Egan Range
E136750
The Egan Range is a long, north–south trending mountain range in eastern Nevada known for its rugged terrain and high desert landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egan Range canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1190680 — 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: Egan Range Context triple: [Schell Creek Range, separatedFrom, Egan Range]
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A.
Carter-Moriah Range
The Carter-Moriah Range is a rugged subrange of New Hampshire’s White Mountains known for its forested peaks, scenic ridgelines, and popular hiking trails along the Appalachian Trail.
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B.
Fitzsimmons Range
The Fitzsimmons Range is a subrange of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, known for its rugged alpine terrain and proximity to the Whistler ski area.
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C.
MacDonnell Ranges
The MacDonnell Ranges are a long, rugged mountain range in central Australia known for their dramatic red rock formations, gorges, and significant cultural importance to Indigenous Australians.
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D.
Allardyce Range
The Allardyce Range is the principal mountain chain on the island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic, known for its rugged peaks and extensive glaciation.
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E.
McPherson Range
McPherson Range is a mountain range forming part of the border between New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, known for its rugged terrain and subtropical rainforests.
- 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: Egan Range Target entity description: The Egan Range is a long, north–south trending mountain range in eastern Nevada known for its rugged terrain and high desert landscapes.
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A.
Carter-Moriah Range
The Carter-Moriah Range is a rugged subrange of New Hampshire’s White Mountains known for its forested peaks, scenic ridgelines, and popular hiking trails along the Appalachian Trail.
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B.
Fitzsimmons Range
The Fitzsimmons Range is a subrange of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, known for its rugged alpine terrain and proximity to the Whistler ski area.
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C.
MacDonnell Ranges
The MacDonnell Ranges are a long, rugged mountain range in central Australia known for their dramatic red rock formations, gorges, and significant cultural importance to Indigenous Australians.
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D.
Allardyce Range
The Allardyce Range is the principal mountain chain on the island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic, known for its rugged peaks and extensive glaciation.
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E.
McPherson Range
McPherson Range is a mountain range forming part of the border between New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, known for its rugged terrain and subtropical rainforests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ person ⓘ |
| approximateLength |
about 100 miles
ⓘ
about 160 kilometers ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Ward Mountain
ⓘ
portions of Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecoregion | Great Basin Desert ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 10,240 feet
ⓘ
about 3,120 meters ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | fault-block range ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
hiking
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ off-highway vehicle use ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
high ridgelines
ⓘ
sagebrush-covered slopes ⓘ steep canyons ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
pinyon–juniper woodland
ⓘ
sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Ward Mountain ⓘ |
| landscapeType | high desert ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln County, Nevada
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ White Pine County, Nevada ⓘ eastern Nevada ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Bureau of Land Management ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Patrick Egan ⓘ |
| near | Ely, Nevada ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partlyLocatedIn | Egan Range self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
Egan Range self-linksurface differs ⓘ Great Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Great Basin region
|
| separatedFrom |
Cherry Creek Range
ⓘ
Schell Creek Range ⓘ Snake Range ⓘ White Pine Range ⓘ |
| separatedFromBy |
Spring Valley
ⓘ
Steptoe Valley ⓘ |
| terrain | rugged terrain ⓘ |
| usedFor |
livestock grazing
ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ |
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: Egan Range Description of subject: The Egan Range is a long, north–south trending mountain range in eastern Nevada known for its rugged terrain and high desert landscapes.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ward Mountain
subject surface form:
Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest