Avalanche Lake (Adirondacks)
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Avalanche Lake (Adirondacks) is a small, scenic mountain lake nestled between steep cliffs in New York’s Adirondack High Peaks, popular with hikers for its dramatic terrain and boardwalk-style trail sections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avalanche Lake (Adirondacks) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2688197 — 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: Avalanche Lake (Adirondacks) Context triple: [High Peaks Wilderness Area, contains, Avalanche Lake (Adirondacks)]
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A.
Tupper Lake
Tupper Lake is a scenic lake and small community in northern New York known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the Adirondack region.
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B.
Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake is a historic village and resort community in northern New York known for its scenic lakes, outdoor recreation, and role as a former tuberculosis treatment center.
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C.
Mirror Lake (New York)
Mirror Lake (New York) is a small, scenic Adirondack lake known for its calm, motor-free waters and central role in the village of Lake Placid’s recreation and tourism.
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D.
Tioga Lake
Tioga Lake is a high-elevation alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada of California, just east of Yosemite National Park, known for its scenic mountain views and outdoor recreation.
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E.
Blue Mountain Lake, New York
Blue Mountain Lake, New York is a small hamlet in the central Adirondacks known for its scenic mountain lake setting and historic resorts.
- 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: Avalanche Lake (Adirondacks) Target entity description: Avalanche Lake (Adirondacks) is a small, scenic mountain lake nestled between steep cliffs in New York’s Adirondack High Peaks, popular with hikers for its dramatic terrain and boardwalk-style trail sections.
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A.
Tupper Lake
Tupper Lake is a scenic lake and small community in northern New York known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the Adirondack region.
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B.
Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake is a historic village and resort community in northern New York known for its scenic lakes, outdoor recreation, and role as a former tuberculosis treatment center.
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C.
Mirror Lake (New York)
Mirror Lake (New York) is a small, scenic Adirondack lake known for its calm, motor-free waters and central role in the village of Lake Placid’s recreation and tourism.
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D.
Tioga Lake
Tioga Lake is a high-elevation alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada of California, just east of Yosemite National Park, known for its scenic mountain views and outdoor recreation.
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E.
Blue Mountain Lake, New York
Blue Mountain Lake, New York is a small hamlet in the central Adirondacks known for its scenic mountain lake setting and historic resorts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial lake
ⓘ
mountain lake ⓘ |
| accessedFrom |
Adirondak Loj trailheads
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surface form:
Adirondak Loj trailhead
|
| accessedVia | Avalanche Pass ⓘ |
| drainage | flows toward Lake Colden ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2885 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| flankedBy |
Avalanche Mountain
ⓘ
Mount Colden ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | montane forest shoreline ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Avalanche Mountain
ⓘ
Mount Colden ⓘ |
| knownFor |
boardwalk-style trail sections
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dramatic mountain scenery ⓘ hiking opportunities ⓘ narrow, gorge-like setting ⓘ sheer rock walls ⓘ |
| length | approximately 0.5 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adirondack Forty-Six High Peaks
ⓘ
surface form:
Adirondack High Peaks
Adirondack Park ⓘ Essex County, New York ⓘ New York State ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| managedBy | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
narrow boardwalks pinned to cliff faces
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remote backcountry setting ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf | High Peaks Wilderness Area ⓘ |
| popularWith |
backpackers
ⓘ
hikers ⓘ |
| protectedAs | wilderness area ⓘ |
| regionType |
High Peaks region
ⓘ
surface form:
High Peaks region of the Adirondacks
|
| surroundedBy | steep cliffs ⓘ |
| trailFeatures |
bridges
ⓘ
ladders ⓘ plank walkways along cliffs ⓘ |
| usedFor |
backcountry travel between High Peaks
ⓘ
day hiking ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater lake ⓘ |
| within |
New York Forest Preserve
ⓘ
surface form:
Adirondack Forest Preserve
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Avalanche Lake (Adirondacks) Description of subject: Avalanche Lake (Adirondacks) is a small, scenic mountain lake nestled between steep cliffs in New York’s Adirondack High Peaks, popular with hikers for its dramatic terrain and boardwalk-style trail sections.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.