Mount St. Elias (U.S. portion)

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geographical feature mountain

Mount St. Elias (U.S. portion) is the American side of the towering, glaciated peak that is the second-highest mountain in both the United States and Canada, straddling the Alaska–Yukon border.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Mount Saint Elias	6
Mount St. Elias	3
Mount St. Elias (U.S. portion) canonical	1
Mount St. Elias massif	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1562054 — 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: Mount St. Elias (U.S. portion)
Context triple: [Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve, contains, Mount St. Elias (U.S. portion)]

A. Mount Wrangell
Mount Wrangell is a massive active shield volcano in eastern Alaska, known as one of the largest and most voluminous volcanoes in the United States.
B. Glacier Peak
Glacier Peak is a glaciated stratovolcano in Washington State, known as one of the major and more remote volcanoes of the Cascade Range.
C. Chugach Mountains
The Chugach Mountains are a rugged coastal mountain range in south-central Alaska known for their extensive glaciers, heavy snowfall, and dramatic peaks rising directly from the sea.
D. Mount Baker
Mount Baker is an active glaciated stratovolcano in the North Cascades of Washington State, known for its heavy snowfall and prominent, snow-covered peak.
E. Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier is a massive glaciated stratovolcano in Washington State and one of the most prominent and potentially hazardous volcanoes in the United States.
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: Mount St. Elias (U.S. portion)
Target entity description: Mount St. Elias (U.S. portion) is the American side of the towering, glaciated peak that is the second-highest mountain in both the United States and Canada, straddling the Alaska–Yukon border.

A. Mount Wrangell
Mount Wrangell is a massive active shield volcano in eastern Alaska, known as one of the largest and most voluminous volcanoes in the United States.
B. Glacier Peak
Glacier Peak is a glaciated stratovolcano in Washington State, known as one of the major and more remote volcanoes of the Cascade Range.
C. Chugach Mountains
The Chugach Mountains are a rugged coastal mountain range in south-central Alaska known for their extensive glaciers, heavy snowfall, and dramatic peaks rising directly from the sea.
D. Mount Baker
Mount Baker is an active glaciated stratovolcano in the North Cascades of Washington State, known for its heavy snowfall and prominent, snow-covered peak.
E. Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier is a massive glaciated stratovolcano in Washington State and one of the most prominent and potentially hazardous volcanoes in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ mountain ⓘ
climate	subarctic ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
elevation	approximately 18008 feet ⓘ approximately 5489 meters ⓘ
geology	part of the active tectonic collision zone between Pacific Plate and North American Plate ⓘ
hasFeature	extensive glaciation ⓘ steep relief from sea level ⓘ
hasFirstAscent	1897 overall mountain ascent by Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi and party ⓘ
hasGlacier	Hubbard Glacier vicinity ⓘ Malaspina Glacier vicinity ⓘ
hasSummitSharedWith	Mount St. Elias (Canadian portion) ⓘ
higherOnlyThan	Denali in the United States ⓘ Mount Logan in Canada ⓘ linked to: Mount Logan
isPartiallyWithin	United States–Canada international boundary region ⓘ linked to: Canada–United States border region
locatedIn	Alaska ⓘ Wrangell–St. Elias Mountains ⓘ linked to: Wrangell Mountains
locatedInTimeZone	Alaska Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOnBorderWith	Canada ⓘ Yukon ⓘ
mountainRange	Saint Elias Mountains ⓘ
near	Gulf of Alaska ⓘ
notableFor	challenging mountaineering routes ⓘ dramatic vertical rise from the coastline ⓘ
partOf	Mount St. Elias ⓘ linked to: Mount St. Elias (U.S. portion)
partOfProtectedArea	Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ
secondHighestIn	Canada ⓘ Saint Elias Mountains ⓘ United States of America ⓘ

How these facts were elicited