Poncha Pass
E496428
Poncha Pass is a high mountain pass in south-central Colorado that serves as a major route between the San Luis Valley and the Arkansas River Valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Poncha Pass canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4935287 — 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: Poncha Pass Context triple: [Sangre de Cristo Mountains, passes, Poncha Pass]
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A.
Pacheco Pass
Pacheco Pass is a mountain pass in central California that provides a key transportation route through the Diablo Range between the Santa Clara Valley and the San Joaquin Valley.
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B.
Cajon Pass
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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C.
Raton Pass
Raton Pass is a high mountain pass on the Colorado–New Mexico border in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, historically significant as a key route for travelers and trade in the American West.
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D.
Tehachapi Pass
Tehachapi Pass is a major mountain pass in Southern California that serves as a key transportation corridor between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert.
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E.
Medano Pass
Medano Pass is a high mountain pass in south-central Colorado that provides a scenic route through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Great Sand Dunes National Park.
- 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: Poncha Pass Target entity description: Poncha Pass is a high mountain pass in south-central Colorado that serves as a major route between the San Luis Valley and the Arkansas River Valley.
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A.
Pacheco Pass
Pacheco Pass is a mountain pass in central California that provides a key transportation route through the Diablo Range between the Santa Clara Valley and the San Joaquin Valley.
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B.
Cajon Pass
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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C.
Raton Pass
Raton Pass is a high mountain pass on the Colorado–New Mexico border in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, historically significant as a key route for travelers and trade in the American West.
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D.
Tehachapi Pass
Tehachapi Pass is a major mountain pass in Southern California that serves as a key transportation corridor between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert.
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E.
Medano Pass
Medano Pass is a high mountain pass in south-central Colorado that provides a scenic route through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Great Sand Dunes National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain pass ⓘ |
| connects |
Arkansas River Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Arkansas River region
San Luis Valley ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses |
Continental Divide of the Americas
ⓘ
linked to:
Continental Divide
|
| distanceToPonchaSprings | about 6 miles south ⓘ |
| drainageDivide | separates Rio Grande basin from Arkansas River basin ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 2,746 meters
ⓘ
about 9,010 feet ⓘ |
| featureType | high mountain pass ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after nearby Poncha Springs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
south-central Colorado ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Colorado
|
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Chaffee County, Colorado
ⓘ
Saguache County, Colorado ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Sangre de Cristo Range
ⓘ
linked to:
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
|
| nearestCity | Poncha Springs, Colorado ⓘ |
| region | Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
north edge of the San Luis Valley
ⓘ
south of Poncha Springs ⓘ southwest of Salida, Colorado ⓘ |
| roadCharacteristics |
paved highway
ⓘ
relatively gentle grades for a high mountain pass ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| transportSignificance | major route between the San Luis Valley and the Arkansas River Valley ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Colorado State Highway 17
ⓘ
U.S. Route 285 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automobile travel
ⓘ
commercial transport route ⓘ tourist access to San Luis Valley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Poncha Pass Description of subject: Poncha Pass is a high mountain pass in south-central Colorado that serves as a major route between the San Luis Valley and the Arkansas River Valley.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.