Cajon Pass
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Cajon Pass is a major mountain pass in Southern California that serves as a critical transportation corridor linking the Los Angeles Basin with the Mojave Desert and points east.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cajon Pass canonical | 10 |
| San Gorgonio Pass | 1 |
| Soledad Pass | 1 |
| Tehachapi Crossing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T343432 — 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: Cajon Pass Context triple: [Interstate 15 in California, traverses, Cajon Pass]
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A.
Carson Pass
Carson Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s central Sierra Nevada, known for its scenic alpine landscapes, hiking trails, and historic role as a route for emigrant wagon trains.
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B.
Sonora Pass
Sonora Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its steep, scenic Highway 108 route and seasonal closure due to heavy snowfall.
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C.
Ebbetts Pass
Ebbetts Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its scenic, winding route and historic role as a trans-Sierra crossing.
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D.
Tioga Pass
Tioga Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, best known as the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park and one of the highest paved roads in the state.
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E.
Donner Pass
Donner Pass is a historically significant mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its challenging terrain, transcontinental railroad route, and the ill-fated Donner Party.
- 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: Cajon Pass Target entity description: Cajon Pass is a major mountain pass in Southern California that serves as a critical transportation corridor linking the Los Angeles Basin with the Mojave Desert and points east.
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A.
Carson Pass
Carson Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s central Sierra Nevada, known for its scenic alpine landscapes, hiking trails, and historic role as a route for emigrant wagon trains.
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B.
Sonora Pass
Sonora Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its steep, scenic Highway 108 route and seasonal closure due to heavy snowfall.
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C.
Ebbetts Pass
Ebbetts Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its scenic, winding route and historic role as a trans-Sierra crossing.
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D.
Tioga Pass
Tioga Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, best known as the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park and one of the highest paved roads in the state.
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E.
Donner Pass
Donner Pass is a historically significant mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its challenging terrain, transcontinental railroad route, and the ill-fated Donner Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass
ⓘ
transportation corridor ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of California
|
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| connects |
Inland Empire
ⓘ
Los Angeles Basin ⓘ Mojave Desert ⓘ points east of Southern California ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation |
approximately 1,151 meters
ⓘ
approximately 3,777 feet ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature |
Cajon Canyon
ⓘ
San Andreas Fault ⓘ
surface form:
San Andreas Fault zone
|
| historicalUse |
route for Mormon settlers
ⓘ
route for Native American trails ⓘ route for Spanish explorers ⓘ segment of the Mormon Road ⓘ segment of the Old Spanish Trail ⓘ |
| importance |
critical link between Southern California ports and inland U.S.
ⓘ
major freight rail corridor ⓘ major highway freight route ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heavy rail traffic
ⓘ
railfan photography locations ⓘ steep railroad grades ⓘ strong winds ⓘ winter weather-related travel disruptions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
San Bernardino County
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surface form:
San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino Mountains ⓘ Southern California ⓘ Transverse Ranges ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Devore, California
ⓘ
Hesperia, California ⓘ San Bernardino ⓘ
surface form:
San Bernardino, California
Victorville, California ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Spanish word "cajón" meaning "box" or "drawer" ⓘ |
| partOf | primary highway route between Los Angeles and Las Vegas ⓘ |
| railroadFeature |
multiple mainline tracks
ⓘ
summit tunnels and cuts ⓘ |
| risk |
earthquakes
ⓘ
landslides ⓘ wildfires ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
BNSF Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
California State Route 138 ⓘ U.S. Route 395 ⓘ
surface form:
Historic U.S. Route 395
U.S. Route 66 ⓘ
surface form:
Historic U.S. Route 66
Interstate 15 ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| usedBy |
commercial trucks
ⓘ
freight trains ⓘ passenger vehicles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cajon Pass Description of subject: Cajon Pass is a major mountain pass in Southern California that serves as a critical transportation corridor linking the Los Angeles Basin with the Mojave Desert and points east.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
San Gorgonio Pass
this entity surface form:
Tehachapi Crossing
subject surface form:
Devore, California
subject surface form:
Devore, California
this entity surface form:
Soledad Pass