Cedar Mesa
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Cedar Mesa is a high desert plateau in southeastern Utah renowned for its dramatic canyons, sandstone formations, and numerous ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cedar Mesa canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
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high desert plateau ⓘ landform ⓘ |
| contains |
Comb Wash vicinity canyons
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Fish Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Gulch NERFINISHED ⓘ Mule Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Owl Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Road Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation | approximately 1800–2100 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| geologicFormation | Cedar Mesa Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessPoint |
Utah State Route 261
NERFINISHED
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Utah State Route 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalCulture |
Ancestral Puebloan
NERFINISHED
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Basketmaker culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| hasConservationIssue |
impacts from recreation
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looting of artifacts ⓘ vandalism of archaeological sites ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
high desert shrubland
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pinyon-juniper woodland ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dry washes
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seeps and springs in canyon bottoms ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
canyons
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cliff dwellings ⓘ mesas ⓘ sandstone formations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites
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dramatic canyons ⓘ rock art ⓘ well-preserved ruins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
San Juan County, Utah
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
southeastern Utah ⓘ |
| managedBy | Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Bears Ears
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Natural Bridges National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Comb Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valley of the Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularFor |
archaeological tourism
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backpacking ⓘ canyoneering ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| rockType | sandstone ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorOccupation |
Basketmaker II–III period
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Pueblo I–II period ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.