Ash Hill

English

Etymology
  • (ghost town in California): Ash +‎ hill. Possibly named after Southern Pacific surveyor Benjamin Ash who died in the area.

Proper noun

Ash Hill

  1. A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California, United States
  2. Synonym of Qootsaptuvela[1] (ancient Hopi settlement on First Mesa)

References
  1. 2021, Wesley Bernardini, Stewart Koyiyumptewa, Gregson Schachner, Leigh Kuwanwisiwma, Becoming Hopi - A History, Tucson: University of Arizona Press, published 2023, →ISBN, page 489:
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