White Pass Summit
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White Pass Summit is a mountain pass in the Coast Mountains on the border of Alaska and British Columbia, historically significant as a key route during the Klondike Gold Rush and now a popular scenic travel corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White Pass Summit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4269319 — 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: White Pass Summit Context triple: [White Pass, alsoKnownAs, White Pass Summit]
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A.
Kom Peak
Kom Peak is a prominent summit in western Bulgaria’s Balkan Mountains, known as a popular hiking destination and a key landmark in the range.
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B.
La Cumbre Peak
La Cumbre Peak is a prominent summit overlooking Santa Barbara, California, known for its panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and the surrounding coastal mountains.
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C.
White Mountain Peak
White Mountain Peak is a prominent mountain in eastern California’s White Mountains and one of the highest summits in the state, known for its alpine environment and research observatory.
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D.
Prospect Peak
Prospect Peak is a volcanic summit in Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California, known for its broad views of surrounding volcanic features and forests.
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E.
El Diente Peak
El Diente Peak is a rugged fourteener in southwestern Colorado known for its challenging climbs and dramatic alpine scenery.
- 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: White Pass Summit Target entity description: White Pass Summit is a mountain pass in the Coast Mountains on the border of Alaska and British Columbia, historically significant as a key route during the Klondike Gold Rush and now a popular scenic travel corridor.
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A.
Kom Peak
Kom Peak is a prominent summit in western Bulgaria’s Balkan Mountains, known as a popular hiking destination and a key landmark in the range.
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B.
La Cumbre Peak
La Cumbre Peak is a prominent summit overlooking Santa Barbara, California, known for its panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and the surrounding coastal mountains.
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C.
White Mountain Peak
White Mountain Peak is a prominent mountain in eastern California’s White Mountains and one of the highest summits in the state, known for its alpine environment and research observatory.
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D.
Prospect Peak
Prospect Peak is a volcanic summit in Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California, known for its broad views of surrounding volcanic features and forests.
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E.
El Diente Peak
El Diente Peak is a rugged fourteener in southwestern Colorado known for its challenging climbs and dramatic alpine scenery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass
ⓘ
transportation corridor ⓘ |
| accessedVia |
Klondike Highway from Skagway
ⓘ
White Pass and Yukon Route excursion trains ⓘ |
| advantageDuringGoldRush | less steep than Chilkoot Pass ⓘ |
| borderFacility |
Canadian border inspection station nearby
ⓘ
U.S. border inspection station nearby ⓘ |
| category |
Canada–United States border crossings
ⓘ
Klondike Gold Rush sites ⓘ Mountain passes of Alaska ⓘ Mountain passes of British Columbia ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Chilkoot Pass as alternative Klondike route ⓘ |
| countryBorderBetween | United States and Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse |
highway travel
ⓘ
railway tourism ⓘ scenic travel corridor ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2,865 feet
ⓘ
approximately 873 meters ⓘ |
| feature |
alpine tundra landscape
ⓘ
glaciated mountain terrain ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Klondike Gold Rush
ⓘ
linked to:
Klondike Gold Rush (1897–1898)
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| historicalUse | pack trail during Klondike Gold Rush ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Coast Mountains ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInTimeZone |
Alaska Time Zone on U.S. side
ⓘ
Pacific Time Zone on Canadian side ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderOf |
Alaska
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas White ⓘ |
| namedFor | Canadian Minister of the Interior Thomas White ⓘ |
| near |
Fraser, British Columbia
ⓘ
linked to:
Lytton, British Columbia
Skagway, Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Skagway
|
| offersViewOf | surrounding Coast Mountains ⓘ |
| partOf | Boundary Ranges ⓘ |
| partOfRoute |
Skagway–Whitehorse corridor
ⓘ
linked to:
Klondike Highway
|
| region |
Southeast Alaska
ⓘ
linked to:
Southeastern Alaska
northwestern British Columbia ⓘ |
| significance | key route to the Klondike goldfields ⓘ |
| tourismSeason | primarily summer ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Klondike Highway
ⓘ
White Pass and Yukon Route railway ⓘ
linked to:
White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad terminus
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| usedFor | overland travel to Dawson City region during Klondike Gold Rush ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: White Pass Summit Description of subject: White Pass Summit is a mountain pass in the Coast Mountains on the border of Alaska and British Columbia, historically significant as a key route during the Klondike Gold Rush and now a popular scenic travel corridor.
Referenced by (1)
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