Slover Mountain
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Slover Mountain, or Mount Slover, is a mountain
or hill
in Colton, California, United States. It was named after a hunter, Isaac Slover, who died in 1854 in the Cajon Pass
. The Colton Liberty Flag
stands atop the mountain. Before the hill was mined for marble
and limestone
, it stood as the tallest in the San Bernardino Valley
at over 700 feet.
Mountain
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or hill
Hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...
in Colton, California, United States. It was named after a hunter, Isaac Slover, who died in 1854 in the Cajon Pass
Cajon Pass
Cajon Pass is a moderate-elevation mountain pass between the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California in the United States. It was created by the movements of the San Andreas Fault...
. The Colton Liberty Flag
Colton Liberty Flag
The Colton Liberty Flag is an American flag which is flown continuously over Mount Slover in Colton, California, United States. The flag was first raised by the California Portland Cement Company on July 4, 1917, to commemorate the entrance of the United States into World War I and the expected...
stands atop the mountain. Before the hill was mined for marble
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...
and limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
, it stood as the tallest in the San Bernardino Valley
San Bernardino Valley
The San Bernardino Valley is a valley in Southern California. It lies at the south base of the Transverse Ranges. It is bordered on the north by the eastern San Gabriel Mountains and San Bernardino Mountains, on the east by the San Jacinto Mountains, and on the south and west by the Santa Ana...
at over 700 feet.