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 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]

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References

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