Coal Pits Wash
E207791
Coal Pits Wash is a desert stream channel in Zion National Park known for forming the park’s lowest elevation area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coal Pits Wash canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1867620 — 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: Coal Pits Wash Context triple: [Zion National Park, hasLowestPoint, Coal Pits Wash]
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A.
Sulphur Works
Sulphur Works is a hydrothermal area in Lassen Volcanic National Park known for its boiling mud pots, steam vents, and strong sulfurous fumes.
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B.
Skinner’s Mudhole
Skinner’s Mudhole was the original 19th-century settlement that later developed into the city of Eugene, Oregon.
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C.
Sinking Spring
Sinking Spring is the natural spring in Kentucky beside which Abraham Lincoln was born, now preserved as a key feature of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park.
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D.
Mon Valley Works
Mon Valley Works is a large integrated steel production complex in Pennsylvania operated by United States Steel that manufactures a range of steel products for industrial and commercial use.
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E.
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine is a historic coal mining site in Beckley, West Virginia, that operates as a museum offering underground mine tours and exhibits on the region’s coal heritage.
- 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: Coal Pits Wash Target entity description: Coal Pits Wash is a desert stream channel in Zion National Park known for forming the park’s lowest elevation area.
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A.
Sulphur Works
Sulphur Works is a hydrothermal area in Lassen Volcanic National Park known for its boiling mud pots, steam vents, and strong sulfurous fumes.
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B.
Skinner’s Mudhole
Skinner’s Mudhole was the original 19th-century settlement that later developed into the city of Eugene, Oregon.
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C.
Sinking Spring
Sinking Spring is the natural spring in Kentucky beside which Abraham Lincoln was born, now preserved as a key feature of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park.
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D.
Mon Valley Works
Mon Valley Works is a large integrated steel production complex in Pennsylvania operated by United States Steel that manufactures a range of steel products for industrial and commercial use.
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E.
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine is a historic coal mining site in Beckley, West Virginia, that operates as a museum offering underground mine tours and exhibits on the region’s coal heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert stream channel
ⓘ
wash ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| environment | desert ⓘ |
| forms | lowest elevation area of Zion National Park ⓘ |
| geographicalFeatureType | intermittent stream ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | desert riparian corridor ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalType | ephemeral wash ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
arid canyon landscape
ⓘ
ephemeral flow regime ⓘ forms the park’s lowest elevation area ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
alluvial wash
ⓘ
canyon ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Utah ⓘ Washington County, Utah ⓘ Zion National Park ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Colorado Plateau province
ⓘ
linked to:
Colorado Plateau
Southwestern Utah ⓘ
linked to:
southern Utah
|
| managedBy |
U.S. National Park Service
ⓘ
linked to:
National Park Service
|
| partOf |
Virgin River watershed
ⓘ
Zion National Park backcountry ⓘ
linked to:
Zion National Park
|
| subjectTo | flash flooding ⓘ |
| usedFor |
backcountry travel
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | Zion National Park ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coal Pits Wash Description of subject: Coal Pits Wash is a desert stream channel in Zion National Park known for forming the park’s lowest elevation area.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.