Steepest hill in San Francisco?

3	With all the hills in the City, which has the steepest grade? steppest-hill hills san-francisco asked 04 Dec '09, 16:16 ashbury ♦♦ 5.4k●1●6●20 accept rate: 23% edited 04 Dec '09, 22:21 Mr. W ♦♦ 4.1k●4●21

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The sidewalk-only section of Broderick Street (between Broadway and Vallejo streets) is a 38% grade.

In terms of driving, Filbert Street and 22nd Street in San Francisco are two of the steepest navigable streets in the Western Hemisphere, at a maximum gradient of 31.5% (approximately 17°). One section of Stanyan St, at Belgrave, hits 33%.

The Steepest Streets in the City

Filbert between Leavenworth and Hyde (31.5% grade)
22nd Street between Church and Vicksburg (31.5% grade)
Jones between Union and Filbert (29% grade)
Duboce between Buena Vista and Alpine (27.9% grade)
Jones between Green and Union (26% grade)
Webster between Vallejo and Broadway 26% grade)
Duboce between Alpine and Divisadero (25% grade)
Jones between Pine and California (24.8 grade)
Fillmore between Vallejo and Broadway (24% grade)

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answered 04 Dec '09, 22:25

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