Slover Mountain Explained

Slover Mountain
Map:California
Location:San Bernardino County, California, United States
Elevation Ft:1184
Coordinates:34.0649°N -117.3423°W
Topo:USGS San Bernardino South
Other Name:Mount Slover, Marble Mountain

Slover Mountain (Mount Slover, Marble Mountain) is a former[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] The Colton Liberty Flag formerly stood atop the mountain.[4]

Before the mountain was mined for marble and limestone, it stood as the tallest in the San Bernardino Valley, at 1184feet.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ferrell. David. 2002-05-09. Mountain Shifts Slowly From Stone to Cement. Los Angeles times. 2020-08-04.
  2. Web site: Slover Mountain High School Homepage. en. 2017-05-19.
  3. News: The Wonders of Colton. Nelson. Joe. 2008-05-14. San Bernardino Sun. https://web.archive.org/web/20130518164411/http://www.sbsun.com/livinghere/ci_9262629. 2013-05-18. dead. 2013-09-21.
  4. News: Old Glory Kept Perpetual Shine. Muckenfuss. Mark. 2008-11-17. The Press-Enterprise. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717175759/http://www.press-enterprise.com/news/NEWS_nmark17.html. 2011-07-17. dead. 2013-09-21.