Shepherd Pass
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Shepherd Pass is a high mountain pass in California's Sierra Nevada that serves as a challenging backcountry route into the southern reaches of Sequoia National Park and the High Sierra.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shepherd Pass canonical | 4 |
| Williamson Bowl (via Shepherd Pass) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11525177 — 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: Shepherd Pass Context triple: [Mount Tyndall, isSouthOf, Shepherd Pass]
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A.
Forester Pass
Forester Pass is a high mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California, renowned as the loftiest point along the Pacific Crest Trail and a challenging milestone for long-distance hikers.
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B.
Harrison Pass
Harrison Pass is a high mountain pass in Nevada that provides a key crossing through the Ruby Mountains.
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C.
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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D.
Milner Pass
Milner Pass is a high mountain pass in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park, known for carrying a major transcontinental divide crossing and offering scenic alpine views.
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E.
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.
- 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: Shepherd Pass Target entity description: Shepherd Pass is a high mountain pass in California's Sierra Nevada that serves as a challenging backcountry route into the southern reaches of Sequoia National Park and the High Sierra.
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A.
Forester Pass
Forester Pass is a high mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California, renowned as the loftiest point along the Pacific Crest Trail and a challenging milestone for long-distance hikers.
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B.
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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C.
Harrison Pass
Harrison Pass is a high mountain pass in Nevada that provides a key crossing through the Ruby Mountains.
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D.
Milner Pass
Milner Pass is a high mountain pass in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park, known for carrying a major transcontinental divide crossing and offering scenic alpine views.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high mountain pass
ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ |
| accessFrom | Shepherd Pass Trailhead ⓘ |
| approachFrom | Owens Valley ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Sierra crest near Mount Tyndall
ⓘ
Sierra crest near Mount Williamson ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 12,000 feet
ⓘ
approximately 3,658 meters ⓘ |
| givesAccessTo |
High Sierra
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada crest ⓘ
linked to:
Sierra Nevada
southern Sequoia National Park backcountry ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
high alpine basin below the pass
ⓘ
long, hot lower switchbacks ⓘ |
| hazard |
loose talus and scree
ⓘ
steep snowfields early season ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
challenging backcountry route
ⓘ
large elevation gain from trailhead ⓘ strenuous approach ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Inyo County, California ⓘ Sierra Nevada ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Sequoia National Park ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Inyo National Forest
ⓘ
National Park Service ⓘ |
| near |
Mount Tyndall
ⓘ
Mount Williamson ⓘ Williamson Bowl ⓘ |
| partOf |
John Muir Wilderness (approach side)
ⓘ
linked to:
Shepherd Pass Trail
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks region ⓘ
linked to:
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
|
| permitIssuedBy | Inyo National Forest ⓘ |
| region |
southern Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Sierra Nevada
|
| requiresPermit | wilderness permit for overnight use ⓘ |
| season | typically snow-covered much of the year ⓘ |
| trailheadLocatedNear | Independence, California ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Shepherd Pass Trail ⓘ |
| usedBy |
John Muir Trail side-trippers
ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail side-trippers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access to High Sierra climbing routes
ⓘ
backpacking ⓘ mountaineering access ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shepherd Pass Description of subject: Shepherd Pass is a high mountain pass in California's Sierra Nevada that serves as a challenging backcountry route into the southern reaches of Sequoia National Park and the High Sierra.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shepherd Pass