Kelso Dunes
E122787
Kelso Dunes are a vast field of towering sand dunes in California’s Mojave Desert, known for their dramatic landscapes and the rare “booming” sounds produced by shifting sand.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kelso Dunes canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T925462 — 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: Kelso Dunes Context triple: [Mojave National Preserve, containsFeature, Kelso Dunes]
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A.
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are a popular and easily accessible dune field in Death Valley National Park, known for their picturesque rolling sand hills and striking desert landscapes.
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B.
Black Rock Desert
Black Rock Desert is a remote, arid playa in northwestern Nevada known for its vast alkali flats, stark landscapes, and as the longtime site of the Burning Man festival.
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C.
Amargosa Desert
The Amargosa Desert is an arid region in the Mojave Desert of Nevada and California, known for its extreme dryness, sparse vegetation, and proximity to Death Valley.
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D.
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is California’s largest state park, renowned for its vast desert landscapes, spring wildflower blooms, and rugged badlands in the Colorado Desert.
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E.
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a protected area in southern Colorado known for containing the tallest sand dunes in North America, set against the backdrop of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- 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: Kelso Dunes Target entity description: Kelso Dunes are a vast field of towering sand dunes in California’s Mojave Desert, known for their dramatic landscapes and the rare “booming” sounds produced by shifting sand.
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A.
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are a popular and easily accessible dune field in Death Valley National Park, known for their picturesque rolling sand hills and striking desert landscapes.
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B.
Black Rock Desert
Black Rock Desert is a remote, arid playa in northwestern Nevada known for its vast alkali flats, stark landscapes, and as the longtime site of the Burning Man festival.
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C.
Amargosa Desert
The Amargosa Desert is an arid region in the Mojave Desert of Nevada and California, known for its extreme dryness, sparse vegetation, and proximity to Death Valley.
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D.
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is California’s largest state park, renowned for its vast desert landscapes, spring wildflower blooms, and rugged badlands in the Colorado Desert.
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E.
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a protected area in southern Colorado known for containing the tallest sand dunes in North America, set against the backdrop of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural landmark
ⓘ
sand dune field ⓘ |
| accessPoint | Kelso Dunes Road ⓘ |
| area | approximately 45 square miles ⓘ |
| bestSeasonToVisit |
fall
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| biome | Mojave Desert ecosystem ⓘ |
| climate | arid desert climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | San Bernardino County ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2,900 feet above sea level at the highest dune crests ⓘ |
| feature |
crescent dunes
ⓘ
slipfaces that can produce booming sounds ⓘ star dunes ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | late Pleistocene to Holocene ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | wind-blown sand deposits ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
Mojave fringe-toed lizard
ⓘ
desert kangaroo rat ⓘ kit fox ⓘ sidewinder rattlesnake ⓘ |
| hasFlora |
creosote bush
ⓘ
desert sand verbena ⓘ dune grasses ⓘ |
| highestDuneHeight | approximately 600 feet above the surrounding desert floor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
booming sand
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dramatic desert landscapes ⓘ singing sand ⓘ towering sand dunes ⓘ |
| length | approximately 8 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Mojave Desert ⓘ San Bernardino County ⓘ
surface form:
San Bernardino County, California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| near | Kelso, California ⓘ |
| nearestMajorHighway |
Interstate 15
ⓘ
Interstate 40 ⓘ |
| partOf | Mojave National Preserve ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
hiking
ⓘ
photography ⓘ sandboarding (where permitted) ⓘ stargazing ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | within a U.S. national preserve ⓘ |
| sandColor | light tan ⓘ |
| sandComposition | mostly quartz grains ⓘ |
| soundCause | synchronized movement of sand grains during avalanches ⓘ |
| soundDuration | booming can last several seconds ⓘ |
| soundFrequencyRange | typically around 70–110 Hz ⓘ |
| soundPhenomenon | booming sound produced by avalanching sand ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
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| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| width | approximately 5 miles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kelso Dunes Description of subject: Kelso Dunes are a vast field of towering sand dunes in California’s Mojave Desert, known for their dramatic landscapes and the rare “booming” sounds produced by shifting sand.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.