Tioga Pass Road
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Tioga Pass Road is the high-elevation highway that crosses the Sierra Nevada through Yosemite National Park, serving as the park’s eastern entrance and offering access to numerous alpine lakes, trailheads, and campgrounds.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tioga Road | 25 |
| Tioga Pass Road canonical | 6 |
| Tioga Pass Road (California State Route 120) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5571256 — 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: Tioga Pass Road Context triple: [Tioga Lake Campground, accessVia, Tioga Pass Road]
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A.
Sherman Pass Road
Sherman Pass Road is a high-elevation scenic mountain roadway in Washington State that traverses the Kettle River Range and offers access to outdoor recreation and panoramic views.
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B.
Mount Rose Highway
Mount Rose Highway is a scenic mountain roadway in Nevada that connects the Reno area to Lake Tahoe, providing access to recreational destinations such as Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe.
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C.
A18 Mountain Road
A18 Mountain Road is a notable mountain pass route on the Isle of Man, famed for forming part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used in the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races.
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Convict Lake Road
Convict Lake Road is the access road leading from U.S. Highway 395 to the scenic Convict Lake in the Eastern Sierra region of California.
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Mineral King Road
Mineral King Road is a narrow, winding mountain road in California’s Sierra Nevada that provides vehicle access to the remote Mineral King valley in Sequoia National Park.
- 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: Tioga Pass Road Target entity description: Tioga Pass Road is the high-elevation highway that crosses the Sierra Nevada through Yosemite National Park, serving as the park’s eastern entrance and offering access to numerous alpine lakes, trailheads, and campgrounds.
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A.
Sherman Pass Road
Sherman Pass Road is a high-elevation scenic mountain roadway in Washington State that traverses the Kettle River Range and offers access to outdoor recreation and panoramic views.
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B.
Mount Rose Highway
Mount Rose Highway is a scenic mountain roadway in Nevada that connects the Reno area to Lake Tahoe, providing access to recreational destinations such as Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe.
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C.
A18 Mountain Road
A18 Mountain Road is a notable mountain pass route on the Isle of Man, famed for forming part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used in the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races.
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D.
Convict Lake Road
Convict Lake Road is the access road leading from U.S. Highway 395 to the scenic Convict Lake in the Eastern Sierra region of California.
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E.
Mineral King Road
Mineral King Road is a narrow, winding mountain road in California’s Sierra Nevada that provides vehicle access to the remote Mineral King valley in Sequoia National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
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mountain pass road ⓘ scenic route ⓘ |
| approachesFromEast | Lee Vining Canyon ⓘ |
| approachesFromWest |
Crane Flat area
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linked to:
Crane Flat
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| connects |
Lee Vining, California
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linked to:
Lee Vining
U.S. Route 395 ⓘ Yosemite Valley area via Big Oak Flat Road ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| crosses | Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| elevationCharacteristic | one of the highest paved roads in California ⓘ |
| forms | eastern entrance of Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| givesAccessTo |
Olmsted Point
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Tenaya Lake ⓘ Tioga Pass Entrance Station ⓘ Tuolumne Meadows ⓘ alpine lakes ⓘ campgrounds ⓘ trailheads ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
campground access roads
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numerous trailhead parking areas ⓘ scenic pullouts ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Tioga Pass ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation |
3031 meters
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9945 feet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
access to High Sierra backcountry
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scenic mountain views ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
Sierra Nevada ⓘ Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
California Department of Transportation
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linked to:
Caltrans
National Park Service ⓘ |
| offersViewOf |
Sierra Nevada high peaks
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linked to:
Sierra Nevada
granite domes and alpine meadows ⓘ |
| partOf | California State Route 120 ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Tuolumne Meadows area
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linked to:
Tuolumne Meadows
eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| regulation |
subject to seasonal vehicle restrictions
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subject to temporary closures for snow removal ⓘ |
| roadNumber | State Route 120 ⓘ |
| roadType | two-lane paved highway ⓘ |
| seasonalStatus |
typically closed in winter due to snow
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typically open only in late spring through fall ⓘ |
| traverses | high-elevation alpine terrain ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreational access
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tourism ⓘ trans-Sierra travel in summer ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | Yosemite Wilderness vicinity ⓘ |
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: Tioga Pass Road Description of subject: Tioga Pass Road is the high-elevation highway that crosses the Sierra Nevada through Yosemite National Park, serving as the park’s eastern entrance and offering access to numerous alpine lakes, trailheads, and campgrounds.
Referenced by (33)
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