Oakland Hills, Oakland, California
37°50′18.22″N 122°12′1.95″W / 37.8383944°N 122.2005417°W
Oakland Hills is an informal term used to indicate the city neighborhoods lying within the eastern portion of Oakland, California.[1] The northernmost neighborhoods were devastated by the Oakland firestorm of 1991.
Geography
The geologic feature
"Oakland Hills" is most commonly an informal name for that section of the Berkeley Hills range that extends along the eastern side of Oakland, California. In recent decades, it has become the more common popular term although it remains "officially" incorrect among geographers and gazetteers. Before the establishment of the University of California in Berkeley, the range was called the Contra Costa Hills.
The common usage often includes another officially unnamed ridge which runs in front (west) of the Berkeley/"Oakland" Hills, as well as the linear valley enclosed between the two ridges in the
Oakland Hills neighborhoods
The Oakland Hills neighborhoods comprise the highest elevations within the city's land area, following the alignment of the hills and the central section of the
Neighborhoods
Northeast Hills
- Claremont (southern portion)
- Forestland
- Glen Highlands
- Hiller Highlands
- Joaquin Miller Park
- Lake Temescal
- Merriwood
- Montclair
- Montclair Business District
- Mountain View Cemetery
- Oakmore
- Panoramic Hill
- Piedmont Pines
- Shepherd Canyon
- Upper Rockridge
Southeast Hills
- Chabot Park
- Crestmont
- Grass Valley, Oakland, California
- Sequoyah Heights
- Sheffield Village
- Skyline-Hillcrest Estates
- Caballo Hills
- Leona Heights
- Laurel
- Redwood Heights
- Woodminster
Culture
Several popular cultural sites and events are located in the Oakland hills:
- Chabot Space and Science Center
- Woodminster Summer Musicals
- Montclair Jazz & Wine Festival
- Joseph Knowland State Arboretum and Park
- Oakland Zoo
References
- ^ Oakland City website. Wildfire Prevention District. Working together to assist home and property owners prevent urban wildfires in our Oakland Hills
- ^ "Neighborhood Search Map". Oakland Museum of California. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2011-07-29.