Mont Blanc du Tacul
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Mont Blanc du Tacul is a prominent 4,248-meter peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, popular with mountaineers as part of the classic route to Mont Blanc.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mont Blanc du Tacul canonical | 13 |
| Mont Blanc du Tacul (French spelling) | 1 |
| Mont Blanc du Tacul – Mont Maudit – Mont Blanc route | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T118135 — 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: Mont Blanc du Tacul Context triple: [Mont Blanc, hasNearbyPeak, Mont Blanc du Tacul]
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A.
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc is the tallest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, straddling the border between France and Italy and renowned for mountaineering and skiing.
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B.
Monte Rosa
Monte Rosa is a prominent massif in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy, known for being the second-highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe.
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C.
Chamonix
Chamonix is a renowned French alpine town and ski resort in the Haute-Savoie region, famous for its dramatic mountain scenery and mountaineering history.
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D.
Glacier des Bossons
Glacier des Bossons is a prominent valley glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for descending close to the Chamonix valley and being one of the most visible glaciers in the Alps.
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E.
Mer de Glace
Mer de Glace is the largest glacier in France, flowing down the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps and serving as a major tourist attraction near Chamonix.
- 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: Mont Blanc du Tacul Target entity description: Mont Blanc du Tacul is a prominent 4,248-meter peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, popular with mountaineers as part of the classic route to Mont Blanc.
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A.
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc is the tallest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, straddling the border between France and Italy and renowned for mountaineering and skiing.
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B.
Monte Rosa
Monte Rosa is a prominent massif in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy, known for being the second-highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe.
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C.
Chamonix
Chamonix is a renowned French alpine town and ski resort in the Haute-Savoie region, famous for its dramatic mountain scenery and mountaineering history.
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D.
Glacier des Bossons
Glacier des Bossons is a prominent valley glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for descending close to the Chamonix valley and being one of the most visible glaciers in the Alps.
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E.
Mer de Glace
Mer de Glace is the largest glacier in France, flowing down the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps and serving as a major tourist attraction near Chamonix.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alpine four-thousander
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ |
| accessPoint |
Aiguille du Midi
ⓘ
surface form:
Aiguille du Midi cable car station
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Mont Blanc du Tacul
ⓘ
surface form:
Mont Blanc du Tacul (French spelling)
|
| approachFrom |
Cosmiques Hut
ⓘ
Refuge des Cosmiques ⓘ Refuge des Cosmiques via Col du Midi ⓘ |
| climbingGradeTypicalNormalRoute | PD ⓘ |
| coordinates | 45.869°N 6.887°E ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| department | Haute-Savoie ⓘ |
| elevation |
13936 feet
ⓘ
4248 metres ⓘ |
| firstAscent | 1855-08-08 ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Charles Hudson
ⓘ
Christopher Smyth ⓘ Edward John Stevenson ⓘ James G. Smyth ⓘ guides from Chamonix ⓘ |
| glacier |
Glacier du Géant
ⓘ
Vallée Blanche ski route ⓘ
surface form:
Vallée Blanche
|
| hasFeature |
crevassed glacier terrain
ⓘ
serac-threatened slopes ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
crevasses ⓘ serac fall ⓘ |
| isOnBorder | near border between France and Italy ⓘ |
| liesOnRouteTo | Mont Blanc summit via Trois Monts route ⓘ |
| listing | Alpine mountains above 4000 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
ⓘ
surface form:
French Alps
|
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Mont Blanc massif
ⓘ
surface form:
Mont Blanc massif high-mountain zone
|
| mountainRange | Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Chamonix
ⓘ
surface form:
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
|
| normalRoute | from Aiguille du Midi via Col du Midi and northwest face ⓘ |
| parentPeak | Mont Blanc ⓘ |
| partOf | Graian Alps ⓘ |
| partOfRoute |
Trois Monts Route
ⓘ
surface form:
Trois Monts route
|
| popularFor |
alpine climbing
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ ski mountaineering ⓘ |
| prominence | 234 metres ⓘ |
| region |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
| relativeLocation |
east of Aiguille du Midi
ⓘ
west of Mont Maudit ⓘ |
| season |
also climbed in spring for ski mountaineering
ⓘ
commonly climbed in summer ⓘ |
| summitType | glaciated summit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mont Blanc du Tacul Description of subject: Mont Blanc du Tacul is a prominent 4,248-meter peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, popular with mountaineers as part of the classic route to Mont Blanc.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mont Blanc du Tacul – Mont Maudit – Mont Blanc route
this entity surface form:
Mont Blanc du Tacul (French spelling)