Kautz Glacier
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Kautz Glacier is a prominent glacier on the slopes of Mount Rainier (also known as Tahoma) in Washington State, known for its challenging climbing routes and significant icefalls.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kautz Glacier canonical | 3 |
| Kautz Glacier on Tahoma | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6992077 — 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: Kautz Glacier Context triple: [Tahoma, hasGlacier, Kautz Glacier]
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A.
Shoup Glacier
Shoup Glacier is a tidewater glacier in Alaska known for its dramatic ice formations and scenic fjord setting near Prince William Sound.
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B.
Vowell Glacier
Vowell Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier in British Columbia’s Purcell Mountains, known for its dramatic icefields and popularity among climbers and backcountry skiers.
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C.
Maclure Glacier
Maclure Glacier is a small mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, California, located on the northern slope of Mount Maclure in the Sierra Nevada.
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D.
Thayer Glacier
Thayer Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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E.
Gilkey Glacier
Gilkey Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield of southeastern Alaska, known for its extensive crevasses and contribution to regional glacial and climate studies.
- 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: Kautz Glacier Target entity description: Kautz Glacier is a prominent glacier on the slopes of Mount Rainier (also known as Tahoma) in Washington State, known for its challenging climbing routes and significant icefalls.
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A.
Shoup Glacier
Shoup Glacier is a tidewater glacier in Alaska known for its dramatic ice formations and scenic fjord setting near Prince William Sound.
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B.
Vowell Glacier
Vowell Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier in British Columbia’s Purcell Mountains, known for its dramatic icefields and popularity among climbers and backcountry skiers.
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C.
Maclure Glacier
Maclure Glacier is a small mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, California, located on the northern slope of Mount Maclure in the Sierra Nevada.
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D.
Thayer Glacier
Thayer Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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E.
Gilkey Glacier
Gilkey Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield of southeastern Alaska, known for its extensive crevasses and contribution to regional glacial and climate studies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| climbingRouteDifficulty | intermediate to advanced ⓘ |
| contributesTo | runoff into Nisqually River basin ⓘ |
| drainsFrom | upper slopes of Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| flowsToward | southwest ⓘ |
| hasApproximateElevationRange | from about 2,000 m to over 4,000 m above sea level ⓘ |
| hasClimbingRoute | Kautz Glacier Route ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
ice cliff ⓘ seracs ⓘ steep icefalls ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
crevasse falls
ⓘ
icefall danger ⓘ rockfall from adjacent cliffs ⓘ |
| hasNotableSection |
Kautz Ice Chute
ⓘ
lower Kautz icefall ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | south-southwest facing ⓘ |
| hasSeason | most commonly climbed in late spring and summer ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceType | ice and snow ⓘ |
| isAccessedFrom |
Kautz Creek trailhead
ⓘ
Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park ⓘ |
| isAffectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| isAlsoKnownAs |
Kautz Glacier on Tahoma
ⓘ
linked to:
Kautz Glacier
|
| isClimbedToReach | summit of Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Mount Rainier glacial system ⓘ |
| isPopularFor |
alpine climbing routes
ⓘ
ice climbing ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
| isRegulatedBy | Mount Rainier National Park climbing permit system ⓘ |
| isSourceOf | Kautz Creek ⓘ |
| isSouthOf | Nisqually Glacier ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | mountaineering guidebooks on Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| isWestOf | Success Cleaver ⓘ |
| isWithinProtectedArea |
Mount Rainier National Park wilderness
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Rainier National Park
|
| liesOn | south side of Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mount Rainier National Park
ⓘ
Pierce County, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Pierce County
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington (state) ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
|
| locatedOn | Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| locatedOnFlankOf | southwest flank of Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| mountainAlsoKnownAs | Tahoma ⓘ |
| namedAfter | August V. Kautz ⓘ |
| overlies | volcanic slopes of Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| terminatesNear | Kautz Creek ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kautz Glacier Description of subject: Kautz Glacier is a prominent glacier on the slopes of Mount Rainier (also known as Tahoma) in Washington State, known for its challenging climbing routes and significant icefalls.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kautz Glacier