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Negro Butte is a summit in San Bernardino County, California, in the United States. It has an elevation of 3,527 feet (1,075 m).

History

The name was likely selected to honor a Black miner of the California Gold Rush.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Negro Butte
2. Gudde, Erwin Gustav (1960). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. p. 3. GGKEY:403N5Z6QERG.
3. Lapp, Rudolph M. (1977). Blacks in Gold Rush California. Yale University Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-300-06545-9.

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County seat: San Bernardino
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Indian reservations	Chemehuevi Reservation Fort Mojave Indian Reservation‡ San Manuel Reservation Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation Colorado River Indian Tribes‡
Ghost towns	Afton Agua Mansa Atolia Bagdad Barnwell Beal Belleville Calico Calzona Chambless Crucero Hart Ivanpah Kelso Lanfair Milligan Olive City Pasinogna Politana Prado Providence Ragtown Rice Rincon Seventeen Mile Point Siberia Silver Lake Vanderbilt
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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