| Slover Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Mount Slover, Marble Mountain | |
 Slover Mountain in 1891 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,184 ft (361 m) |
| Coordinates | 34°03′54″N 117°20′32″W / 34.0649°N 117.3423°W / 34.0649; -117.3423 |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Tahualtapa (Tongva) |
| Geography | |
  Slover MountainSan Bernardino County, California, United States
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| Topo map | USGS San Bernardino South |
Slover Mountain (Mount Slover, Marble Mountain) is a former 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. The Colton Joint Unified School District's continuation high school is named after the mountain.
The mountain was known as Tahualtapa ("raven hill") by Native Americans and Cerrito Solo ("little solitary hill") by the colonial Spanish.
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. The Colton Liberty Flag formerly stood atop the mountain.
Before the mountain was mined for marble and limestone, it stood as the tallest in the San Bernardino Valley, at 1,184 feet (361 m).
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slover Mountain
- ^ Ferrell, David (May 9, 2002). "Mountain Shifts Slowly From Stone to Cement". Los Angeles times. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- "Slover Mountain High School Homepage". Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- Nelson, Joe (May 14, 2008). "The Wonders of Colton". San Bernardino Sun. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
External links
- Cement Mountain by Ben Sakoguchi
- San Bernardino County List of Stone Quarries, etc.
- Mountain Shifts Slowly From Stone to Cement at the Los Angeles Times
- Landmark flag in Colton is retired at The Press-Enterprise
- More than half-sorry about Slover Mountain at the Los Angeles Daily News
- History of Slover Avenue at the city of San Bernardino's website
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