Zion Canyon
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Zion Canyon is a dramatic, steep-walled sandstone gorge in southwestern Utah renowned for its towering red cliffs, scenic drives, and popular hiking trails like Angels Landing and The Narrows.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1867607 — 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: Zion Canyon Context triple: [Zion National Park, hasValley, Zion Canyon]
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Havasu Canyon
Havasu Canyon is a remote, scenic side canyon of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, renowned for its turquoise waterfalls and as the homeland of the Havasupai people.
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B.
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.
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C.
Parleys Canyon
Parleys Canyon is a major mountain pass and transportation corridor in Utah that cuts through the central Wasatch Range, connecting the Salt Lake Valley with the Park City area.
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D.
Desolation Canyon
Desolation Canyon is a remote, rugged gorge in Death Valley National Park known for its colorful badlands, narrow washes, and scenic hiking routes through eroded desert terrain.
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E.
Weber Canyon
Weber Canyon is a scenic river-carved gorge in northern Utah known for its dramatic rock formations, transportation corridor, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
- 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: Zion Canyon Target entity description: Zion Canyon is a dramatic, steep-walled sandstone gorge in southwestern Utah renowned for its towering red cliffs, scenic drives, and popular hiking trails like Angels Landing and The Narrows.
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A.
Havasu Canyon
Havasu Canyon is a remote, scenic side canyon of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, renowned for its turquoise waterfalls and as the homeland of the Havasupai people.
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B.
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.
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C.
Parleys Canyon
Parleys Canyon is a major mountain pass and transportation corridor in Utah that cuts through the central Wasatch Range, connecting the Salt Lake Valley with the Park City area.
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D.
Desolation Canyon
Desolation Canyon is a remote, rugged gorge in Death Valley National Park known for its colorful badlands, narrow washes, and scenic hiking routes through eroded desert terrain.
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E.
Weber Canyon
Weber Canyon is a scenic river-carved gorge in northern Utah known for its dramatic rock formations, transportation corridor, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canyon
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geographical feature ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedBy | shuttle bus system (seasonal) ⓘ |
| approximateLength |
about 15 miles
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about 24 kilometers ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Angels Landing trail
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surface form:
Angels Landing
Big Bend ⓘ Court of the Patriarchs ⓘ Emerald Pools ⓘ Temple of Sinawava ⓘ The Narrows ⓘ Weeping Rock ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| formedBy | Virgin River ⓘ |
| hasRoad | Zion Canyon Scenic Drive ⓘ |
| hasTrail |
Angels Landing trail
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surface form:
Angels Landing Trail
Emerald Pools Trail ⓘ Kayenta Trail ⓘ Riverside Walk ⓘ The Narrows route ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint |
Angels Landing trail
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surface form:
Angels Landing summit
Canyon Overlook ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hiking trails
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scenic drives ⓘ slot-canyon style narrows ⓘ steep canyon walls ⓘ towering red cliffs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
Utah ⓘ Washington County, Utah ⓘ Zion National Park ⓘ southern Utah ⓘ
surface form:
southwestern Utah
|
| managedBy |
National Park Service
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surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
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| maximumDepth |
approximately 2,600 feet
ⓘ
approximately 800 meters ⓘ |
| orientation | generally north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colorado Plateau
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Zion Canyon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Zion National Park main canyon
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| popularActivity |
canyoneering
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hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| primaryAccessTown | Springdale, Utah ⓘ |
| river | Virgin River ⓘ |
| rockType |
Navajo Sandstone
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sandstone ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zion Canyon Description of subject: Zion Canyon is a dramatic, steep-walled sandstone gorge in southwestern Utah renowned for its towering red cliffs, scenic drives, and popular hiking trails like Angels Landing and The Narrows.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zion National Park main canyon
subject surface form:
Observation Point Trail
subject surface form:
Observation Point Trail
this entity surface form:
Virgin River corridor in Zion Canyon
this entity surface form:
Zion Canyon area
this entity surface form:
Zion Canyon area
this entity surface form:
Zion Canyon area of Zion National Park
this entity surface form:
Zion Canyon Visitor Center area
this entity surface form:
Zion Canyon region of the Colorado Plateau