According to the Book of Mormon

Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2600 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr...

, the hill Comnor was in the land Northward and was the site of a portion of the final battles of the Jaredites. The hill is mentioned only in .

After a three-day battle near the seashore eastward from the plains of Agosh

Plains of Agosh

According to The Book of Mormon, the plains of Agosh were the site of a battle during Jaredite times.We learn of Agosh in only two verses in The Book of Mormon, , when Coriantumr and all the people who followed him, retreated to these plains before facing their enemies, led by Lib...

, the armies of Shiz

Shiz

In the Book of Mormon, Shiz is a Jaredite military leader who was beheaded by Coriantumr. Since the nineteenth century, the account of Shiz's death in the Book of Ether has been claimed by critics to be an error in the Book of Mormon...

 retreated to the valley of Corihor and the armies of Coriantumr

Coriantumr

In the Book of Mormon, Coriantumr is the name of three figures that appear throughout the book's narrative. Chronologically, these three are: one of the sons of Omer, a deposed Jaredite king later restored to his throne by his sons Esrom and Coriantumr; the last of the Jaredite kings, who lived to...

climbed the hill Comnor near the valley of Shurr and challenged his opponents to another battle .