Willamette Pass
E261998
Willamette Pass is a major mountain pass and ski area in the central Oregon Cascades, serving as a key transportation and recreation corridor across the range.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Willamette Pass canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2314217 — 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: Willamette Pass Context triple: [Cascade crest, hasNotablePass, Willamette Pass]
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A.
Santiam Pass
Santiam Pass is a major mountain pass in Oregon’s Cascade Range that serves as a key transportation route through the central Cascades.
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B.
Muir Pass
Muir Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, traversed by the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail and known for its remote, alpine terrain and stone shelter.
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C.
Snoqualmie Pass
Snoqualmie Pass is a major mountain pass in Washington State that serves as a key transportation corridor through the Cascade Range and a popular destination for skiing and outdoor recreation.
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D.
Milner Pass
Milner Pass is a high mountain pass in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park, known for carrying a major transcontinental divide crossing and offering scenic alpine views.
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E.
Colby Pass
Colby Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada that provides a rugged backcountry route between major river basins in Sequoia-Kings Canyon wilderness.
- 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: Willamette Pass Target entity description: Willamette Pass is a major mountain pass and ski area in the central Oregon Cascades, serving as a key transportation and recreation corridor across the range.
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A.
Santiam Pass
Santiam Pass is a major mountain pass in Oregon’s Cascade Range that serves as a key transportation route through the central Cascades.
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B.
Muir Pass
Muir Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, traversed by the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail and known for its remote, alpine terrain and stone shelter.
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C.
Snoqualmie Pass
Snoqualmie Pass is a major mountain pass in Washington State that serves as a key transportation corridor through the Cascade Range and a popular destination for skiing and outdoor recreation.
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D.
Milner Pass
Milner Pass is a high mountain pass in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park, known for carrying a major transcontinental divide crossing and offering scenic alpine views.
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E.
Colby Pass
Colby Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada that provides a rugged backcountry route between major river basins in Sequoia-Kings Canyon wilderness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass
ⓘ
ski area ⓘ |
| climate | snowy winters ⓘ |
| connects |
Eugene, Oregon
ⓘ
Klamath Falls ⓘ
surface form:
Klamath Falls, Oregon
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 70 miles southeast of Eugene, Oregon ⓘ |
| elevation |
1512 m
ⓘ
4960 ft ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
developed ski facilities
ⓘ
road summit ⓘ |
| hasLiftType |
chairlift
ⓘ
high-speed quad chairlift ⓘ |
| hasSkiArea |
Willamette Pass Ski Area
ⓘ
surface form:
Willamette Pass Resort
|
| hasSnowfall | heavy annual snowfall ⓘ |
| importance |
major transportation corridor across the Oregon Cascades
ⓘ
major winter recreation destination in Oregon ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Willamette Pass Ski Area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cascade Range
ⓘ
Klamath County, Oregon ⓘ Lane County, Oregon ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Willamette National Forest ⓘ central Oregon Cascades ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Crescent Lake
ⓘ
Odell Lake ⓘ |
| managedBy |
U.S. Forest Service
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forest Service
|
| mountainRange | Cascade Range ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Oakridge, Oregon ⓘ |
| offersActivity |
night skiing
ⓘ
terrain park skiing ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| roadDesignation |
Oregon Route 58
ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon Highway 58
|
| roadType | all-weather highway pass ⓘ |
| roadUse |
freight traffic
ⓘ
tourist traffic ⓘ |
| season | winter sports season ⓘ |
| skiAreaType |
alpine skiing area
ⓘ
downhill ski resort ⓘ |
| terrain | forested mountain terrain ⓘ |
| transportCorridor | east–west route across the central Oregon Cascades ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Oregon Route 58 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreation
ⓘ
road transportation ⓘ skiing ⓘ snow sports ⓘ snowboarding ⓘ |
| watershed |
Klamath Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Klamath River basin
Willamette River ⓘ
surface form:
Willamette River basin
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Willamette Pass Description of subject: Willamette Pass is a major mountain pass and ski area in the central Oregon Cascades, serving as a key transportation and recreation corridor across the range.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.