Wetherill Mesa
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Wetherill Mesa is a high, forested plateau in the southwestern part of Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, known for its concentration of Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and archaeological sites.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wetherill Mesa canonical | 7 |
| Nordenskiöld sites on Wetherill Mesa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13544724 — 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: Wetherill Mesa Context triple: [Long House, locatedIn, Wetherill Mesa]
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A.
Pahute Mesa
Pahute Mesa is a remote plateau in southwestern Nevada known primarily as a major underground nuclear weapons testing area within the Nevada National Security Site.
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B.
Stebbins crater
Stebbins crater is an impact crater on the Moon named after American astronomer Joel Stebbins.
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C.
Merriam Crater
Merriam Crater is a volcanic cone located within the San Francisco volcanic field in northern Arizona, known as part of the region’s extensive volcanic landscape.
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D.
Ellwood Mesa
Ellwood Mesa is a coastal open space and nature preserve in Goleta, California, known for its bluffs, beaches, and seasonal monarch butterfly groves.
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E.
Valley of the Moon
Valley of the Moon is a dramatic desert valley in southern Jordan, famed for its towering sandstone and granite rock formations, red sands, and association with both Bedouin culture and numerous film productions.
- 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: Wetherill Mesa Target entity description: Wetherill Mesa is a high, forested plateau in the southwestern part of Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, known for its concentration of Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and archaeological sites.
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A.
Pahute Mesa
Pahute Mesa is a remote plateau in southwestern Nevada known primarily as a major underground nuclear weapons testing area within the Nevada National Security Site.
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B.
Stebbins crater
Stebbins crater is an impact crater on the Moon named after American astronomer Joel Stebbins.
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C.
Merriam Crater
Merriam Crater is a volcanic cone located within the San Francisco volcanic field in northern Arizona, known as part of the region’s extensive volcanic landscape.
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D.
Ellwood Mesa
Ellwood Mesa is a coastal open space and nature preserve in Goleta, California, known for its bluffs, beaches, and seasonal monarch butterfly groves.
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E.
Valley of the Moon
Valley of the Moon is a dramatic desert valley in southern Jordan, famed for its towering sandstone and granite rock formations, red sands, and association with both Bedouin culture and numerous film productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
cultural landscape ⓘ plateau ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county |
Montezuma County
ⓘ
linked to:
Montezuma County, Colorado
|
| hasAccess | seasonal road access ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance |
kivas and ceremonial structures
ⓘ
multi-room masonry villages ⓘ well-preserved cliff dwellings ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPeriod |
Pueblo II period
ⓘ
Pueblo III period ⓘ |
| hasDominantEcosystem |
pinyon-juniper woodland
ⓘ
ponderosa pine forest ⓘ |
| hasElevation |
approximately 2300 meters above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 7500 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | semi-arid ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalForm | mesa ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Ancestral Puebloan
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancestral Puebloans
|
| hasMajorSite |
Badger House Community
ⓘ
Long House ⓘ Nordenskiöld Site No. 16 ⓘ Step House ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryMaterialCulture | masonry cliff dwellings ⓘ |
| hasTrail |
Badger House Trail
ⓘ
Long House Loop Trail ⓘ Step House Trail ⓘ Wetherill Mesa Road ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of Mesa Verde National Park inscription ⓘ |
| hasUse |
archaeological research
ⓘ
cultural heritage tourism ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType | forested plateau ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Mancos River valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Mancos Valley
|
| isOn | Colorado Plateau ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites
ⓘ
Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings ⓘ prehistoric habitation sites ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| managedBy |
U.S. National Park Service
ⓘ
linked to:
National Park Service
|
| partOf |
Mesa Verde
ⓘ
linked to:
Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ Mesa Verde World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to:
Mesa Verde National Park
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| state | Colorado ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wetherill Mesa Description of subject: Wetherill Mesa is a high, forested plateau in the southwestern part of Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, known for its concentration of Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and archaeological sites.
Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Wetherill Mesa