Castle Rock, Washington
E353667
Castle Rock, Washington is a small city in southwestern Washington State known as a gateway to Mount St. Helens and the surrounding outdoor recreation areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castle Rock, Washington canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2235045 — 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: Castle Rock, Washington Context triple: [Cowlitz County, Washington, containsCity, Castle Rock, Washington]
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A.
Forks, Washington
Forks, Washington is a small, rainy town on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula best known as the primary real-world setting of the Twilight book and film series.
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B.
Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham, Washington is a coastal city in the northwestern United States known as a gateway to the San Juan Islands and Alaska, with a busy port, outdoor recreation, and a vibrant college-town atmosphere.
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C.
Clarkston, Washington
Clarkston, Washington is a small city in southeastern Washington State located at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers, serving as a gateway to Hells Canyon and the broader Lewis-Clark Valley region.
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D.
Aberdeen, Washington
Aberdeen, Washington is a coastal city at the mouth of the Chehalis River known historically as a timber and fishing hub and as the hometown of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.
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E.
Belfair, Washington
Belfair, Washington is a small unincorporated community and gateway to the Hood Canal located in Mason County in the western part of the state.
- 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: Castle Rock, Washington Target entity description: Castle Rock, Washington is a small city in southwestern Washington State known as a gateway to Mount St. Helens and the surrounding outdoor recreation areas.
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A.
Forks, Washington
Forks, Washington is a small, rainy town on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula best known as the primary real-world setting of the Twilight book and film series.
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B.
Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham, Washington is a coastal city in the northwestern United States known as a gateway to the San Juan Islands and Alaska, with a busy port, outdoor recreation, and a vibrant college-town atmosphere.
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C.
Clarkston, Washington
Clarkston, Washington is a small city in southeastern Washington State located at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers, serving as a gateway to Hells Canyon and the broader Lewis-Clark Valley region.
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D.
Aberdeen, Washington
Aberdeen, Washington is a coastal city at the mouth of the Chehalis River known historically as a timber and fishing hub and as the hometown of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.
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E.
Belfair, Washington
Belfair, Washington is a small unincorporated community and gateway to the Hood Canal located in Mason County in the western part of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeatOf | none ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 60 feet ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
360
ⓘ
564 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
access to Cowlitz River
ⓘ
proximity to Mount St. Helens visitor facilities ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Cowlitz River recreation areas
ⓘ
Mount St. Helens ⓘ
surface form:
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
forested areas of southwestern Washington ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 98611 ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicActivity |
outdoor recreation services
ⓘ
tourism related to Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| hasUTCOffset | UTC−08:00 ⓘ |
| hasUTCOffsetDST | UTC−07:00 ⓘ |
| isGatewayTo |
Mount St. Helens
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
outdoor recreation areas in southwestern Washington ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Cowlitz County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isServedBy | local public schools in Cowlitz County ⓘ |
| knownFor |
access to outdoor recreation areas
ⓘ
being a gateway to Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
| locatedAlong |
Interstate 5
ⓘ
State Route 411 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cowlitz County, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Longview, Washington ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Cowlitz River ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Chehalis, Washington ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Castle Rock (rock formation) ⓘ |
| partOfRegion |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
southwestern Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Washington
|
| regionType | small city ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| transportConnection | Interstate 5 interchange ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Castle Rock, Washington Description of subject: Castle Rock, Washington is a small city in southwestern Washington State known as a gateway to Mount St. Helens and the surrounding outdoor recreation areas.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.