Funeral Mountains
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The Funeral Mountains are a rugged desert mountain range on the border of California and Nevada, forming part of the eastern boundary of Death Valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Funeral Mountains canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1834004 — 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: Funeral Mountains Context triple: [Amargosa Range, hasPart, Funeral Mountains]
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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.
Egan Range
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Funeral Mountains Target entity description: The Funeral Mountains are a rugged desert mountain range on the border of California and Nevada, forming part of the eastern boundary of Death Valley.
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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.
Egan Range
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| accessFrom |
Death Valley National Park roads
ⓘ
Nevada State Route 373 vicinity ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Amargosa Desert
ⓘ
Amargosa Range ⓘ Black Mountains (Death Valley) ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
desert climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageTo |
Death Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Death Valley basin
|
| formsBorderWith | Death Valley ⓘ |
| formsEasternBoundaryOf | Death Valley ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | extensional tectonic regime ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
creosote bush scrub
ⓘ
desert scrub ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
coyote
ⓘ
desert bighorn sheep ⓘ desert tortoise (regional presence) ⓘ |
| hasFlora |
Joshua tree (in some areas)
ⓘ
creosote bush ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
fault-block structure
ⓘ
metamorphic core complex ⓘ |
| hasRockAge |
Paleozoic
ⓘ
Precambrian ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
metamorphic rock
ⓘ
sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Amargosa Desert
ⓘ
Death Valley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Inyo County, California ⓘ Mojave Desert ⓘ Nevada ⓘ Nye County ⓘ
surface form:
Nye County, Nevada
|
| nameEtymology | associated with stark, barren appearance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exposed ancient metamorphic rocks
ⓘ
steep relief above Death Valley floor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
Death Valley National Park (partial) ⓘ
surface form:
Death Valley National Park
Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within national park ⓘ |
| region |
eastern California
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern California
southern Nevada ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Nevada
|
| terrain |
desert mountains
ⓘ
rugged ⓘ |
| usedFor |
backcountry recreation
ⓘ
geological research ⓘ hiking ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ |
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: Funeral Mountains Description of subject: The Funeral Mountains are a rugged desert mountain range on the border of California and Nevada, forming part of the eastern boundary of Death Valley.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.