The landscape had become familiar to him.

Mount Hope was connected to Wampanoag history and political authority.

Returning there carried symbolic meaning, but it also placed him in a dangerous position.

English forces pursued him.

Metacom was eventually betrayed or located through information provided by Native allies who had turned against him.

The details vary among historical accounts, but the final encounter occurred near Mount Hope in August 1676.

Metacom was killed.