Beckwourth Pass
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Beckwourth Pass is a high mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada of California, historically significant as a travel route and later used by major rail and highway lines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beckwourth Pass canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5813232 — 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: Beckwourth Pass Context triple: [Western Pacific Railroad, routeFeature, Beckwourth Pass]
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A.
Muir Pass
Muir Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, traversed by the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail and known for its remote, alpine terrain and stone shelter.
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B.
Thompson Pass
Thompson Pass is a high mountain pass in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains, noted for its extreme snowfall and role as a key route between the coast and the state’s interior.
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C.
McKenzie Pass
McKenzie Pass is a scenic mountain pass in Oregon’s Cascade Range known for its volcanic landscapes, panoramic views of nearby peaks, and access to hiking and cycling routes.
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D.
Harrison Pass
Harrison Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, providing a rugged route across the Great Western Divide in Sequoia National Park.
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E.
Harrison Pass
Harrison Pass is a high mountain pass in Nevada that provides a key crossing through the Ruby Mountains.
- 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: Beckwourth Pass Target entity description: Beckwourth Pass is a high mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada of California, historically significant as a travel route and later used by major rail and highway lines.
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A.
Muir Pass
Muir Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, traversed by the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail and known for its remote, alpine terrain and stone shelter.
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B.
Thompson Pass
Thompson Pass is a high mountain pass in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains, noted for its extreme snowfall and role as a key route between the coast and the state’s interior.
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C.
McKenzie Pass
McKenzie Pass is a scenic mountain pass in Oregon’s Cascade Range known for its volcanic landscapes, panoramic views of nearby peaks, and access to hiking and cycling routes.
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D.
Harrison Pass
Harrison Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, providing a rugged route across the Great Western Divide in Sequoia National Park.
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E.
Harrison Pass
Harrison Pass is a high mountain pass in Nevada that provides a key crossing through the Ruby Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ |
| accesses |
Honey Lake Valley region
ⓘ
linked to:
Honey Lake Valley
eastern Sierra Nevada region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
James P. Beckwourth
ⓘ
linked to:
James Beckwourth
|
| climateZone | montane Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Plumas County ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1520 meters
ⓘ
approximately 4985 feet ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorUse |
20th century rail era
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ mid-19th century ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | part of the Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Historic trails and roads in California
ⓘ
Landforms of Plumas County, California ⓘ Mountain passes of California ⓘ Sierra Nevada (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
Sierra Nevada
|
| hasFeature | relatively low elevation compared to other Sierra Nevada passes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important emigrant route through the Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
used as a wagon road route in the 19th century ⓘ |
| isOnRoute | historic Beckwourth Emigrant Trail ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Plumas County, California ⓘ Sierra Nevada ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInRegion | Northern Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| lowestPassOf |
Sierra Nevada northern section
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Sierra Nevada
|
| mountainRange | Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Beckwourth ⓘ |
| namedForOccupationOfNamesake |
explorer
ⓘ
mountain man ⓘ pioneer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Beckwourth Trail
ⓘ
linked to:
Applegate–Lassen Route
|
| regionType | transportation corridor ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
east of the town of Portola, California
ⓘ
near the community of Beckwourth, California ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| transportRole | link between California and the Great Basin region ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
State Route 70 (nearby corridor)
ⓘ
linked to:
State Route 70
U.S. Route 395 (nearby corridor) ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Route 395 (nearby)
Union Pacific Railroad line ⓘ Western Pacific Railroad (historically) ⓘ
linked to:
Western Pacific Railroad
|
| usedAs |
highway transport corridor
ⓘ
historic emigrant trail crossing ⓘ rail transport corridor ⓘ |
| usedBy |
emigrant wagon trains
ⓘ
highway traffic ⓘ railroad companies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beckwourth Pass Description of subject: Beckwourth Pass is a high mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada of California, historically significant as a travel route and later used by major rail and highway lines.
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