Cerro Torre
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Cerro Torre is a dramatic, needle-like granite peak in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, famed among climbers for its extreme difficulty, fierce weather, and iconic ice-capped summit.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cerro Torre canonical | 3 |
| Cerro Torre group | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1111373 — 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: Cerro Torre Context triple: [Los Glaciares National Park, contains, Cerro Torre]
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A.
Monte Patria
Monte Patria is a rural municipality and town in Chile’s Coquimbo Region, known for its agricultural production and scenic valleys.
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B.
Monte Perdido
Monte Perdido is the third-highest mountain in the Pyrenees, renowned for its dramatic limestone massif and location within Spain’s Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park.
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C.
Garibaldi Névé
Garibaldi Névé is a large snow and ice field in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, forming part of the glaciated terrain surrounding Mount Garibaldi.
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D.
Margherita Peak
Margherita Peak is a prominent mountain summit in the Rwenzori Range of East Africa, renowned for its glaciated terrain and status as one of the continent’s highest points.
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E.
Monte Capanne
Monte Capanne is a prominent mountain in the Tuscan Archipelago of Italy, known for its panoramic views over the island of Elba and the surrounding Tyrrhenian Sea.
- 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: Cerro Torre Target entity description: Cerro Torre is a dramatic, needle-like granite peak in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, famed among climbers for its extreme difficulty, fierce weather, and iconic ice-capped summit.
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A.
Monte Patria
Monte Patria is a rural municipality and town in Chile’s Coquimbo Region, known for its agricultural production and scenic valleys.
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B.
Monte Perdido
Monte Perdido is the third-highest mountain in the Pyrenees, renowned for its dramatic limestone massif and location within Spain’s Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park.
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C.
Garibaldi Névé
Garibaldi Névé is a large snow and ice field in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, forming part of the glaciated terrain surrounding Mount Garibaldi.
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D.
Margherita Peak
Margherita Peak is a prominent mountain summit in the Rwenzori Range of East Africa, renowned for its glaciated terrain and status as one of the continent’s highest points.
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E.
Monte Capanne
Monte Capanne is a prominent mountain in the Tuscan Archipelago of Italy, known for its panoramic views over the island of Elba and the surrounding Tyrrhenian Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climbing destination
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granite peak ⓘ mountain ⓘ |
| climbingStatus | major objective in world alpinism ⓘ |
| climbingStyle |
alpine climbing
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ice and mixed climbing ⓘ |
| country |
Argentina
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Chile ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Patagonian alpinism ⓘ |
| difficulty | extremely difficult ⓘ |
| elevation | about 3133 m ⓘ |
| firstAscent | generally credited to 1974 Ragni di Lecco team on West Face ⓘ |
| firstAscentClaim |
1959 Maestri claim widely disputed
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claimed by Cesare Maestri in 1959 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ice-capped summit
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mushroom-shaped rime ice formations ⓘ needle-like shape ⓘ steep rock faces ⓘ |
| hasNeighbor |
Aguja Standhardt
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Punta Herron ⓘ Torre Egger ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanche risk on ice mushrooms
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falling ice ⓘ high winds ⓘ severe storms ⓘ |
| inProtectedArea |
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park
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surface form:
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park (Chilean side)
Los Glaciares National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Los Glaciares National Park (Argentinian side)
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| knownFor |
extreme climbing difficulty
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fierce weather ⓘ rapidly changing weather conditions ⓘ strong winds ⓘ technical mixed and ice climbing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Patagonia
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South America ⓘ Southern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ border region between Argentina and Chile ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| near |
El Chaltén
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Cerro Fitz Roy ⓘ
surface form:
Fitz Roy
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| notableDebate | controversy over Maestri’s compressor route ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andes
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Cerro Torre self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cerro Torre group
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| photoSubject | iconic landscape photography location ⓘ |
| prominence | high relative to surrounding terrain ⓘ |
| range | Andes ⓘ |
| region |
Patagonia
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surface form:
Southern Patagonia
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| standardRoute | Ragni Route (West Face) ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Los Glaciares National Park
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surface form:
Los Glaciares National Park (Argentina)
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cerro Torre Description of subject: Cerro Torre is a dramatic, needle-like granite peak in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, famed among climbers for its extreme difficulty, fierce weather, and iconic ice-capped summit.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cerro Torre group
this entity surface form:
Cerro Torre group