Old Man of the Mountain site

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historic site memorial site tourist attraction

The Old Man of the Mountain site is a historic viewing and memorial area in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire, where visitors once observed—and now commemorate—the famous granite cliff profile that resembled a human face.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Old Man of the Mountain site canonical	3
Old Man of the Mountain Historic Site	2
Old Man of the Mountain Memorial	1
Old Man of the Mountain historic site	1
Old Man of the Mountain memorial complex	1
Old Man of the Mountain memorial plaza	1
Old Man of the Mountain rock formation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4274411 — 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: Old Man of the Mountain site
Context triple: [Franconia Notch, New Hampshire, contains, Old Man of the Mountain site]

A. Spencer's Mountain
"Spencer's Mountain" is a semi-autobiographical novel by Earl Hamner Jr. that portrays the life, struggles, and close-knit bonds of a large rural family in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
B. Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock is a prominent rock formation in western Nebraska that served as a key navigational landmark for 19th-century pioneers traveling westward.
C. Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock is a scenic coastal promontory in Point Reyes National Seashore known for its dramatic cliffs, ocean views, and seasonal wildflowers and wildlife viewing.
D. Grafton Notch State Park
Grafton Notch State Park is a scenic wilderness area in western Maine known for its rugged mountains, waterfalls, hiking trails, and sections of the Appalachian Trail.
E. Pinkham Notch
Pinkham Notch is a major mountain pass and outdoor recreation hub in New Hampshire, serving as a key access point to Mount Washington and the surrounding White Mountains.
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: Old Man of the Mountain site
Target entity description: The Old Man of the Mountain site is a historic viewing and memorial area in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire, where visitors once observed—and now commemorate—the famous granite cliff profile that resembled a human face.

A. Spencer's Mountain
"Spencer's Mountain" is a semi-autobiographical novel by Earl Hamner Jr. that portrays the life, struggles, and close-knit bonds of a large rural family in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
B. Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock is a prominent rock formation in western Nebraska that served as a key navigational landmark for 19th-century pioneers traveling westward.
C. Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock is a scenic coastal promontory in Point Reyes National Seashore known for its dramatic cliffs, ocean views, and seasonal wildflowers and wildlife viewing.
D. Grafton Notch State Park
Grafton Notch State Park is a scenic wilderness area in western Maine known for its rugged mountains, waterfalls, hiking trails, and sections of the Appalachian Trail.
E. Pinkham Notch
Pinkham Notch is a major mountain pass and outdoor recreation hub in New Hampshire, serving as a key access point to Mount Washington and the surrounding White Mountains.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site ⓘ memorial site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
accessibleVia	Interstate 93 ⓘ U.S. Route 3 ⓘ
adjacentTo	Profile Lake ⓘ
category	Historic sites in New Hampshire ⓘ Monuments and memorials in New Hampshire ⓘ Protected areas of Grafton County, New Hampshire ⓘ Tourist attractions in Grafton County, New Hampshire ⓘ
commemorates	Old Man of the Mountain ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
county	Grafton County ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Old Man of the Mountain ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation	New Hampshire state historic site ⓘ
hasMemorialFeature	granite monuments ⓘ informational plaques ⓘ interpretive displays ⓘ steel profilers aligning to recreate the Old Man profile ⓘ
hasPart	Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza ⓘ Old Man of the Mountain memorial plaza ⓘ linked to: Old Man of the Mountain site lakefront area on Profile Lake ⓘ viewing platform ⓘ
hasSignificance	commemorates a former natural rock profile that collapsed in 2003 ⓘ
hasViewOf	Cannon Cliff ⓘ Franconia Notch ⓘ linked to: Franconia Notch, New Hampshire
locatedIn	Franconia Notch ⓘ linked to: Franconia Notch, New Hampshire Franconia Notch State Park ⓘ linked to: Franconia Notch, New Hampshire Grafton County, New Hampshire ⓘ linked to: Grafton County New Hampshire ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
near	Cannon Mountain ⓘ Franconia, New Hampshire ⓘ Lincoln, New Hampshire ⓘ
operatedBy	New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation ⓘ linked to: New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
ownedBy	State of New Hampshire ⓘ linked to: New Hampshire
state	New Hampshire ⓘ
subjectOf	Old Man of the Mountain memorial project ⓘ linked to: Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza
touristActivity	historical interpretation ⓘ photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Franconia Notch, New Hampshire → contains → Old Man of the Mountain site ⓘ

Franconia Notch, New Hampshire → touristAttraction → Old Man of the Mountain site ⓘ

Franconia, New Hampshire → hasAttraction → Old Man of the Mountain historic site ⓘ