Some years ago, I roomed with two brothers from Saipan. They had a hot sauce that an uncle sent to them; it was basically ground chiles and garlic. They would put a good-sized spoonful into a bowl of food. I tried it once, and the smallest amount I could put onto one tine of a fork burned my mouth out for about half an hour. I’m talking less than a pinhead. I don’t know what pepper it was, nor do I want to.
And I consider chiltepin to be about right, though habanero is a bit too spicy for me.
I’m from WV. Grew up meat and potatoes.