Big Cottonwood Canyon
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Big Cottonwood Canyon is a scenic glacially carved canyon near Salt Lake City, Utah, known for its outdoor recreation, including hiking, rock climbing, and access to major ski resorts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Cottonwood Canyon canonical | 21 |
| Big Cottonwood Canyon headwaters | 1 |
| Big Cottonwood Canyon recreation area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1190736 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Big Cottonwood Canyon Context triple: [Wasatch Range, contains, Big Cottonwood Canyon]
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A.
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Little Cottonwood Canyon is a glacially carved canyon in Utah’s Wasatch Range known for its steep granite walls, world-class skiing at Alta and Snowbird, and popular climbing and hiking areas.
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B.
Incline Creek
Incline Creek is a mountain stream in the Lake Tahoe Basin that feeds into Lake Tahoe near Incline Village on the lake’s north shore.
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C.
Pine Creek Canyon
Pine Creek Canyon is a scenic desert canyon within Nevada’s Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, known for its towering sandstone walls, hiking trails, and popular rock climbing routes.
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D.
Lamoille Canyon
Lamoille Canyon is a scenic glacially carved valley in northeastern Nevada known for its dramatic cliffs, alpine lakes, and popular hiking and camping opportunities.
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E.
Parleys Canyon
Parleys Canyon is a major mountain pass and transportation corridor in Utah that cuts through the central Wasatch Range, connecting the Salt Lake Valley with the Park City area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Big Cottonwood Canyon Target entity description: Big Cottonwood Canyon is a scenic glacially carved canyon near Salt Lake City, Utah, known for its outdoor recreation, including hiking, rock climbing, and access to major ski resorts.
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A.
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Little Cottonwood Canyon is a glacially carved canyon in Utah’s Wasatch Range known for its steep granite walls, world-class skiing at Alta and Snowbird, and popular climbing and hiking areas.
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B.
Incline Creek
Incline Creek is a mountain stream in the Lake Tahoe Basin that feeds into Lake Tahoe near Incline Village on the lake’s north shore.
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C.
Pine Creek Canyon
Pine Creek Canyon is a scenic desert canyon within Nevada’s Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, known for its towering sandstone walls, hiking trails, and popular rock climbing routes.
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D.
Lamoille Canyon
Lamoille Canyon is a scenic glacially carved valley in northeastern Nevada known for its dramatic cliffs, alpine lakes, and popular hiking and camping opportunities.
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E.
Parleys Canyon
Parleys Canyon is a major mountain pass and transportation corridor in Utah that cuts through the central Wasatch Range, connecting the Salt Lake Valley with the Park City area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canyon
ⓘ
glacially carved canyon ⓘ |
| accessRoad | Utah State Route 190 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainageOf | Big Cottonwood Creek ⓘ |
| elevationMax | over 10000 feet ⓘ |
| elevationMin | about 5000 feet ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
glacial cirques
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granite cliffs ⓘ quartzite formations ⓘ |
| hasLake |
Lake Blanche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Florence ⓘ Lake Lillian NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Twin Lakes ⓘ |
| hasRecreationActivity |
backcountry skiing
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ ice climbing ⓘ mountain biking ⓘ picnicking ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ snowshoeing ⓘ |
| hasScenicByway | Big Cottonwood Canyon Road ⓘ |
| hasSkiResort |
Brighton Resort
ⓘ
Solitude Mountain Resort ⓘ |
| hasTrail |
Donut Falls Trail
ⓘ
Lake Blanche Trail ⓘ Mill B South Trail ⓘ Willow Lake Trail ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fall foliage
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rock climbing routes ⓘ scenic views ⓘ steep granite walls ⓘ wildflower displays ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Salt Lake County, Utah
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linked to:
Salt Lake County
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| locatedNear |
Salt Lake City, Utah
ⓘ
linked to:
Salt Lake City
|
| managedBy | U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| nearbyCanyon |
Little Cottonwood Canyon
ⓘ
Millcreek Canyon ⓘ |
| partOf |
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
ⓘ
linked to:
Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Wasatch Mountains ⓘ
linked to:
Wasatch Range
Wasatch Range ⓘ |
| popularWith |
climbers
ⓘ
hikers ⓘ skiers ⓘ snowboarders ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Cottonwood Canyon Description of subject: Big Cottonwood Canyon is a scenic glacially carved canyon near Salt Lake City, Utah, known for its outdoor recreation, including hiking, rock climbing, and access to major ski resorts.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.