Sierra Nevada passes

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mountain passes collection transportation corridors collection

Sierra Nevada passes are the mountain routes that traverse California’s Sierra Nevada range, providing key transportation corridors through its rugged terrain.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Sierra Nevada crest	2
Sierra Nevada passes canonical	2
Sierra Nevada	1
Sierra Nevada snow belt	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12047 — 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: Sierra Nevada passes
Context triple: [Sierra Nevada, crossedBy, Sierra Nevada passes]

A. Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada is a major mountain range in the western United States known for its dramatic granite peaks, extensive forests, and iconic natural landmarks such as Yosemite National Park and Lake Tahoe.
B. Carson Pass
Carson Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s central Sierra Nevada, known for its scenic alpine landscapes, hiking trails, and historic role as a route for emigrant wagon trains.
C. Coastal Ranges
The Coastal Ranges are a series of mountain ranges running along California’s Pacific coast, known for their rugged terrain, diverse ecosystems, and influence on the state’s climate and agriculture.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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: Sierra Nevada passes
Target entity description: Sierra Nevada passes are the mountain routes that traverse California’s Sierra Nevada range, providing key transportation corridors through its rugged terrain.

A. Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada is a major mountain range in the western United States known for its dramatic granite peaks, extensive forests, and iconic natural landmarks such as Yosemite National Park and Lake Tahoe.
B. Carson Pass
Carson Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s central Sierra Nevada, known for its scenic alpine landscapes, hiking trails, and historic role as a route for emigrant wagon trains.
C. Coastal Ranges
The Coastal Ranges are a series of mountain ranges running along California’s Pacific coast, known for their rugged terrain, diverse ecosystems, and influence on the state’s climate and agriculture.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain passes collection ⓘ transportation corridors collection ⓘ
characterizedBy	rugged terrain ⓘ
connect	Central Valley ⓘ surface form: California Central Valley Eastern Sierra ⓘ surface form: Eastern Sierra Nevada region Great Basin ⓘ surface form: Great Basin region
haveClimate	mountain climate ⓘ snowy winters ⓘ
haveFeature	high elevations ⓘ sharp curves ⓘ steep grades ⓘ
haveSeasonality	major all-weather routes kept open year-round ⓘ some passes closed in winter ⓘ
importantFor	access to Eastern Sierra recreation areas ⓘ access to Lake Tahoe region ⓘ access to Yosemite National Park ⓘ commerce in California ⓘ tourism access to Sierra Nevada ⓘ
include	Cajon Pass ⓘ Carquinez Pass ⓘ Carson Pass ⓘ Donner Pass ⓘ Ebbetts Pass ⓘ Echo Summit ⓘ Monitor Pass ⓘ Sherman Pass ⓘ Sonora Pass ⓘ Tioga Pass ⓘ Walker Pass ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Sierra Nevada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
managedBy	Caltrans ⓘ surface form: California Department of Transportation
subjectTo	avalanche risk ⓘ chain controls ⓘ winter closures ⓘ
traverse	Sierra Nevada ⓘ surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
traversedBy	California State Route 108 ⓘ California State Route 120 ⓘ California State Route 4 ⓘ California State Route 88 ⓘ California State Route 89 ⓘ Interstate 80 ⓘ U.S. Route 50 ⓘ
usedFor	interstate travel in California ⓘ rail transportation ⓘ regional connectivity between Central Valley and Eastern Sierra ⓘ road transportation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sierra Nevada → crossedBy → Sierra Nevada passes ⓘ

Tioga Pass → isOn → Sierra Nevada passes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada crest

Central Pacific Railroad historic route → passesThrough → Sierra Nevada passes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada snow belt

Sierra Nevada transportation corridor → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada passes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada transportation corridor → traverses → Sierra Nevada passes ⓘ

Piute Pass → crosses → Sierra Nevada passes ⓘ