San Marcos Pass
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San Marcos Pass is a mountain pass in California that provides a key roadway route through the Santa Ynez Mountains between Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Marcos Pass canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3134750 — 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: San Marcos Pass Context triple: [Santa Ynez Mountains, contains, San Marcos Pass]
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A.
Raton Pass
Raton Pass is a high mountain pass on the Colorado–New Mexico border in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, historically significant as a key route for travelers and trade in the American West.
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B.
Pacheco Pass
Pacheco Pass is a mountain pass in central California that provides a key transportation route through the Diablo Range between the Santa Clara Valley and the San Joaquin Valley.
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C.
Tehachapi Pass
Tehachapi Pass is a major mountain pass in Southern California that serves as a key transportation corridor between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert.
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D.
Cajon Pass
Cajon Pass is a major mountain pass in Southern California that serves as a critical transportation corridor linking the Los Angeles Basin with the Mojave Desert and points east.
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E.
Sherman Pass
Sherman Pass is a high mountain pass in California's Sierra Nevada known for its remote, scenic roadway and access to hiking, camping, and forested wilderness areas.
- 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: San Marcos Pass Target entity description: San Marcos Pass is a mountain pass in California that provides a key roadway route through the Santa Ynez Mountains between Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Valley.
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A.
Raton Pass
Raton Pass is a high mountain pass on the Colorado–New Mexico border in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, historically significant as a key route for travelers and trade in the American West.
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B.
Pacheco Pass
Pacheco Pass is a mountain pass in central California that provides a key transportation route through the Diablo Range between the Santa Clara Valley and the San Joaquin Valley.
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C.
Tehachapi Pass
Tehachapi Pass is a major mountain pass in Southern California that serves as a key transportation corridor between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert.
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D.
Cajon Pass
Cajon Pass is a major mountain pass in Southern California that serves as a critical transportation corridor linking the Los Angeles Basin with the Mojave Desert and points east.
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E.
Sherman Pass
Sherman Pass is a high mountain pass in California's Sierra Nevada known for its remote, scenic roadway and access to hiking, camping, and forested wilderness areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain pass ⓘ |
| connects |
Santa Barbara
ⓘ
Santa Ynez Valley ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasHazard |
fog
ⓘ
sharp curves ⓘ steep grades ⓘ wildfire risk ⓘ winter storms ⓘ |
| hasRecreationAccessTo |
Los Padres National Forest
ⓘ
trailheads in Santa Ynez Mountains ⓘ |
| hasScenicViewOf |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Santa Ynez Valley ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | vista points along State Route 154 ⓘ |
| historicalUse | overland route between coast and inland valleys ⓘ |
| importance | key roadway route between Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez Valley ⓘ |
| isAlternativeTo | U.S. Route 101 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | transportation network of Santa Barbara County ⓘ |
| isScenicRoute | yes ⓘ |
| isWithin | Southern California ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Santa Barbara County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Barbara County
|
| locatedInMountainRange | Santa Ynez Mountains ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Santa Barbara ⓘ |
| nearbyCommunity |
Los Olivos
ⓘ
Santa Ynez ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Ynez Valley
Solvang ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Santa Ynez Mountains crest
ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Ynez Mountains
|
| rangeSeparates | Pacific coast from Santa Ynez Valley ⓘ |
| region | Central Coast of California ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | northwest of downtown Santa Barbara ⓘ |
| roadDesignation | State Route 154 summit area ⓘ |
| roadType | state highway route ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| transportRole | bypass for coastal freeway traffic ⓘ |
| traversedBy | California State Route 154 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuting
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ vehicular transportation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Marcos Pass Description of subject: San Marcos Pass is a mountain pass in California that provides a key roadway route through the Santa Ynez Mountains between Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Valley.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.