List of hillside letters in California explained

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This is a list of hillside letters (also known as mountain monograms) in the U.S. state of California.[1] [2] There are at least 83 hillside letters, acronyms, and messages in the state, possibly as many as 90, although some have been removed in recent years. Among these are the oldest letter (the C in Berkeley, 1905) and the largest letter (the L in Susanville, almost 600 feet long).

Monogram Town Description Location
A 34.1538°N -118.7499°W
A 34.1551°N -117.8919°W
A (Planning) 34.4806°N -118.1742°W
B 33.0694°N -116.5441°W
B 32.8373°N -114.5287°W
B 34.9008°N -117.0333°W
B 35.0145°N -117.6605°W
B 34.2016°N -118.2959°W
B Burnt Mountain 34.1054°N -116.4131°W
B 35.6554°N -117.6127°W
C 34.8736°N -116.8949°W
C 33.5093°N -117.6762°W
C 36.1366°N -120.4073°W
C 38.5726°N -119.515°W
C 34.1743°N -117.5768°W
C 33.9713°N -117.3022°W
37.8746°N -122.2496°W
C (Planning) 39.8082°N -120.1194°W
CALICO 34.955°N -116.8635°W
CLU 34.2333°N -118.8797°W
CPP 34.0595°N -117.8269°W
CSD above the now-UC Berkeley-owned Clark Kerr campus 37.8643°N -122.2441°W
DV 35.9809°N -116.276°W
D 36.5819°N -119.3465°W
d 34.1546°N -117.95°W
E 33.165°N -117.102°W
[Eagle] Camp San Luis Obispo (Nat. Guard Base) 35.3309°N -120.7208°W
EC 32.8678°N -116.9265°W
F 34.4091°N -118.893°W
G 32.78°N -116.9864°W
GOLDSTONE 35.3028°N -116.8062°W
H 34.1789°N -118.2562°W
H 41.9111°N -122.5462°W
K 38.9835°N -122.7958°W
L 33.545°N -117.7744°W
L 40.4465°N -120.6528°W
L 39.6965°N -123.4656°W
L 36.3878°N -119.0094°W
L 36.2173°N -119.0516°W
L 39.6936°N -120.2056°W
L 34.7186°N -116.1747°W
LA 34.0184°N -117.9962°W
L16P 36.6027°N -118.0875°W
LMU Los Angeles 33.9725°N -118.4182°W
LV 37.9553°N -119.1259°W
M 35.0361°N -119.412°W
M 35.2824°N -120.6747°W
M 34.1582°N -118.0145°W
M 33.9597°N -117.2789°W
MB 35.3772°N -120.8502°W
MSAC 34.0413°N -117.8423°W
NILES neighborhood 37.5828°N -121.9732°W
O 39.5472°N -121.5509°W
P 34.1334°N -117.2652°W
P 35.3028°N -120.6518°W
P 33.1557°N -117.173°W
P 36.0285°N -118.9649°W
P 39.805°N -120.4453°W
Q 39.9386°N -120.9335°W
R 35.3689°N -117.6476°W
R 34.1834°N -117.105°W
R 36.6913°N -119.4249°W
ROCKAWAY BEACH 37.6128°N -122.4969°W
S (removed about 2010) 37.1457°N -121.6814°W
S 33.8204°N -116.9397°W
S 36.6945°N -119.426°W
S 34.4416°N -118.5209°W
S 36.5137°N -119.2121°W
S 35.6661°N -120.3826°W
S 37.8804°N -120.504°W
SL 35.2834°N -120.6463°W
SP 34.326°N -119.0423°W
37.6634°N -122.4181°W
SMC 37.8375°N -122.1102°W
SV 34.8959°N -116.8945°W
T 35.1348°N -118.4179°W
T 35.5462°N -120.7132°W
T 35.7847°N -117.3953°W
U 39.1519°N -123.239°W
V 34.2864°N -119.2672°W
V 34.5316°N -117.2935°W
VC 34.2861°N -119.2357°W
W 41.4433°N -122.3864°W
W 33.978°N -118.0238°W
W 39.4453°N -123.3028°W
W 36.4321°N -119.0758°W
Y 34.0412°N -117.0882°W

Sources

  1. Book: Corning, Evelyn. Hillside Letters A to Z : A Guide to Hometown Landmarks. Mountain Press Publishing Company. 2007. Missoula, Mont..
  2. Parsons. James J.. Hillside Letters in the Western United States. Landscape. 30. 1. 15–23 . Santa Fe, N.M.. 1988. 2011-08-09.

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