Butler Wash
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Butler Wash is a scenic canyon and drainage area in southeastern Utah known for its Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings, rock art, and hiking routes through slickrock and desert landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Butler Wash canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6019865 — 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: Butler Wash Context triple: [Bears Ears National Monument, containsPart, Butler Wash]
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A.
Meadow Valley Wash
Meadow Valley Wash is an intermittent stream and drainage system in southeastern Nevada that channels runoff through arid Lincoln County toward the Muddy River.
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B.
Tujunga Wash
Tujunga Wash is a major flood control channel and seasonal stream in Los Angeles County that drains the San Gabriel Mountains into the Los Angeles River.
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C.
Furnace Creek Wash
Furnace Creek Wash is a desert drainage channel in California’s Death Valley region, known for carrying intermittent runoff through one of the hottest and driest places on Earth.
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D.
Amargosa River basin
The Amargosa River basin is an arid watershed in the Mojave Desert known for its intermittent river, unique desert ecosystems, and rare oases supporting specialized wildlife.
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E.
Fish Creek Wash
Fish Creek Wash is a prominent desert wash and scenic off-road corridor known for its dramatic badlands, slot canyons, and fossil-rich formations in Southern California’s Anza-Borrego region.
- 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: Butler Wash Target entity description: Butler Wash is a scenic canyon and drainage area in southeastern Utah known for its Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings, rock art, and hiking routes through slickrock and desert landscapes.
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A.
Meadow Valley Wash
Meadow Valley Wash is an intermittent stream and drainage system in southeastern Nevada that channels runoff through arid Lincoln County toward the Muddy River.
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B.
Tujunga Wash
Tujunga Wash is a major flood control channel and seasonal stream in Los Angeles County that drains the San Gabriel Mountains into the Los Angeles River.
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C.
Furnace Creek Wash
Furnace Creek Wash is a desert drainage channel in California’s Death Valley region, known for carrying intermittent runoff through one of the hottest and driest places on Earth.
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D.
Amargosa River basin
The Amargosa River basin is an arid watershed in the Mojave Desert known for its intermittent river, unique desert ecosystems, and rare oases supporting specialized wildlife.
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E.
Fish Creek Wash
Fish Creek Wash is a prominent desert wash and scenic off-road corridor known for its dramatic badlands, slot canyons, and fossil-rich formations in Southern California’s Anza-Borrego region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canyon
ⓘ
drainage ⓘ |
| accessPoint |
Butler Wash Road
ⓘ
Utah State Route 95 ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPeriodRepresented |
Ancestral Puebloan
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancestral Puebloans
Basketmaker period ⓘ Pueblo period ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | high desert ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation |
Navajo Sandstone
ⓘ
Wingate Sandstone ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites
ⓘ
cliff dwellings in alcoves ⓘ rock art panels ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
dry wash
ⓘ
sandstone cliffs ⓘ slickrock ⓘ slot canyons ⓘ |
| hasRecreationRegulation |
camping restrictions in archaeological areas
ⓘ
protection of cultural resources ⓘ |
| hasTrailType |
primitive trails
ⓘ
unmarked routes ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | Butler Wash Ruins overlook ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings
ⓘ
desert canyon scenery ⓘ hiking ⓘ petroglyphs ⓘ pictographs ⓘ rock art ⓘ scenic slickrock landscapes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
San Juan County, Utah
ⓘ
Utah ⓘ southeastern Utah ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern side of Comb Ridge ⓘ |
| management |
Bureau of Land Management
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
|
| near |
Blanding, Utah
ⓘ
Bluff, Utah ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado Plateau ⓘ |
| popularFor |
archaeological site viewing
ⓘ
backpacking ⓘ day hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| region |
Four Corners area
ⓘ
linked to:
Four Corners region
|
| tributaryOf | San Juan River ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
desert shrubs
ⓘ
pinyon-juniper woodland ⓘ sagebrush ⓘ |
| waterFlowRegime | ephemeral stream ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Butler Wash Description of subject: Butler Wash is a scenic canyon and drainage area in southeastern Utah known for its Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings, rock art, and hiking routes through slickrock and desert landscapes.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.