Knowledge (XXG)

Talk:Berkeley Hills

Source 📝

826:
Diablo Range. With respect to the coordinates included on the USGS page for the Diablo Range, these are not about any defined extent of the Diablo Range, rather, they're about locating the region in which it can be found. This is easily understood when you see that Modesto is one of the coordinates, a city which is located in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, not in the Diablo Range. This article as previously worded put the situation as it actually is, namely, that "East Bay Hills" is a looser imprecise usage with no official recognition by the USGS, nothing more.
439: 846:
Fault to the west. The USGS GNIS makes many errors, and I steadily correct them (although that process is glacial), such as including Modesto in the list of GPS coordinates for the Diablo Range. There is nothing geologically to circumscribe the Berkeley Hills, they are just a component of the East Bay Hills which rise just below the Carquinez Strait and sink at Alameda Creek. The scientific, mostly geological, journal, book, and other governmental references that support the definition of the
521: 372: 278: 251: 542: 631: 288: 429: 408: 220: 360: 552: 825:
The recent edits to the Berkeley Hills article are not supported by the references cited. "Berkeley Hills" is a proper toponym officially recognized by the USGS Geographic Names Information System. They are not defined by the USGS in terms of the name "East Bay Hills", nor by any relationship to the
845:
you will see they clearly overlap the East Bay Hills, and their Berkeley Hills component. However, this list of GPS coordinates is geologically incorrect as the Diablo Range is bounded by the Calaveras Fault to the west and the East Bay Hills are bounded by the Calveras Fault to the east and Hayward
650: 385: 261: 153: 765: 889: 390: 723: 779: 884: 457: 894: 850:
are on its wikipedia page, and should supercede the USGS GNIS. I am working with USGS GNIS to list East Bay Hills and move those GPS coordinates out of the Diablo Range.
147: 716: 709: 680: 654: 350: 737: 695: 608: 503: 79: 879: 340: 924: 598: 909: 493: 702: 914: 899: 874: 316: 85: 929: 919: 574: 469: 904: 676: 44: 730: 30: 751: 301: 256: 565: 526: 465: 452: 413: 99: 104: 20: 74: 772: 661: 643: 231: 670: 168: 65: 135: 377: 190: 744: 461: 185: 109: 199: 129: 793: 237: 219: 842: 758: 125: 55: 573:
on Knowledge (XXG). If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
315:
on Knowledge (XXG). If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
841:
I disagree. If you look at the many, many GPS coordinates listed in the USGS GNIS for the Diablo Range
70: 175: 688: 855: 161: 460:. If you would like to participate, you can choose to edit the article attached to this page (see 831: 204: 293: 51: 786: 557: 541: 520: 444: 201: 141: 851: 847: 630: 24: 868: 827: 277: 250: 675:. To help assess the quality and importance of geography articles, please see: 428: 407: 651:
Requested articles/Social sciences/Geography, cities, regions and named places
547: 434: 367: 311: 306: 283: 570: 843:
https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/238329
203: 359: 859: 835: 213: 205: 15: 358: 468:
where you can join the project and/or contribute to the
305:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the 160: 766:
Geography articles with topics of unclear notability
569:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of 174: 33:for general discussion of the article's subject. 890:High-importance San Francisco Bay Area articles 780:Knowledge (XXG) requested photographs of places 724:Articles missing geocoordinate data by country 8: 885:Start-Class San Francisco Bay Area articles 217: 895:San Francisco Bay Area task force articles 638:Here are some tasks awaiting attention: 616: 515: 402: 245: 710:Geographic related deletion discussions 517: 404: 247: 456:, a project to systematically present 325:Knowledge (XXG):WikiProject California 681:Unknown-importance geography articles 583:Knowledge (XXG):WikiProject Geography 478:Knowledge (XXG):WikiProject Mountains 7: 738:Geography articles needing infoboxes 696:Geography articles needing attention 667:Tag related article talk pages with 563:This article is within the scope of 464:for more information), or visit the 299:This article is within the scope of 236:It is of interest to the following 23:for discussing improvements to the 880:Mid-importance California articles 14: 925:Mid-importance geography articles 620:WikiProject Geography To-do list: 386:San Francisco Bay Area task force 50:New to Knowledge (XXG)? Welcome! 910:Mid-importance Mountain articles 655:Missing articles about Locations 629: 550: 540: 519: 437: 427: 406: 370: 286: 276: 249: 218: 45:Click here to start a new topic. 915:All WikiProject Mountains pages 900:WikiProject California articles 875:Start-Class California articles 603:This article has been rated as 498:This article has been rated as 345:This article has been rated as 328:Template:WikiProject California 930:WikiProject Geography articles 920:Start-Class geography articles 752:Knowledge (XXG) requested maps 586:Template:WikiProject Geography 481:Template:WikiProject Mountains 1: 905:Start-Class Mountain articles 677:Unassessed geography articles 577:and see a list of open tasks. 383:This article is supported by 378:San Francisco Bay Area portal 319:and see a list of open tasks. 42:Put new text under old text. 860:05:38, 30 August 2024 (UTC) 946: 609:project's importance scale 504:project's importance scale 351:project's importance scale 836:23:59, 24 July 2024 (UTC) 615: 602: 535: 497: 422: 366: 344: 271: 244: 80:Be welcoming to newcomers 717:Geographical coordinates 458:information on mountains 450:This article is part of 363: 302:WikiProject California 262:San Francisco Bay Area 226:This article is rated 75:avoid personal attacks 671:WikiProject Geography 566:WikiProject Geography 453:WikiProject Mountains 362: 230:on Knowledge (XXG)'s 100:Neutral point of view 105:No original research 331:California articles 589:geography articles 364: 232:content assessment 86:dispute resolution 47: 818: 817: 814: 813: 810: 809: 806: 805: 802: 801: 514: 513: 510: 509: 484:Mountain articles 401: 400: 397: 396: 294:California portal 212: 211: 66:Assume good faith 43: 937: 703:Deletion sorting 674: 644:Article requests 633: 626: 625: 617: 591: 590: 587: 584: 581: 560: 558:Geography portal 555: 554: 553: 544: 537: 536: 531: 523: 516: 486: 485: 482: 479: 476: 462:Contributing FAQ 447: 445:Mountains portal 442: 441: 440: 431: 424: 423: 418: 410: 403: 380: 375: 374: 373: 333: 332: 329: 326: 323: 296: 291: 290: 289: 280: 273: 272: 267: 264: 253: 246: 229: 223: 222: 214: 206: 179: 178: 164: 95:Article policies 16: 945: 944: 940: 939: 938: 936: 935: 934: 865: 864: 823: 798: 794:Geography stubs 668: 588: 585: 582: 579: 578: 556: 551: 549: 529: 483: 480: 477: 474: 473: 443: 438: 436: 416: 391:High-importance 376: 371: 369: 330: 327: 324: 321: 320: 292: 287: 285: 265: 259: 227: 208: 207: 202: 121: 116: 115: 114: 91: 61: 12: 11: 5: 943: 941: 933: 932: 927: 922: 917: 912: 907: 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 877: 867: 866: 863: 862: 848:East Bay Hills 822: 821:East Bay Hills 819: 816: 815: 812: 811: 808: 807: 804: 803: 800: 799: 797: 796: 782: 768: 754: 740: 726: 712: 698: 684: 657: 637: 635: 634: 622: 621: 613: 612: 605:Mid-importance 601: 595: 594: 592: 575:the discussion 562: 561: 545: 533: 532: 530:Mid‑importance 524: 512: 511: 508: 507: 500:Mid-importance 496: 490: 489: 487: 449: 448: 432: 420: 419: 417:Mid‑importance 411: 399: 398: 395: 394: 382: 381: 365: 355: 354: 347:Mid-importance 343: 337: 336: 334: 317:the discussion 298: 297: 281: 269: 268: 266:Mid‑importance 254: 242: 241: 235: 224: 210: 209: 200: 198: 197: 194: 193: 181: 180: 118: 117: 113: 112: 107: 102: 93: 92: 90: 89: 82: 77: 68: 62: 60: 59: 48: 39: 38: 35: 34: 28: 25:Berkeley Hills 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 942: 931: 928: 926: 923: 921: 918: 916: 913: 911: 908: 906: 903: 901: 898: 896: 893: 891: 888: 886: 883: 881: 878: 876: 873: 872: 870: 861: 857: 853: 849: 844: 840: 839: 838: 837: 833: 829: 820: 795: 791: 789: 788: 783: 781: 777: 775: 774: 769: 767: 763: 761: 760: 755: 753: 749: 747: 746: 741: 739: 735: 733: 732: 727: 725: 721: 719: 718: 713: 711: 707: 705: 704: 699: 697: 693: 691: 690: 685: 682: 678: 672: 666: 664: 663: 658: 656: 652: 648: 646: 645: 640: 639: 636: 632: 628: 627: 624: 623: 619: 618: 614: 610: 606: 600: 597: 596: 593: 576: 572: 568: 567: 559: 548: 546: 543: 539: 538: 534: 528: 525: 522: 518: 505: 501: 495: 492: 491: 488: 471: 467: 463: 459: 455: 454: 446: 435: 433: 430: 426: 425: 421: 415: 412: 409: 405: 392: 389:(assessed as 388: 387: 379: 368: 361: 357: 356: 352: 348: 342: 339: 338: 335: 318: 314: 313: 308: 304: 303: 295: 284: 282: 279: 275: 274: 270: 263: 258: 255: 252: 248: 243: 239: 233: 225: 221: 216: 215: 196: 195: 192: 189: 187: 183: 182: 177: 173: 170: 167: 163: 159: 155: 152: 149: 146: 143: 140: 137: 134: 131: 127: 124: 123:Find sources: 120: 119: 111: 110:Verifiability 108: 106: 103: 101: 98: 97: 96: 87: 83: 81: 78: 76: 72: 69: 67: 64: 63: 57: 53: 52:Learn to edit 49: 46: 41: 40: 37: 36: 32: 26: 22: 18: 17: 824: 785: 784: 771: 770: 757: 756: 743: 742: 729: 728: 715: 714: 701: 700: 687: 686: 660: 659: 642: 641: 604: 564: 499: 466:project page 451: 384: 346: 310: 300: 238:WikiProjects 184: 171: 165: 157: 150: 144: 138: 132: 122: 94: 19:This is the 228:Start-class 148:free images 31:not a forum 869:Categories 759:Notability 708:Listed at 470:discussion 322:California 312:California 307:U.S. state 257:California 852:Schmiebel 580:Geography 571:geography 527:Geography 475:Mountains 414:Mountains 88:if needed 71:Be polite 21:talk page 828:Tmangray 186:Archives 56:get help 29:This is 27:article. 731:Infobox 689:Cleanup 607:on the 502:on the 349:on the 154:WP refs 142:scholar 662:Assess 234:scale. 126:Google 787:Stubs 773:Photo 169:JSTOR 130:books 84:Seek 856:talk 832:talk 792:See 778:See 764:See 750:See 736:See 722:See 694:See 679:and 653:and 649:See 162:FENS 136:news 73:and 745:Map 599:Mid 494:Mid 341:Mid 309:of 176:TWL 871:: 858:) 834:) 673:}} 669:{{ 393:). 260:: 156:) 54:; 854:( 830:( 790:: 776:: 762:: 748:: 734:: 720:: 706:: 692:: 683:. 665:: 647:: 611:. 506:. 472:. 353:. 240:: 191:1 188:: 172:· 166:· 158:· 151:· 145:· 139:· 133:· 128:( 58:.

Index

talk page
Berkeley Hills
not a forum
Click here to start a new topic.
Learn to edit
get help
Assume good faith
Be polite
avoid personal attacks
Be welcoming to newcomers
dispute resolution
Neutral point of view
No original research
Verifiability
Google
books
news
scholar
free images
WP refs
FENS
JSTOR
TWL
Archives
1

content assessment
WikiProjects
WikiProject icon
California

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.