Bliss' wallpaper. The list also features significant peaks in the Diablo Range, such as Mission Peak, alongside high-altitude broadcasting towers like the Hearst-Argyle Tower in Walnut Grove.

Scenic Viewpoints and Peaks — Mapa

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Filbert Steps

A 284-foot long walkway made out of wooden steps, leading to the top of the Telegraph Hill and the famous Coit Tower.

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17 The Ghost Tree

An iconic Monterey Cypress landmark on 17-Mile Drive, known for its bleached, skeletal appearance shaped by Pacific wind and salt spray.

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Cypress Rock Lookout

Coastal viewing area along 17-Mile Drive overlooking rugged rock formations and the Pacific Ocean.

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10 Bird Rock

Large offshore rock formation on 17-Mile Drive inhabited by harbor seals, sea lions, and bird species including cormorants and pelicans.

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Point Joe

Historic 17-Mile Drive site once mistaken by early mariners for the entrance to Monterey Bay, leading to several shipwrecks.

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China Rock

A historic site along 17-Mile Drive where Chinese fishermen built small stone lean-tos against the rocks during the late 1800s.

Brocken Inaglory / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Hawk Hill

Hawk Hill is a 923-foot peak in the Marin Headlands, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge and across the Golden Gate strait from San…

photophat / CC BY 3.0

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16 The Lone Cypress

One of California’s most photographed landmarks, this Monterey Cypress has stood on a granite hillside for over 250 years.

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Bird Rock Vista Point

Elevated observation point providing views of the wildlife-rich Bird Rock and the surrounding Pebble Beach coastline.

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Sunset Point

Coastal overlook on 17-Mile Drive providing views of the Cypress Point Club and the Pacific horizon.

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Bodega Head

A rocky promontory in Sonoma County forming the entrance to Bodega Harbor, used for seasonal whale watching and coastal hiking.

Exoplanetaryscience / CC0

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Bliss

Bliss, originally titled Bucolic Green Hills, is the default wallpaper of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system.

Oleg Alexandrov / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Mission Peak

Mission Peak Regional Preserve is a public park east of Fremont, California, operated by the East Bay Regional Park District.

Oleg Alexandrov / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Mount Allison

Mount Allison is a peak of the Diablo Range, located in the East Bay southeast of Fremont, California.

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Hearst-Argyle Tower

Hearst-Argyle Tower is the common name for the guyed tower used for TV broadcasting at Walnut Grove, California, United States at…

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Scarpers Peak

A 1,944-foot summit in the Santa Cruz Mountains overlooking Half Moon Bay, primarily used for telecommunications towers.

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KCSO-TV (Modesto)

A tall guyed mast used for television broadcasting, located near Walnut Grove in the Sacramento Valley.