Pacific Crest Trail Association
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The Pacific Crest Trail Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting, maintaining, and promoting the Pacific Crest Trail and supporting its hiking and equestrian communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pacific Crest Trail Association canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2384784 — 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: Pacific Crest Trail Association Context triple: [Pacific Crest Trail, nonProfitPartner, Pacific Crest Trail Association]
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A.
Sierra Peaks Section
The Sierra Peaks Section is a mountaineering list and program of the Sierra Club that catalogs notable summits in California’s Sierra Nevada for peak-baggers and climbers.
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B.
Tahoe Rim Trail Association
The Tahoe Rim Trail Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building, maintaining, and promoting the 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail around Lake Tahoe through volunteer stewardship and conservation efforts.
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C.
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming unused rail corridors and other pathways into multi-use trails for walking, cycling, and outdoor recreation.
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D.
Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is a prominent American environmental organization known for its advocacy for wilderness conservation, national parks, and environmental protection policies.
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E.
Pacific Crest Trail
The Pacific Crest Trail is a long-distance hiking and equestrian route that runs from the Mexican border to the Canadian border through California, Oregon, and Washington along the crests of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges.
- 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: Pacific Crest Trail Association Target entity description: The Pacific Crest Trail Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting, maintaining, and promoting the Pacific Crest Trail and supporting its hiking and equestrian communities.
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A.
Sierra Peaks Section
The Sierra Peaks Section is a mountaineering list and program of the Sierra Club that catalogs notable summits in California’s Sierra Nevada for peak-baggers and climbers.
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B.
Tahoe Rim Trail Association
The Tahoe Rim Trail Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building, maintaining, and promoting the 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail around Lake Tahoe through volunteer stewardship and conservation efforts.
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C.
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming unused rail corridors and other pathways into multi-use trails for walking, cycling, and outdoor recreation.
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D.
Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is a prominent American environmental organization known for its advocacy for wilderness conservation, national parks, and environmental protection policies.
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E.
Pacific Crest Trail
The Pacific Crest Trail is a long-distance hiking and equestrian route that runs from the Mexican border to the Canadian border through California, Oregon, and Washington along the crests of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
ⓘ
trail association ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
PCT
ⓘ
surface form:
PCTA
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| activity |
education about Leave No Trace principles
ⓘ
public outreach ⓘ trail maintenance ⓘ trail protection advocacy ⓘ volunteer coordination ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
ⓘ
surface form:
Bureau of Land Management
National Park Service ⓘ U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| field |
environmental stewardship
ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ trail conservation ⓘ |
| focusRegion |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Oregon ⓘ Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail corridor
Washington ⓘ |
| hasMission | to protect, preserve and promote the Pacific Crest Trail as a world-class experience for hikers and equestrians ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ |
| name | Pacific Crest Trail Association self-link ⓘ |
| nonprofitStatus | 501(c)(3) ⓘ |
| organizes |
community events related to the Pacific Crest Trail
ⓘ
educational programs ⓘ trail maintenance projects ⓘ |
| promotes |
conservation of trail landscapes
ⓘ
responsible recreation ⓘ |
| purpose |
maintenance of the Pacific Crest Trail
ⓘ
promotion of the Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ protection of the Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ support of equestrian communities ⓘ support of hiking communities ⓘ |
| supports |
equestrians
ⓘ
long-distance hikers ⓘ section hikers ⓘ trail volunteers ⓘ |
| uses | volunteer labor for trail maintenance ⓘ |
| website | https://www.pcta.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pacific Crest Trail Association Description of subject: The Pacific Crest Trail Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting, maintaining, and promoting the Pacific Crest Trail and supporting its hiking and equestrian communities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pacific Crest Trail