Tenaya Canyon
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tenaya Canyon canonical | 10 |
| Tenaya Canyon area | 1 |
| Tenaya Canyon walls | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T244569 — 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: Tenaya Canyon Context triple: [Half Dome, nearbyFeature, Tenaya Canyon]
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A.
Fern Canyon
Fern Canyon is a lush, narrow gorge in Northern California famed for its sheer walls draped in ferns and its appearance in films like Jurassic Park 2.
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B.
Kaweah River canyon
Kaweah River canyon is a deep, rugged gorge in California’s Sierra Nevada carved by the Kaweah River, known for its dramatic scenery and steep granite walls.
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C.
Tokopah Valley
Tokopah Valley is a scenic glacial valley in California’s Sierra Nevada known for its granite cliffs, alpine meadows, and proximity to Tokopah Falls within Sequoia National Park.
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D.
Monument Valley (Arizona portion)
Monument Valley (Arizona portion) is the iconic stretch of the Navajo Nation famed for its towering sandstone buttes and desert vistas that have become a symbol of the American Southwest in film and photography.
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E.
The Narrows
The Narrows is the tidal strait separating Staten Island and Brooklyn that serves as the main entrance from the Atlantic Ocean into New York Harbor.
- 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: Tenaya Canyon Target entity description: 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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A.
Fern Canyon
Fern Canyon is a lush, narrow gorge in Northern California famed for its sheer walls draped in ferns and its appearance in films like Jurassic Park 2.
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B.
Kaweah River canyon
Kaweah River canyon is a deep, rugged gorge in California’s Sierra Nevada carved by the Kaweah River, known for its dramatic scenery and steep granite walls.
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C.
Tokopah Valley
Tokopah Valley is a scenic glacial valley in California’s Sierra Nevada known for its granite cliffs, alpine meadows, and proximity to Tokopah Falls within Sequoia National Park.
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D.
Monument Valley (Arizona portion)
Monument Valley (Arizona portion) is the iconic stretch of the Navajo Nation famed for its towering sandstone buttes and desert vistas that have become a symbol of the American Southwest in film and photography.
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E.
The Narrows
The Narrows is the tidal strait separating Staten Island and Brooklyn that serves as the main entrance from the Atlantic Ocean into New York Harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canyon
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glacially carved gorge ⓘ |
| accessFrom |
Mirror Lake area
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Tenaya Lake ⓘ Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Clouds Rest
ⓘ
Mount Watkins ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| drainage | Tenaya Creek ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
montane forest
ⓘ
subalpine forest ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | glacial erosion ⓘ |
| hasEndPoint | Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glacial polish
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granite slabs ⓘ potholes ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ steep granite walls ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| hasStartPoint | Tenaya Lake ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Clouds Rest
ⓘ
Half Dome ⓘ Mount Watkins ⓘ |
| hazard |
rockfall
ⓘ
steep slabs ⓘ water hazards ⓘ |
| hydrology | seasonal high flows from snowmelt ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging backcountry routes
ⓘ
off‑trail travel ⓘ technical scrambling ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mariposa County
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surface form:
Mariposa County, California
Sierra Nevada ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada (California)
Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Chief Tenaya
ⓘ
Chief Tenaya ⓘ
surface form:
Tenaya (Yosemite Indian leader)
|
| notableSection |
lower Tenaya Canyon near Mirror Lake
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upper Tenaya Canyon near Tenaya Lake ⓘ |
| parkManagement |
National Park Service
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surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
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| partOf | Yosemite Wilderness ⓘ |
| recreation |
backpacking
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canyoneering ⓘ scrambling ⓘ technical hiking ⓘ |
| safetyAdvisory | recommended only for experienced backcountry travelers ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| tributaryOf | Merced River ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tenaya Canyon Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tenaya Canyon walls
this entity surface form:
Tenaya Canyon area