War years
Hill Cumorah / Hill Ramah
Proposed site: Cerro Achotal, north of the Río Hondo (area)
Just north of the rivers on the Mexico–Belize border, the model proposes the large hill Achotal as both Cumorah, the Nephites' last stand, and Ramah, the Jaredites' last battle: 'a land of many waters, rivers, and fountains' (Mormon 6:4), with over 30 cenotes within five miles, read as the waters of Ripliancum. The exact hill is not in any public gazetteer; this circle marks the area.
- Scripture: Mormon 6:2–6; Ether 15:8–11
- Authors' rating: #1 of 5 (1 = strongest)
- Precision: approximate area
- Sources: Authors' 2026 book, pp.35–36, 86, 95; GeoNames Achiote/Achotal locality; Fact sheet Land of Desolation (2019), photo
Episodes
This is the authors' proposal. See open questions for how the model is debated, or follow it on the full map.