Mount Washington Observatory
E461375
Mount Washington Observatory is a renowned weather and climate research station and museum located at the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4669161 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mount Washington Observatory Context triple: [Mount Washington, hasSummitFacility, Mount Washington Observatory]
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Mount Beacon
Mount Beacon is a prominent peak in New York’s Hudson Highlands, known for its hiking trails, scenic views of the Hudson River Valley, and historic inclined railway.
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Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory is a historic weather station in Massachusetts renowned as one of the oldest continuously operating meteorological observatories in the United States.
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Mount Washington Resort
Mount Washington Resort is a historic grand hotel and ski resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, renowned for its distinctive Spanish Renaissance Revival architecture and its role in hosting the 1944 Bretton Woods monetary conference.
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Mount Washington
Mount Washington is a small, rural hilltown in southwestern Massachusetts known for its high elevation, extensive forests, and proximity to the Taconic Mountains and state parks.
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Mount Washington
Mount Washington is a prominent volcanic peak in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known for its sharply pointed summit and popular hiking and climbing routes.
- 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: Mount Washington Observatory Target entity description: Mount Washington Observatory is a renowned weather and climate research station and museum located at the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire.
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A.
Mount Beacon
Mount Beacon is a prominent peak in New York’s Hudson Highlands, known for its hiking trails, scenic views of the Hudson River Valley, and historic inclined railway.
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B.
Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory is a historic weather station in Massachusetts renowned as one of the oldest continuously operating meteorological observatories in the United States.
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C.
Mount Washington Resort
Mount Washington Resort is a historic grand hotel and ski resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, renowned for its distinctive Spanish Renaissance Revival architecture and its role in hosting the 1944 Bretton Woods monetary conference.
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D.
Mount Washington
Mount Washington is a small, rural hilltown in southwestern Massachusetts known for its high elevation, extensive forests, and proximity to the Taconic Mountains and state parks.
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E.
Mount Washington
Mount Washington is a prominent volcanic peak in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known for its sharply pointed summit and popular hiking and climbing routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climate research station
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nonprofit organization ⓘ science museum ⓘ weather observatory ⓘ |
| affiliation | American Meteorological Society ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dataUsedBy |
National Weather Service
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climate researchers ⓘ |
| environment |
frequent hurricane‑force winds
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severe winter storms ⓘ subarctic climate conditions ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alex McKenzie
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Joseph Dodge ⓘ Robert S. Monahan ⓘ Sal Pagliuca ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1932 ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
historical meteorological instruments
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weather and climate exhibits ⓘ |
| hasStatus | year‑round staffed station ⓘ |
| knownFor |
continuous weather records on Mount Washington
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extreme weather research ⓘ high‑wind observations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coos County, New Hampshire
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Mount Washington ⓘ New Hampshire ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedInProtectedArea | White Mountain National Forest ⓘ |
| locatedOn | summit of Mount Washington ⓘ |
| near |
Mount Washington Auto Road summit terminus
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linked to:
Mount Washington Auto Road
Mount Washington Cog Railway upper terminus ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Washington Cog Railway upper station
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| nonprofitStatus | 501(c)(3) organization ⓘ |
| offers |
educational programs
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guided summit tours ⓘ membership programs ⓘ overnight educational trips for students ⓘ |
| operates |
Weather Discovery Center in North Conway
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mountaintop weather station ⓘ weather museum at summit of Mount Washington ⓘ |
| purpose |
climate research
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public education ⓘ weather observation ⓘ |
| recorded | 231 mph surface wind speed on April 12, 1934 ⓘ |
| researchField |
atmospheric science
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climatology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ |
| website | https://www.mountwashington.org/ ⓘ |
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Subject: Mount Washington Observatory Description of subject: Mount Washington Observatory is a renowned weather and climate research station and museum located at the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Mount Washington Observatory
linked to: Mount Washington Observatory
Mount Washington Cog Railway upper station
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Mount Washington Observatory summit facility
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linked to: Mount Washington Observatory