Little Cottonwood Canyon
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Cottonwood Canyon canonical | 41 |
| Little Cottonwood Creek | 2 |
| Little Cottonwood Canyon area | 1 |
| Little Cottonwood Canyon watershed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1190735 — 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: Little Cottonwood Canyon Context triple: [Wasatch Range, contains, Little Cottonwood Canyon]
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A.
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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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.
Fern Canyon
Fern Canyon is a lush, narrow gorge in Northern California famed for its sheer walls draped in ferns and its appearance in films like Jurassic Park 2.
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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.
Tenaya Canyon
Tenaya Canyon is a dramatic glacially carved gorge in Yosemite National Park, known for its steep granite walls, rugged terrain, and challenging backcountry routes between Tenaya Lake and Yosemite Valley.
- 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: Little Cottonwood Canyon Target entity description: 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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A.
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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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.
Fern Canyon
Fern Canyon is a lush, narrow gorge in Northern California famed for its sheer walls draped in ferns and its appearance in films like Jurassic Park 2.
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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.
Tenaya Canyon
Tenaya Canyon is a dramatic glacially carved gorge in Yosemite National Park, known for its steep granite walls, rugged terrain, and challenging backcountry routes between Tenaya Lake and Yosemite Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canyon
ⓘ
geographic feature ⓘ glacially carved canyon ⓘ |
| accessRoad | Utah State Route 210 ⓘ |
| contains |
Alta Ski Area
ⓘ
Alta townsite ⓘ Granite cliffs used for climbing ⓘ Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort ⓘ Snowbird Tram ⓘ
linked to:
Snowbird Aerial Tram
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainage | Little Cottonwood Creek ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 5,000 to over 11,000 feet ⓘ |
| formedBy | Pleistocene glaciation ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | Little Cottonwood stock ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
U-shaped glacial valley
ⓘ
steep granite walls ⓘ |
| hasClimbingStyle |
bouldering
ⓘ
sport climbing ⓘ trad climbing ⓘ |
| hasHazard | frequent winter avalanches ⓘ |
| hasLandUse | recreation ⓘ |
| hasRecreationActivity |
backcountry skiing
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ skiing ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalRestriction | winter avalanche control road closures ⓘ |
| hasTrailhead |
Gloria Falls trailhead
ⓘ
Red Pine trailhead ⓘ White Pine trailhead ⓘ |
| historicalUse | silver mining in the 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
backcountry avalanche terrain
ⓘ
granite rock climbing ⓘ steep ski terrain ⓘ world-class skiing ⓘ |
| length | about 8 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Utah ⓘ Wasatch Range ⓘ |
| lowerEndNear | Sandy, Utah ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Wasatch Range ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Salt Lake City ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
ⓘ
linked to:
Wasatch-Cache National Forest
|
| primaryRockType | granite ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
| upperEndNear |
Mount Baldy
ⓘ
Mount Superior ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Cottonwood Canyon Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Jordan River
linked to: Little Cottonwood Canyon
linked to: Little Cottonwood Canyon
linked to: Little Cottonwood Canyon
subject linked to:
Altabird pass
linked to: Little Cottonwood Canyon
subject linked to:
Mount Baldy
subject linked to:
Mount Baldy