Slover Mountain

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]

Slover Mountain
Mount Slover, Marble Mountain
Slover Mountain in 1891
Highest point
Elevation	1,184 ft (361 m)[1]
Coordinates	34°03′54″N 117°20′32″W
Naming
Native name	Tahualtapa (Tongva)
Geography
Slover Mountain San Bernardino County, California, United States
Topo map	USGS San Bernardino South

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.

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]