West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park
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The West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park is a major gateway into the park, located near the town of West Yellowstone and serving as a popular access point for visitors, especially in summer and for winter snowcoach and snowmobile tours.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park canonical | 3 |
| West Yellowstone entrance | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7881319 — 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: West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park Context triple: [West Yellowstone, Montana, hasEntrance, West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park]
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South Entrance of Yosemite National Park
The South Entrance of Yosemite National Park is a primary gateway near the community of Wawona that provides access to the park’s southern attractions, including Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias.
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B.
Northeast Entrance Road (Yellowstone National Park)
Northeast Entrance Road (Yellowstone National Park) is a scenic park roadway that serves as the primary eastern approach into Yellowstone, connecting the park to the gateway community of Cooke City, Montana.
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C.
West Entrance of Joshua Tree National Park
The West Entrance of Joshua Tree National Park is a primary gateway near the town of Joshua Tree that provides visitor access to the park’s iconic desert landscapes, rock formations, and hiking areas.
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D.
South Entrance near Grand Teton
South Entrance near Grand Teton is a park entry point that connects Yellowstone National Park to the Grand Teton region in northwestern Wyoming.
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E.
Dixon Entrance
Dixon Entrance is a wide strait forming part of the maritime boundary between Alaska and British Columbia, known for its rich marine life and sometimes disputed waters.
- 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: West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park Target entity description: The West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park is a major gateway into the park, located near the town of West Yellowstone and serving as a popular access point for visitors, especially in summer and for winter snowcoach and snowmobile tours.
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A.
South Entrance of Yosemite National Park
The South Entrance of Yosemite National Park is a primary gateway near the community of Wawona that provides access to the park’s southern attractions, including Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias.
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B.
Northeast Entrance Road (Yellowstone National Park)
Northeast Entrance Road (Yellowstone National Park) is a scenic park roadway that serves as the primary eastern approach into Yellowstone, connecting the park to the gateway community of Cooke City, Montana.
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C.
West Entrance of Joshua Tree National Park
The West Entrance of Joshua Tree National Park is a primary gateway near the town of Joshua Tree that provides visitor access to the park’s iconic desert landscapes, rock formations, and hiking areas.
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D.
South Entrance near Grand Teton
South Entrance near Grand Teton is a park entry point that connects Yellowstone National Park to the Grand Teton region in northwestern Wyoming.
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E.
Dixon Entrance
Dixon Entrance is a wide strait forming part of the maritime boundary between Alaska and British Columbia, known for its rich marine life and sometimes disputed waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gateway community access point
ⓘ
park entrance ⓘ |
| accesses | Yellowstone National Park interior ⓘ |
| borderOf | Yellowstone National Park western boundary ⓘ |
| closesToMostPrivateVehiclesInSeason | winter ⓘ |
| closestParkArea | Madison Junction area of Yellowstone ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
U.S. Route 191
ⓘ
U.S. Route 20 ⓘ U.S. Route 287 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| givesAccessTo |
Gibbon River corridor
ⓘ
Madison River corridor ⓘ
linked to:
Madison River
Norris Geyser Basin via park roads ⓘ |
| hasApproximateElevation | about 2,000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
fee collection station
ⓘ
information point for visitors ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
entrance station
ⓘ
multiple entrance lanes ⓘ visitor information signage ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAccommodationIn | West Yellowstone, Montana ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAirportAccess |
Yellowstone Airport (WYS) in West Yellowstone
ⓘ
linked to:
Yellowstone Airport
|
| hasNearbyServicesIn | West Yellowstone, Montana ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTourOperatorsIn | West Yellowstone, Montana ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown | West Yellowstone, Montana ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | western side of Yellowstone National Park ⓘ |
| hasParkCodeContext |
Yellowstone National Park code YELL
ⓘ
linked to:
Yellowstone National Park
|
| hasPrimaryUse | visitor access ⓘ |
| isGatewayFor | Yellowstone’s geyser basins via western approach ⓘ |
| isMajorGatewayFor | park visitors ⓘ |
| isOneOf | five main vehicle entrances to Yellowstone National Park ⓘ |
| isPopularInSeason |
summer
ⓘ
winter ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
state of Montana ⓘ |
| managedBy |
U.S. National Park Service
ⓘ
linked to:
National Park Service
|
| near |
town of West Yellowstone
ⓘ
linked to:
West Yellowstone, Montana
|
| openTo | private vehicles in summer ⓘ |
| partOf | Yellowstone National Park ⓘ |
| region | Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem ⓘ |
| servesAs | primary western vehicular entrance to Yellowstone ⓘ |
| usedFor |
snowcoach tours
ⓘ
snowmobile tours ⓘ |
| winterAccessMode |
guided snowcoach
ⓘ
guided snowmobile ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park Description of subject: The West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park is a major gateway into the park, located near the town of West Yellowstone and serving as a popular access point for visitors, especially in summer and for winter snowcoach and snowmobile tours.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park