Death Valley Junction, California
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Death Valley Junction, California is a tiny historic desert community near Death Valley National Park, best known for the Amargosa Opera House and its remote, stark landscape.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Death Valley Junction | 2 |
| Death Valley Junction area | 1 |
| Death Valley Junction, California canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8943754 — 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: Death Valley Junction, California Context triple: [Greenwater Range, hasNearbySettlement, Death Valley Junction, California]
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A.
Searles Valley, California
Searles Valley, California is a sparsely populated desert community in the Mojave Desert known for its mineral extraction operations and proximity to the epicenters of notable regional earthquakes.
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B.
Ridgecrest, California
Ridgecrest, California is a small Mojave Desert city in Kern County best known as the civilian community adjacent to the U.S. Navy’s China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station.
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C.
Joshua Tree, California
Joshua Tree, California is a high-desert community in San Bernardino County best known as a gateway to Joshua Tree National Park and a hub for outdoor recreation, artists, and stargazers.
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D.
Furnace Creek
Furnace Creek is a small settlement and visitor hub in California’s Death Valley National Park, known for its extreme heat records and proximity to major desert attractions like Badwater Basin.
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E.
Stovepipe Wells, California
Stovepipe Wells, California is a small desert village and tourist stop in Death Valley National Park, known as a gateway to nearby sand dunes and other park attractions.
- 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: Death Valley Junction, California Target entity description: Death Valley Junction, California is a tiny historic desert community near Death Valley National Park, best known for the Amargosa Opera House and its remote, stark landscape.
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A.
Searles Valley, California
Searles Valley, California is a sparsely populated desert community in the Mojave Desert known for its mineral extraction operations and proximity to the epicenters of notable regional earthquakes.
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B.
Ridgecrest, California
Ridgecrest, California is a small Mojave Desert city in Kern County best known as the civilian community adjacent to the U.S. Navy’s China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station.
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C.
Joshua Tree, California
Joshua Tree, California is a high-desert community in San Bernardino County best known as a gateway to Joshua Tree National Park and a hub for outdoor recreation, artists, and stargazers.
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D.
Furnace Creek
Furnace Creek is a small settlement and visitor hub in California’s Death Valley National Park, known for its extreme heat records and proximity to major desert attractions like Badwater Basin.
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E.
Stovepipe Wells, California
Stovepipe Wells, California is a small desert village and tourist stop in Death Valley National Park, known as a gateway to nearby sand dunes and other park attractions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
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historic community ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| county |
Inyo County
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linked to:
Inyo County, California
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| developedAs | company town for Pacific Coast Borax Company ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 27 miles east of Furnace Creek, California
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about 7 miles west of the Nevada state line ⓘ about 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
2036 feet
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621 meters ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 06-18210 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1652700 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Inyo County government
ⓘ
linked to:
Inyo County, California
|
| hasAreaCode |
442
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760 ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
Amargosa Hotel
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Amargosa Opera House ⓘ former company store ⓘ historic railroad depot ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arid landscape
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isolated location ⓘ sparse vegetation ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrictStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 92328 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Amargosa Hotel
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Amargosa Opera House ⓘ historic company town architecture ⓘ remote desert landscape ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Amargosa Desert ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert |
Mojave Desert region
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linked to:
Mojave Desert
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Death Valley National Park
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linked to:
Death Valley National Park (partial)
|
| locatedOnHighway |
California State Route 127
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California State Route 190 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | junction of Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad and Death Valley Railroad ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Nevada ⓘ |
| nearestNationalPark |
Death Valley National Park
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linked to:
Death Valley National Park (partial)
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| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| population | very small permanent population ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity | tourism ⓘ |
| railroadHistory |
served by Death Valley Railroad
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served by Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad ⓘ |
| state |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| tourismAttraction |
Amargosa Opera House performances
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historic desert architecture ⓘ proximity to Death Valley National Park ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Death Valley Junction, California Description of subject: Death Valley Junction, California is a tiny historic desert community near Death Valley National Park, best known for the Amargosa Opera House and its remote, stark landscape.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Death Valley Junction, California
linked to: Death Valley Junction, California
linked to: Death Valley Junction, California