Alturas, California
E232040
Alturas, California is a small rural city in Modoc County that serves as a regional hub in the remote northeastern corner of the state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alturas, California canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2085999 — 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: Alturas, California Context triple: [U.S. Route 395, servesCity, Alturas, California]
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A.
Alta Sierra, California
Alta Sierra, California is an unincorporated residential community in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Nevada County known for its wooded setting and golf-course-centered neighborhood.
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B.
Highland, California
Highland, California is a suburban city in San Bernardino County in Southern California, known for its residential communities and proximity to the San Bernardino Mountains.
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C.
Lee Vining
Lee Vining is a small Eastern Sierra town in California known as a gateway to Yosemite National Park and the nearby Mono Lake.
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D.
Corralitos, California
Corralitos, California is a small unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County known for its rural character, apple orchards, and locally famous Corralitos Market and Sausage Company.
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E.
Coloma, California
Coloma, California is a historic Gold Country town best known as the site where gold was first discovered in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush.
- 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: Alturas, California Target entity description: Alturas, California is a small rural city in Modoc County that serves as a regional hub in the remote northeastern corner of the state.
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A.
Alta Sierra, California
Alta Sierra, California is an unincorporated residential community in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Nevada County known for its wooded setting and golf-course-centered neighborhood.
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B.
Highland, California
Highland, California is a suburban city in San Bernardino County in Southern California, known for its residential communities and proximity to the San Bernardino Mountains.
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C.
Lee Vining
Lee Vining is a small Eastern Sierra town in California known as a gateway to Yosemite National Park and the nearby Mono Lake.
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D.
Corralitos, California
Corralitos, California is a small unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County known for its rural character, apple orchards, and locally famous Corralitos Market and Sausage Company.
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E.
Coloma, California
Coloma, California is a historic Gold Country town best known as the site where gold was first discovered in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
county seat ⓘ |
| areaCode | 530 ⓘ |
| climate | continental Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Modoc County, California ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 1,332 meters
ⓘ
about 4,370 feet ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 06-01282 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1657894 ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | municipal ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commercial center for Modoc County
ⓘ
service center for surrounding ranching areas ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernmentType | council–manager government ⓘ |
| incorporated | September 16, 1901 ⓘ |
| isRegionalHubFor |
northeastern Modoc County
ⓘ
remote northeastern corner of California ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural economy
ⓘ
proximity to public lands ⓘ rural character ⓘ |
| landArea |
about 2.4 square miles
ⓘ
about 6.2 square kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Modoc Plateau
ⓘ
Northeastern California ⓘ
linked to:
Northeast California
|
| locatedInTimeZoneOffset | UTC−08:00 ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZoneOffsetDST | UTC−07:00 ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Pit River ⓘ |
| near |
Modoc National Forest
ⓘ
Warner Mountains ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States West Coast region
ⓘ
linked to:
West Coast of the United States
|
| population | approximately 2,700 (2020 census) ⓘ |
| postalCode | 96101 ⓘ |
| region |
Modoc County
ⓘ
linked to:
Modoc County, California
|
| role | county seat of Modoc County, California ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| timezone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| timezoneDST |
Pacific Daylight Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Time Zone
|
| transportServedBy |
California State Route 299
ⓘ
U.S. Route 395 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alturas, California Description of subject: Alturas, California is a small rural city in Modoc County that serves as a regional hub in the remote northeastern corner of the state.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.