Bonanza, Colorado
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Bonanza, Colorado is a tiny former mining town in the Rocky Mountains of south-central Colorado, now largely a historic ghost town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bonanza, Colorado canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5179659 — 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: Bonanza, Colorado Context triple: [Saguache County, Colorado, contains, Bonanza, Colorado]
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A.
Branson, Colorado
Branson, Colorado is a small rural town in southeastern Colorado known for its ranching community and proximity to the New Mexico border.
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B.
Buena Vista, Colorado
Buena Vista, Colorado is a small mountain town in central Colorado known for its access to outdoor recreation, including whitewater rafting on the Arkansas River and hiking in the nearby Collegiate Peaks.
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C.
Black Hawk, Colorado
Black Hawk, Colorado is a historic former mining town in the Rocky Mountains that boomed during the Colorado Gold Rush and is now known for its casinos and preserved 19th-century character.
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D.
Boone, Colorado
Boone, Colorado is a small statutory town in southeastern Colorado that lies within Pueblo County and is part of the Pueblo metropolitan area.
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E.
Morrison, Colorado
Morrison, Colorado is a small historic town in Jefferson County best known as the gateway to Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre and for its nearby dinosaur fossil sites.
- 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: Bonanza, Colorado Target entity description: Bonanza, Colorado is a tiny former mining town in the Rocky Mountains of south-central Colorado, now largely a historic ghost town.
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A.
Branson, Colorado
Branson, Colorado is a small rural town in southeastern Colorado known for its ranching community and proximity to the New Mexico border.
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B.
Buena Vista, Colorado
Buena Vista, Colorado is a small mountain town in central Colorado known for its access to outdoor recreation, including whitewater rafting on the Arkansas River and hiking in the nearby Collegiate Peaks.
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C.
Black Hawk, Colorado
Black Hawk, Colorado is a historic former mining town in the Rocky Mountains that boomed during the Colorado Gold Rush and is now known for its casinos and preserved 19th-century character.
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D.
Boone, Colorado
Boone, Colorado is a small statutory town in southeastern Colorado that lies within Pueblo County and is part of the Pueblo metropolitan area.
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E.
Morrison, Colorado
Morrison, Colorado is a small historic town in Jefferson County best known as the gateway to Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre and for its nearby dinosaur fossil sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
ghost town ⓘ town ⓘ |
| access | served by unpaved mountain roads ⓘ |
| category |
census-designated places in Saguache County, Colorado
ⓘ
ghost towns in Colorado ⓘ mining communities in Colorado ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | historic ghost town ⓘ |
| climate | alpine or high-elevation climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county |
Saguache County
ⓘ
linked to:
Saguache County, Colorado
|
| currentStatus | primarily historic site rather than active town ⓘ |
| economyHistoric | mining ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2860 meters
ⓘ
approximately 9380 feet ⓘ |
| feature |
abandoned buildings
ⓘ
historic mine workings ⓘ old townsite ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0193570 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Bonanza Historic District ⓘ |
| historicalUse | silver mining town ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rocky Mountains
ⓘ
south-central Colorado ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Colorado
|
| namedFor | Spanish word "bonanza" meaning prosperity ⓘ |
| near | Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | largely uninhabited ⓘ |
| populationTrend | very small population ⓘ |
| region |
San Luis Valley region of Colorado
ⓘ
linked to:
San Luis Valley
|
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | public lands and forested mountains ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Mountain Standard Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Mountain Standard Time (no DST)
|
| timeZoneDST | Mountain Daylight Time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bonanza, Colorado Description of subject: Bonanza, Colorado is a tiny former mining town in the Rocky Mountains of south-central Colorado, now largely a historic ghost town.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.