Yellowhead Pass
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Yellowhead Pass is a major mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies that serves as a key transportation corridor between Alberta and British Columbia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yellowhead Pass canonical | 4 |
| Yellowhead Pass area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3967784 — 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: Yellowhead Pass Context triple: [Jasper National Park, contains, Yellowhead Pass]
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A.
Anaktuvuk Pass
Anaktuvuk Pass is a remote Iñupiat village in northern Alaska, situated in a mountain pass of the Brooks Range and known as a gateway to Arctic wilderness.
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B.
Kirkstone Pass
Kirkstone Pass is a high mountain pass in England’s Lake District, known for its steep, scenic road linking Ambleside and Patterdale through dramatic fell landscapes.
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C.
McKenzie Pass
McKenzie Pass is a scenic mountain pass in Oregon’s Cascade Range known for its volcanic landscapes, panoramic views of nearby peaks, and access to hiking and cycling routes.
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D.
South Pass
South Pass is a broad, gently sloping mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming that served as a crucial gateway for westward migration in 19th-century America.
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E.
Milner Pass
Milner Pass is a high mountain pass in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park, known for carrying a major transcontinental divide crossing and offering scenic alpine views.
- 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: Yellowhead Pass Target entity description: Yellowhead Pass is a major mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies that serves as a key transportation corridor between Alberta and British Columbia.
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A.
Anaktuvuk Pass
Anaktuvuk Pass is a remote Iñupiat village in northern Alaska, situated in a mountain pass of the Brooks Range and known as a gateway to Arctic wilderness.
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B.
Kirkstone Pass
Kirkstone Pass is a high mountain pass in England’s Lake District, known for its steep, scenic road linking Ambleside and Patterdale through dramatic fell landscapes.
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C.
McKenzie Pass
McKenzie Pass is a scenic mountain pass in Oregon’s Cascade Range known for its volcanic landscapes, panoramic views of nearby peaks, and access to hiking and cycling routes.
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D.
South Pass
South Pass is a broad, gently sloping mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming that served as a crucial gateway for westward migration in 19th-century America.
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E.
Milner Pass
Milner Pass is a high mountain pass in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park, known for carrying a major transcontinental divide crossing and offering scenic alpine views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass
ⓘ
transportation corridor ⓘ |
| connects |
Alberta
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crosses |
Continental Divide of the Americas
ⓘ
linked to:
Continental Divide
|
| elevation |
approximately 1131 metres
ⓘ
approximately 3711 feet ⓘ |
| geologicalRange |
Front Ranges of the Canadian Rockies
ⓘ
linked to:
Front Ranges
|
| hasFeature | relatively gentle grades ⓘ |
| hasRailwayRoute |
Canadian National main line
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian National Railway main line
Rocky Mountaineer route ⓘ
linked to:
Rocky Mountaineer
Via Rail Canadian route ⓘ
linked to:
Via Rail
|
| hasScenicViewOf |
Mount Robson region
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Robson Provincial Park
|
| historicalUse |
Indigenous travel route
ⓘ
fur trade route ⓘ |
| isLowerThan |
Kicking Horse Pass
ⓘ
Rogers Pass ⓘ |
| isMajorRouteBetween |
Edmonton
ⓘ
Prince George ⓘ |
| isOneOf | lowest passes through the Canadian Rockies used by railways ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ Canadian Rockies ⓘ
linked to:
Rocky Mountains
|
| namedAfter |
Pierre Bostonais (nicknamed Tête Jaune or Yellowhead)
ⓘ
linked to:
Tête Jaune Cache
|
| nearestTown | Jasper, Alberta ⓘ |
| onTransCanadaTrail | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| provinceBorderBetween |
Alberta
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ |
| roadDesignation |
Yellowhead Highway (Trans-Canada Highway 16)
ⓘ
linked to:
Alberta Highway 16
|
| timeZoneBoundary |
Mountain Time Zone
ⓘ
Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Canadian National Railway
ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ Highway 16 (Alberta) ⓘ
linked to:
Alberta Highway 16
Highway 16 (British Columbia) ⓘ
linked to:
British Columbia Highway 16
Yellowhead Highway ⓘ |
| usedFor |
rail transport
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| waterDrainageEastTo | Athabasca River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterDrainageWestTo | Fraser River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| within |
Jasper National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Robson Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yellowhead Pass Description of subject: Yellowhead Pass is a major mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies that serves as a key transportation corridor between Alberta and British Columbia.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yellowhead Pass