'm writing this post because I miss hills.
Also known as Mountain Monograms, hillside letters are a form of geoglyph involving large letters, numbers, abbreviations, or short messages displayed on hillsides. Generally found in the western US, most online resources state that there’s somewhere between 80 and 90 of them in California, with between 5-7 in the Bay Area proper. However, I know the true number is higher.
So how many of them and where are they? Because I love a good map I’ve created a guide to them all. Note that the map also contains hillside figures (crosses, hearts, smiley faces, and peace signs are all common hillside figures) and some “flat plain” figures meant to be viewed by aircrafts.
Am I missing any? Email me at kasey@kaseysmith.net if you have any contributions to make.
