Hill Cumorah
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Hill Cumorah is a prominent hill in western New York that holds major religious significance in Latter-day Saint history as the reported location where Joseph Smith obtained the golden plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3095484 — 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: Hill Cumorah Context triple: [Palmyra, New York, United States, hasNotableSite, Hill Cumorah]
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Independence Temple Lot
The Independence Temple Lot is a historically significant parcel of land in Independence, Missouri, revered in Latter Day Saint tradition as the designated site for a future temple and a focal point of early church history.
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Kirtland Temple
Kirtland Temple is a historic Latter Day Saint temple in Kirtland, Ohio, revered as a sacred site by the Community of Christ and known as the first temple built in the movement.
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C.
Mount Zion
Mount Zion is a San Francisco medical campus and hospital complex associated with the University of California, San Francisco, known for providing specialized clinical care and research.
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D.
Promontory Summit, Utah Territory
Promontory Summit, in the former Utah Territory, is the historic site where the First Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 with the driving of the Golden Spike.
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E.
Salt Palace
The Salt Palace was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, that hosted professional basketball, concerts, and other major events before its demolition.
- 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: Hill Cumorah Target entity description: Hill Cumorah is a prominent hill in western New York that holds major religious significance in Latter-day Saint history as the reported location where Joseph Smith obtained the golden plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated.
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A.
Independence Temple Lot
The Independence Temple Lot is a historically significant parcel of land in Independence, Missouri, revered in Latter Day Saint tradition as the designated site for a future temple and a focal point of early church history.
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B.
Kirtland Temple
Kirtland Temple is a historic Latter Day Saint temple in Kirtland, Ohio, revered as a sacred site by the Community of Christ and known as the first temple built in the movement.
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C.
Mount Zion
Mount Zion is a San Francisco medical campus and hospital complex associated with the University of California, San Francisco, known for providing specialized clinical care and research.
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Promontory Summit, Utah Territory
Promontory Summit, in the former Utah Territory, is the historic site where the First Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 with the driving of the Golden Spike.
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E.
Salt Palace
The Salt Palace was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, that hosted professional basketball, concerts, and other major events before its demolition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latter-day Saint historic site
ⓘ
hill ⓘ religious site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gold Bible Hill
ⓘ
Mormon Hill ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Book of Mormon
ⓘ
Joseph Smith ⓘ Moroni ⓘ
surface form:
Moroni (Book of Mormon figure)
golden plates ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 150 feet above surrounding terrain ⓘ |
| eventOrganizer |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ⓘ
surface form:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| eventStatus | Hill Cumorah Pageant discontinued after 2019 ⓘ |
| eventType | outdoor religious pageant ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Hill Cumorah Pageant ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
open fields
ⓘ
wooded slopes ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
distinguished by some scholars from the Book of Mormon Cumorah
ⓘ
identified by many Latter-day Saints with the Cumorah of the Book of Mormon ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
monument to Moroni
ⓘ
visitors center ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
ⓘ
Ontario County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Western New York ⓘ
surface form:
western New York
|
| mentionedIn |
Joseph Smith—History
ⓘ
Latter-day Saint historical narratives ⓘ |
| nameOrigin |
Hill Cumorah
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Mormon place name "Cumorah"
|
| near |
Manchester, New York
ⓘ
Palmyra, New York ⓘ Village of Palmyra ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Grove (Palmyra)
Smith Family Farm (Palmyra) ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ⓘ
surface form:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| pilgrimageSeason | summer ⓘ |
| region |
Finger Lakes
ⓘ
surface form:
Finger Lakes region
|
| religiousTradition |
Community of Christ
ⓘ
Mormonism ⓘ
surface form:
Latter-day Saint movement
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
surface form:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| significance |
site associated with the origin of the Book of Mormon
ⓘ
site where Joseph Smith said he obtained the golden plates ⓘ |
| tourism | LDS pilgrimage site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hill Cumorah Description of subject: Hill Cumorah is a prominent hill in western New York that holds major religious significance in Latter-day Saint history as the reported location where Joseph Smith obtained the golden plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mormon
this entity surface form:
Hill Cumorah (as described in the Book of Mormon)
this entity surface form:
land of Cumorah
this entity surface form:
Hill Cumorah (according to Book of Mormon)
this entity surface form:
hill Ramah (identified with Cumorah in some Latter-day Saint traditions)
subject surface form:
Angel Moroni
this entity surface form:
Book of Mormon place name "Cumorah"
subject surface form:
annual Hill Cumorah Pageant
this entity surface form:
Hill Cumorah Pageant (historically nearby)