Mont Ventoux
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Mont Ventoux is a prominent limestone mountain in Provence, France, famed for its barren, lunar-like summit and its frequent, challenging appearances in the Tour de France.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mont Ventoux canonical | 29 |
| Mont Ventoux (distant view) | 1 |
| Mont Ventoux region (distant view) | 1 |
| Mont Ventoux summit | 1 |
| Ventoux possibly from Latin ventosus (windy) | 1 |
| southern ascent of Mont Ventoux | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1143630 — 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: Mont Ventoux Context triple: [Vaucluse, contains, Mont Ventoux]
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A.
Col du Dôme
Col du Dôme is a high mountain pass in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, situated between major glaciated summits and commonly traversed on classic alpine climbing routes.
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B.
Mont Aigoual
Mont Aigoual is a prominent peak in the Cévennes range of southern France, known for its panoramic views and historic meteorological observatory.
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C.
Col de l’Échelle
Col de l’Échelle is a high mountain pass in the Alps that provides a key road link between France and Italy.
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D.
Vignemale
Vignemale is a prominent mountain massif and one of the highest and most iconic peaks in the Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain.
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E.
Col de Larche
Col de Larche is a high mountain pass in the Alps that connects southeastern France and northwestern Italy, serving as an important transalpine route.
- 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: Mont Ventoux Target entity description: Mont Ventoux is a prominent limestone mountain in Provence, France, famed for its barren, lunar-like summit and its frequent, challenging appearances in the Tour de France.
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A.
Col du Dôme
Col du Dôme is a high mountain pass in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, situated between major glaciated summits and commonly traversed on classic alpine climbing routes.
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B.
Mont Aigoual
Mont Aigoual is a prominent peak in the Cévennes range of southern France, known for its panoramic views and historic meteorological observatory.
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C.
Col de l’Échelle
Col de l’Échelle is a high mountain pass in the Alps that provides a key road link between France and Italy.
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D.
Vignemale
Vignemale is a prominent mountain massif and one of the highest and most iconic peaks in the Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain.
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E.
Col de Larche
Col de Larche is a high mountain pass in the Alps that connects southeastern France and northwestern Italy, serving as an important transalpine route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
natural geographic feature ⓘ |
| averageGradientBedoinSide | about 7.5 percent ⓘ |
| climate | windy ⓘ |
| composition | limestone ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| cyclingCategory | Hors catégorie climb in Tour de France ⓘ |
| elevation |
1912 metres
ⓘ
6273 feet ⓘ |
| famousClimb | Bédoin ascent ⓘ |
| famousEvent | death of cyclist Tom Simpson in 1967 Tour de France ⓘ |
| firstTourDeFranceAscent | 1951 ⓘ |
| geologicalEra | Mesozoic limestone origin (general) ⓘ |
| hasRadioTower | yes ⓘ |
| hasSnowInWinter | often ⓘ |
| hasVegetationZones |
Mediterranean at lower slopes
ⓘ
montane forest on middle slopes ⓘ scree and almost bare summit ⓘ |
| hasWeatherStation | yes ⓘ |
| lengthBedoinClimb | about 21.5 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Provence
ⓘ
Vaucluse department ⓘ southeastern France ⓘ |
| maximumRoadElevation | approximately 1909 metres ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Alpes françaises du Sud (Southern French Alps, isolated outlier)
ⓘ
linked to:
Alpilles mountains
|
| nearbyTown |
Bédoin
ⓘ
Malaucène ⓘ Sault ⓘ |
| nicknamed |
Giant of Provence
ⓘ
Géant de Provence ⓘ Mont Chauve ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cycling climbs
ⓘ
frequent appearances in the Tour de France ⓘ |
| partOf |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region
ⓘ
linked to:
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
|
| protectedArea | Mont Ventoux Biosphere Reserve ⓘ |
| region | Provençal ⓘ |
| roadAccess |
paved road from Bédoin
ⓘ
paved road from Malaucène ⓘ paved road from Sault ⓘ |
| summitAppearance |
barren
ⓘ
lunar-like ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cycling tourism
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ nature observation ⓘ |
| UNESCODesignationYear | 1990s (biosphere reserve creation; exact year context-dependent) ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Biosphere Reserve ⓘ |
| usedIn | Tour de France stages ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | large parts of Provence ⓘ |
| windSpeedCharacteristic | can reach very high speeds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mont Ventoux Description of subject: Mont Ventoux is a prominent limestone mountain in Provence, France, famed for its barren, lunar-like summit and its frequent, challenging appearances in the Tour de France.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
department of Vaucluse
subject linked to:
Vaucluse department
subject linked to:
commune of Carpentras
linked to: Mont Ventoux
subject linked to:
Giant of Provence
linked to: Mont Ventoux
linked to: Mont Ventoux
subject linked to:
Mont Chauve
linked to: Mont Ventoux
subject linked to:
Lure mountain