SF’s Coit Tower scene of gunpoint robbery

The moon rises over Coit Tower, at right, in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. Nine men robbed a 31-year-old man at gunpoint at the tower’s vista point early Tuesday, police said. The moon rises over Coit Tower, at right, in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. Nine men robbed a 31-year-old man at gunpoint at the tower’s vista point early Tuesday, police said. Photo: AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez / / Photo: AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez / / Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close SF’s Coit Tower scene of gunpoint robbery 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A mob of nine young men robbed a 31-year-old victim at gunpoint early Tuesday at the vista point under San Francisco’s Coit Tower, police said.

The brazen holdup happened around 2:15 a.m. as the unnamed victim stood at the picturesque city overlook on Telegraph Hill.

As the group approached their target, one of the suspects whipped out a handgun, cocked it and pointed it at the man, police said.

The eight other men then rifled through the victim’s pockets, coming away with two cell phones before they took off on foot.

Police said they later tracked down and arrested one of the robbers. The suspect was not immediately identified.

No one was injured in the episode.

Evan Sernoffsky is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: esernoffsky@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @EvanSernoffsky