Triple

T2136566
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Racetrack Playa E46667 entity
Predicate liesAtBaseOf P15591 FINISHED
Object Cottonwood Mountains
The Cottonwood Mountains are a rugged mountain range in Death Valley National Park in eastern California, known for their arid desert landscapes and proximity to the Racetrack Playa.
E268596 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Cottonwood Mountains | Statement: [Racetrack Playa, liesAtBaseOf, Cottonwood Mountains]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cottonwood Mountains
Context triple: [Racetrack Playa, liesAtBaseOf, Cottonwood Mountains]
  • A. West Elk Mountains
    The West Elk Mountains are a rugged subrange of the Rocky Mountains in western Colorado, known for their volcanic geology, extensive wilderness areas, and scenic backcountry recreation.
  • B. Mormon Mountains
    The Mormon Mountains are a remote, rugged mountain range in southeastern Nevada known for their desert landscapes, wildlife habitat, and opportunities for backcountry recreation.
  • C. Absaroka Range
    The Absaroka Range is a rugged mountain range in the northern Rocky Mountains, spanning parts of Montana and Wyoming and known for its volcanic geology and proximity to Yellowstone National Park.
  • D. Elk Mountains
    The Elk Mountains are a rugged subrange of the Rocky Mountains in western Colorado, known for their dramatic peaks, extensive wilderness, and popular hiking and skiing areas.
  • E. Toquima Range
    The Toquima Range is a remote mountain range in central Nevada known for its high peaks, rugged terrain, and largely undeveloped wilderness character.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Cottonwood Mountains
Triple: [Racetrack Playa, liesAtBaseOf, Cottonwood Mountains]
Generated description
The Cottonwood Mountains are a rugged mountain range in Death Valley National Park in eastern California, known for their arid desert landscapes and proximity to the Racetrack Playa.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cottonwood Mountains
Target entity description: The Cottonwood Mountains are a rugged mountain range in Death Valley National Park in eastern California, known for their arid desert landscapes and proximity to the Racetrack Playa.
  • A. West Elk Mountains
    The West Elk Mountains are a rugged subrange of the Rocky Mountains in western Colorado, known for their volcanic geology, extensive wilderness areas, and scenic backcountry recreation.
  • B. Mormon Mountains
    The Mormon Mountains are a remote, rugged mountain range in southeastern Nevada known for their desert landscapes, wildlife habitat, and opportunities for backcountry recreation.
  • C. Absaroka Range
    The Absaroka Range is a rugged mountain range in the northern Rocky Mountains, spanning parts of Montana and Wyoming and known for its volcanic geology and proximity to Yellowstone National Park.
  • D. Elk Mountains
    The Elk Mountains are a rugged subrange of the Rocky Mountains in western Colorado, known for their dramatic peaks, extensive wilderness, and popular hiking and skiing areas.
  • E. Toquima Range
    The Toquima Range is a remote mountain range in central Nevada known for its high peaks, rugged terrain, and largely undeveloped wilderness character.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: liesAtBaseOf
Context triple: [Racetrack Playa, liesAtBaseOf, Cottonwood Mountains]
  • A. locatedAtBaseOf chosen
    Indicates that one entity is positioned at or near the bottom or lowest supporting part of another entity.
  • B. liesBelow
    Indicates that one entity is positioned at a lower vertical level than another entity.
  • C. sitsAtop
    Indicates that one entity is positioned directly on top of another, typically resting upon its upper surface.
  • D. elevationAtBase
    Indicates the height or altitude measured at the base or lowest point of an object or feature relative to a reference level.
  • E. locatedUnder
    Indicates that one entity is positioned directly or generally beneath another entity in space.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a88a174ab48190a5db20c132e5dccf completed March 4, 2026, 7:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbf74147c81908793c3694894f94a completed March 7, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69aef0808b84819082ab92dd0547a4c4 completed March 9, 2026, 4:08 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69aef5a33b5c8190b121e0a3100fd597 completed March 9, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69aef5f31d508190b500ec3e7c8aada1 completed March 9, 2026, 4:31 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abbd96a3b0819081efbfef975e1513 completed March 7, 2026, 5:54 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.