Raton Pass
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raton Pass canonical | 6 |
| Glorieta Pass | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T968433 — 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: Raton Pass Context triple: [Santa Fe Trail, traverses, Raton Pass]
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A.
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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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.
Sonora Pass
Sonora Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its steep, scenic Highway 108 route and seasonal closure due to heavy snowfall.
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D.
Carson Pass
Carson Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s central Sierra Nevada, known for its scenic alpine landscapes, hiking trails, and historic role as a route for emigrant wagon trains.
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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: Raton Pass Target entity description: 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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A.
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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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.
Sonora Pass
Sonora Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its steep, scenic Highway 108 route and seasonal closure due to heavy snowfall.
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D.
Carson Pass
Carson Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s central Sierra Nevada, known for its scenic alpine landscapes, hiking trails, and historic role as a route for emigrant wagon trains.
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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain pass ⓘ |
| category |
Historic trails and roads in Colorado
ⓘ
Historic trails and roads in New Mexico ⓘ Landforms of Colfax County, New Mexico ⓘ Landforms of Las Animas County, Colorado ⓘ Mountain passes of Colorado ⓘ Mountain passes of New Mexico ⓘ |
| climate | subject to winter snow and hazardous driving conditions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designation | National Historic Landmark in 1960s ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2388 meters
ⓘ
approximately 7834 feet ⓘ |
| function | link between Great Plains and Southwest ⓘ |
| geologicalContext |
Raton Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Raton Basin area
|
| hasViewOf | Raton Basin ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
route for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail
ⓘ
trade route in the American West ⓘ |
| importance | key transportation corridor between Colorado and New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
ⓘ
western United States ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Colfax County, New Mexico
ⓘ
Las Animas County, Colorado ⓘ city of Raton, New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderOf |
Colorado
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Colorado Department of Transportation
ⓘ
New Mexico Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Raton Mountains ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "mouse" in Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rocky Mountains
ⓘ
Santa Fe Trail ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Fe Trail corridor
|
| recognizedAs | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| region | Southern Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| terrain |
steep grades
ⓘ
winding roadway ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Southwest Chief
ⓘ
surface form:
Amtrak Southwest Chief route
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ⓘ
surface form:
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (historically)
BNSF Railway (Raton Subdivision, historically/partly) ⓘ Interstate 25 ⓘ U.S. Route 85 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
military expeditions
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railroads ⓘ settlers ⓘ stagecoaches ⓘ traders ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raton Pass Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.