Mount Dana

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mountain peak

Mount Dana is a prominent high-elevation peak on the eastern edge of Yosemite National Park in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its sweeping alpine views and relatively accessible summit hike.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Mount Dana canonical	8
Mount Gibbs	1
USGS Mount Dana	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T138471 — 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 Dana
Context triple: [Tioga Pass, near, Mount Dana]

A. Backbone Mountain
Backbone Mountain is a long, rugged ridge of the Allegheny Mountains in the central Appalachian range, known for forming part of the Maryland–West Virginia border and offering forested highland scenery and hiking opportunities.
B. Mount Lyell
Mount Lyell is a prominent, glacier-clad peak in the Sierra Nevada of California, renowned as the tallest mountain in Yosemite National Park and a popular destination for experienced climbers.
C. Mount Jefferson
Mount Jefferson is a prominent stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known for its rugged summit and extensive glaciation.
D. Lassen Peak
Lassen Peak is a prominent active volcano in Northern California known for its 1914–1921 eruptions and status as one of the southernmost major peaks in the Cascade Range.
E. Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta is a prominent, snow-capped stratovolcano in the Cascade Range renowned for its striking prominence, outdoor recreation, and spiritual significance.
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 Dana
Target entity description: Mount Dana is a prominent high-elevation peak on the eastern edge of Yosemite National Park in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its sweeping alpine views and relatively accessible summit hike.

A. Backbone Mountain
Backbone Mountain is a long, rugged ridge of the Allegheny Mountains in the central Appalachian range, known for forming part of the Maryland–West Virginia border and offering forested highland scenery and hiking opportunities.
B. Mount Lyell
Mount Lyell is a prominent, glacier-clad peak in the Sierra Nevada of California, renowned as the tallest mountain in Yosemite National Park and a popular destination for experienced climbers.
C. Mount Jefferson
Mount Jefferson is a prominent stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known for its rugged summit and extensive glaciation.
D. Lassen Peak
Lassen Peak is a prominent active volcano in Northern California known for its 1914–1921 eruptions and status as one of the southernmost major peaks in the Cascade Range.
E. Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta is a prominent, snow-capped stratovolcano in the Cascade Range renowned for its striking prominence, outdoor recreation, and spiritual significance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain ⓘ peak ⓘ
accessPoint	Tioga Pass entrance station ⓘ linked to: Tioga Pass
climbingSeason	late June to October (typical, snow dependent) ⓘ
coordinates	37.9003°N 119.2197°W ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
county	Tuolumne County ⓘ
difficulty	class 1–2 hike via standard route ⓘ
elevation	13061 ft ⓘ 3981 m ⓘ
geology	primarily granitic rock ⓘ
hasEcosystem	alpine zone above tree line ⓘ subalpine forest on lower slopes ⓘ
hasFeature	Dana Glacier (nearby) ⓘ alpine tundra near summit ⓘ talus slopes ⓘ
hasSummitTrail	Mount Dana Trail ⓘ
hasViewTowards	Owens Valley (distant) ⓘ linked to: Owens Valley
higherOnlyThan	Mount Lyell ⓘ
isAccessibleInSeason	summer ⓘ
isBoundaryMarkerFor	Yosemite National Park eastern edge ⓘ linked to: Yosemite Wilderness
isPopularFor	day hiking ⓘ summit scrambles ⓘ
isSecondHighestPeakIn	Yosemite National Park ⓘ
isWithin	Sierra Nevada subrange of California ⓘ linked to: Sierra Nevada
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Tuolumne County, California ⓘ linked to: Tuolumne County United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America Yosemite National Park ⓘ
mountainRange	Sierra Nevada ⓘ
namedAfter	James Dwight Dana ⓘ
near	California State Route 120 ⓘ Tioga Pass ⓘ
offersViewOf	Dana Plateau ⓘ Mono Lake ⓘ Sierra Nevada crest ⓘ linked to: Sierra Nevada Yosemite high country ⓘ linked to: Yosemite Wilderness
overlooks	Mono Basin ⓘ
parkSide	eastern slopes outside park boundary ⓘ western slopes in Yosemite National Park ⓘ
prominence	1516 ft ⓘ 462 m ⓘ
region	Sierra Nevada crest region ⓘ linked to: Sierra Nevada
situatedOn	eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park ⓘ
standardRoute	west slope from Tioga Pass ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
topographicMap	USGS Mount Dana ⓘ linked to: Mount Dana

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tioga Pass → near → Mount Dana ⓘ

Tioga Pass → near → Mount Gibbs ⓘ

linked to: Mount Dana

Tuolumne Meadows → near → Mount Dana ⓘ

Mount Dana → topographicMap → USGS Mount Dana ⓘ

linked to: Mount Dana

Mount Dana Trail → leadsTo → Mount Dana ⓘ

Dana Plateau → near → Mount Dana ⓘ

Dana Glacier → locatedIn → Mount Dana ⓘ

subject linked to: Dana Glacier (nearby)

Dana Glacier → onSlopeOf → Mount Dana ⓘ

subject linked to: Dana Glacier (nearby)

Dana Glacier → namedAfter → Mount Dana ⓘ

subject linked to: Dana Glacier (nearby)

Sierra Crest → contains → Mount Dana ⓘ

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