Hill Riplah

Proposed site: Cerro Chabilchoch, the hill the Pasión runs under (area)

In the hills south of Cancuén, the model proposes Cerro Chabilchoch as Hill Riplah, where Moroni hid his men (Alma 43). The river runs under this hill and comes out on its north side. Where the head of Sidon is has two readings: at that outlet (theory A), or upstream in the south wilderness where two rivers join (theory B, which Robert Roylance's Hill Riplah paper favors; its Oct 29, 2026 revision puts the head where two rivers come together to form the Pasión near the town of Chireacte). See the 'Battle at Riplah' layer on the map.

Scripture: Alma 16:6–7; 43:22–41
Authors' rating: #2 of 5 (1 = strongest)
Precision: approximate area
Sources: Authors' 2026 book, pp.19–23, 96; R. Roylance, Hill Riplah paper (Oct 28, 2026; revised Oct 29, 2026), images read against OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus DEM (summit of the hill the river passes under); GeoNames Chabilchoch

New: the battle at Riplah. Robert Roylance's Hill Riplah paper (Oct 28, 2026; revised Oct 29) weighs two readings of the head of Sidon; the revision places it where two rivers join to form the Pasión near Chireacte. See the battle on the map (our reading of his images) or read the revised paper (Oct 28 version).

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