Slover Mountain

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Slover Mountain
Mount Slover, Marble Mountain
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Slover Mountain in 1891
Highest point
Elevation 1,184 ft (361 m) [1]
Coordinates 34°03′54″N117°20′32″W / 34.0649°N 117.3423°W / 34.0649; -117.3423
Naming
Native nameTahualtapa (Tongva)
Geography
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Slover Mountain
San Bernardino County, California, United States
Topo map USGS San Bernardino South

Slover Mountain (Mount Slover, Marble Mountain) is a former [2] mountain in Colton, in southwestern San Bernardino County and the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Now a hill, it was surface mined for limestone in the 20th century. [2] The Colton Joint Unified School District's continuation high school is named after the mountain. [3]

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The mountain was known as Tahualtapa ("raven hill") by Native Americans and Cerrito Solo ("little solitary hill") by the colonial Spanish. [4]

History

The hill was named after a local 19th century hunter, Isaac Slover, who lived near it and who died in 1854 in the Cajon Pass from injuries caused by a bear. [5] The Colton Liberty Flag formerly stood atop the mountain. [4]

Colton and Redlands viewed from Slover Mountain in 1904. 05571-Colton-1904-Colton and Redlands From Slover Mt.-Bruck & Sohn Kunstverlag.jpg
Colton and Redlands viewed from Slover Mountain in 1904.

Before the mountain was mined for marble and limestone,[ citation needed ] it stood as the tallest in the San Bernardino Valley, at 1,184 feet (361 m). [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slover Mountain
  2. 1 2 Ferrell, David (May 9, 2002). "Mountain Shifts Slowly From Stone to Cement". Los Angeles times. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Slover Mountain High School Homepage" . Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Muckenfuss, Mark (November 17, 2008). "Old Glory Kept Perpetual Shine". The Press-Enterprise . Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ Nelson, Joe (May 14, 2008). "The Wonders of Colton". San Bernardino Sun . Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2013.


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