Half Dome
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Half Dome is a famous granite rock formation in California known for its distinctive sheer face and popular but strenuous hiking and climbing routes.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Half Dome canonical | 40 |
| Direct Northwest Face of Half Dome | 1 |
| Half Dome (distant views) | 1 |
| Half Dome (distant) | 1 |
| Half Dome summit | 1 |
| Monolith, the Face of Half Dome | 1 |
| Northwest Face of Half Dome | 1 |
| Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome | 1 |
| USGS Half Dome | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12281 — 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: Half Dome Context triple: [Yosemite National Park, contains, Half Dome]
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A.
Mount Whitney
Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States, located in the Sierra Nevada range of eastern California.
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B.
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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C.
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is a renowned U.S. national park in the Sierra Nevada mountains, famous for its dramatic granite cliffs, waterfalls, giant sequoias, and diverse wilderness.
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D.
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.
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E.
Ojos del Salado
Ojos del Salado is a massive stratovolcano in the Andes on the Argentina–Chile border, recognized as the highest active volcano in the world.
- 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: Half Dome Target entity description: Half Dome is a famous granite rock formation in California known for its distinctive sheer face and popular but strenuous hiking and climbing routes.
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A.
Mount Whitney
Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States, located in the Sierra Nevada range of eastern California.
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B.
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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C.
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is a renowned U.S. national park in the Sierra Nevada mountains, famous for its dramatic granite cliffs, waterfalls, giant sequoias, and diverse wilderness.
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D.
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.
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E.
Moro Rock
Moro Rock is a prominent granite dome in California’s Sierra Nevada, famed for its steep stairway trail and sweeping views over Sequoia National Park and the Great Western Divide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
granite dome
ⓘ
landform ⓘ rock formation ⓘ |
| climbingArea |
Yosemite Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Yosemite Valley climbing area
|
| climbingDiscipline |
big wall climbing
ⓘ
traditional climbing ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation |
about 2,694 meters above sea level
ⓘ
about 8,839 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| famousClimbingRoute |
Direct Northwest Face
ⓘ
Regular Northwest Face ⓘ Snake Dike ⓘ |
| featuredOn | former Yosemite National Park logo ⓘ |
| firstAscent | 1875 hiking ascent by George G. Anderson ⓘ |
| firstClimbingAscent | Regular Northwest Face first climbed in 1957 ⓘ |
| formationProcess |
exfoliation
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glacial erosion ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cretaceous granite ⓘ |
| hasAccessRestriction |
daily hiker quota on cables
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permit required for cable route in peak season ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinctive sheer northwest face
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rounded eastern slope ⓘ subalpine summit ⓘ |
| inProtectedArea | Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada batholith
Yosemite Wilderness ⓘ |
| knownFor |
iconic profile
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popular climbing routes ⓘ strenuous hiking route ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mariposa County
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surface form:
Mariposa County, California
Sierra Nevada ⓘ Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Park Service
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surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| material | granite ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Liberty Cap
ⓘ
Nevada Fall ⓘ Tenaya Canyon ⓘ |
| overlooks | Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| prominence |
about 1,444 feet
ⓘ
about 440 meters ⓘ |
| season | main hiking season late spring to early fall ⓘ |
| standardHikingRoute |
Mist Trail and John Muir Trail to Sub Dome
ⓘ
cable route on east slope ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| summitElevationGain |
about 1,463 meters from Yosemite Valley floor
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about 4,800 feet from Yosemite Valley floor ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major attraction of Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| viewpointFrom |
Glacier Point
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Tunnel View ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Half Dome Description of subject: Half Dome is a famous granite rock formation in California known for its distinctive sheer face and popular but strenuous hiking and climbing routes.
Referenced by (48)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Half Dome (distant views)
this entity surface form:
Monolith, the Face of Half Dome
this entity surface form:
Half Dome summit
this entity surface form:
Northwest Face of Half Dome
this entity surface form:
Direct Northwest Face of Half Dome
this entity surface form:
Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome
subject surface form:
Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome
subject surface form:
Snake Dike
this entity surface form:
USGS Half Dome
this entity surface form:
Half Dome (distant)