Wonder how this mountain came to be named. Just seems a dicey appellation in this day and age. Yet there it is.
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Man, I have to keep this updated! My name is Mike Wigal. Now I'm 64 and live in Petaluma, CA sharing an apartment with my son, Mick, and granddog Luquillo. I still travel a lot and ponder a lot. I hope to share this journey with you if I can get over my laziness and temptation to post my rapier-like wit on the hated Facebook instead of here. Welcome!
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I'm guessing it's Spanish.
It was named in the late 1700s as a result of the story of a confrontation between explorers in the area and local natives. According to the story, a black slave of one of the explorers died in the battle, and the mountain was named in his honor. You can read more about it here
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