Desolation Wilderness
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Desolation Wilderness is a rugged, highly popular protected wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California known for its granite peaks, alpine lakes, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desolation Wilderness canonical | 5 |
| Desolation Valley Primitive Area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2589622 — 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: Desolation Wilderness Context triple: [Echo Summit, accessPointFor, Desolation Wilderness]
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A.
Emigrant Wilderness
Emigrant Wilderness is a protected high-Sierra backcountry area in California known for its granite peaks, alpine lakes, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.
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B.
Dome Wilderness
Dome Wilderness is a rugged, remote protected area in New Mexico known for its volcanic landscapes, deep canyons, and opportunities for backcountry hiking and solitude.
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C.
Jarbidge Wilderness
Jarbidge Wilderness is a remote, rugged wilderness area in northeastern Nevada known for its steep canyons, high peaks, and diverse wildlife.
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D.
Wolf Wilderness
Wolf Wilderness is a themed wildlife exhibit at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo that immerses visitors in a North American forest habitat featuring wolves and other native species.
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E.
Ventana Wilderness
Ventana Wilderness is a rugged, largely roadless protected area of forests, canyons, and peaks in California’s central coast mountains, popular for backcountry hiking and wildlife habitat.
- 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: Desolation Wilderness Target entity description: Desolation Wilderness is a rugged, highly popular protected wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California known for its granite peaks, alpine lakes, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.
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A.
Emigrant Wilderness
Emigrant Wilderness is a protected high-Sierra backcountry area in California known for its granite peaks, alpine lakes, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.
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B.
Dome Wilderness
Dome Wilderness is a rugged, remote protected area in New Mexico known for its volcanic landscapes, deep canyons, and opportunities for backcountry hiking and solitude.
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C.
Jarbidge Wilderness
Jarbidge Wilderness is a remote, rugged wilderness area in northeastern Nevada known for its steep canyons, high peaks, and diverse wildlife.
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D.
Wolf Wilderness
Wolf Wilderness is a themed wildlife exhibit at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo that immerses visitors in a North American forest habitat featuring wolves and other native species.
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E.
Ventana Wilderness
Ventana Wilderness is a rugged, largely roadless protected area of forests, canyons, and peaks in California’s central coast mountains, popular for backcountry hiking and wildlife habitat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States wilderness area
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ |
| accessPoint |
Bayview trailhead
ⓘ
Eagle Falls Trail ⓘ
surface form:
Eagle Falls trailhead
Echo Lakes trailhead ⓘ Glen Alpine trailhead ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Lake Tahoe ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 25,500 hectares
ⓘ
approximately 63,000 acres ⓘ |
| climate |
short summers
ⓘ
snowy winters ⓘ |
| contains |
Gilmore Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heather Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Aloha ⓘ Lake of the Woods ⓘ Mount Tallac region ⓘ Pyramid Creek ⓘ Ropi Lake ⓘ Velma Lakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designation | wilderness area ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
alpine ecosystem
ⓘ
subalpine ecosystem ⓘ |
| established | 1969 ⓘ |
| feature |
alpine lakes
ⓘ
meadows ⓘ subalpine forests ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Eldorado National Forest
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Forest Service Eldorado National Forest
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
|
| highestPoint | Pyramid Peak ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation |
approximately 3,043 meters
ⓘ
approximately 9,985 feet ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | Ib ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
El Dorado County, California ⓘ Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| managedBy |
U.S. Forest Service
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forest Service
|
| managementPractice |
campfire restrictions
ⓘ
group size limits ⓘ overnight quota system ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
South Lake Tahoe
ⓘ
surface form:
South Lake Tahoe, California
|
| notableView | views of Lake Tahoe from Mount Tallac area ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eldorado National Forest
ⓘ
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit ⓘ |
| popularFor |
backpacking
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
| previousDesignation |
Desolation Wilderness
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Desolation Valley Primitive Area
|
| region | Northern Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| requires |
day-use permits in quota season
ⓘ
permits for overnight use ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| terrain |
alpine basins
ⓘ
glaciated valleys ⓘ granite peaks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Desolation Wilderness Description of subject: Desolation Wilderness is a rugged, highly popular protected wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California known for its granite peaks, alpine lakes, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Desolation Valley Primitive Area