Southside Drive in Yosemite Valley

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roadway scenic drive

Southside Drive in Yosemite Valley is a scenic roadway offering iconic views of Yosemite’s granite formations, including the prominent Cathedral Rocks.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Southside Drive (Yosemite Valley)	2
Southside Drive in Yosemite Valley canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2736274 — 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: Southside Drive in Yosemite Valley
Context triple: [Cathedral Rocks, visibleFrom, Southside Drive in Yosemite Valley]

A. Northside Drive in Yosemite Valley
Northside Drive in Yosemite Valley is a primary scenic roadway that offers access to major landmarks and viewpoints within Yosemite National Park.
B. Tioga Pass corridor (eastern approach to Yosemite)
The Tioga Pass corridor is a high-elevation scenic route on the eastern approach to Yosemite National Park, known for its dramatic Sierra Nevada landscapes, alpine lakes, and access to hiking and climbing areas.
C. Mineral King Road
Mineral King Road is a narrow, winding mountain road in California’s Sierra Nevada that provides vehicle access to the remote Mineral King valley in Sequoia National Park.
D. Yosemite Valley trail system
The Yosemite Valley trail system is an interconnected network of hiking paths in Yosemite National Park that provides access to many of the valley’s iconic waterfalls, cliffs, and viewpoints.
E. Muir Woods Road
Muir Woods Road is the narrow, winding access road in Marin County, California, that leads visitors through the coastal hills to Muir Woods National Monument.
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: Southside Drive in Yosemite Valley
Target entity description: Southside Drive in Yosemite Valley is a scenic roadway offering iconic views of Yosemite’s granite formations, including the prominent Cathedral Rocks.

A. Northside Drive in Yosemite Valley
Northside Drive in Yosemite Valley is a primary scenic roadway that offers access to major landmarks and viewpoints within Yosemite National Park.
B. Tioga Pass corridor (eastern approach to Yosemite)
The Tioga Pass corridor is a high-elevation scenic route on the eastern approach to Yosemite National Park, known for its dramatic Sierra Nevada landscapes, alpine lakes, and access to hiking and climbing areas.
C. Mineral King Road
Mineral King Road is a narrow, winding mountain road in California’s Sierra Nevada that provides vehicle access to the remote Mineral King valley in Sequoia National Park.
D. Yosemite Valley trail system
The Yosemite Valley trail system is an interconnected network of hiking paths in Yosemite National Park that provides access to many of the valley’s iconic waterfalls, cliffs, and viewpoints.
E. Muir Woods Road
Muir Woods Road is the narrow, winding access road in Marin County, California, that leads visitors through the coastal hills to Muir Woods National Monument.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	roadway ⓘ scenic drive ⓘ
accessRestriction	subject to temporary closures for maintenance or weather ⓘ
adjacentTo	Merced River ⓘ
connectedTo	El Capitan Drive ⓘ Happy Isles Loop Road ⓘ Northside Drive ⓘ Wawona Road ⓘ
followsAlong	south side of Yosemite Valley ⓘ
givesAccessTo	Bridalveil Fall parking area vicinity ⓘ Tunnel View area vicinity ⓘ El Capitan Meadow ⓘ surface form: Yosemite Valley meadows campground areas vicinity in Yosemite Valley ⓘ picnic areas in Yosemite Valley ⓘ
governedBy	Yosemite National Park traffic regulations ⓘ
hasScenicPullouts	yes ⓘ
hasTrafficDirection	primarily one-way in Yosemite Valley loop ⓘ
hasViewOf	Bridalveil Fall ⓘ Cathedral Rocks ⓘ El Capitan ⓘ Merced River ⓘ Yosemite Falls ⓘ Yosemite Valley ⓘ surface form: Yosemite Valley floor granite cliffs of Yosemite Valley ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Mariposa County ⓘ surface form: Mariposa County, California United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Yosemite National Park ⓘ Yosemite Valley ⓘ
maintainedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
near	Cathedral Beach Picnic Area ⓘ surface form: Cathedral Beach Picnic Area vicinity Swinging Bridge Picnic Area vicinity ⓘ Yosemite Valley Visitor Center ⓘ surface form: Yosemite Valley Visitor Center area vicinity
parallelTo	Merced River ⓘ
partOf	Yosemite Valley road system ⓘ primary visitor circulation route in Yosemite Valley ⓘ
popularFor	photography ⓘ scenic driving ⓘ tourist sightseeing ⓘ
roadType	paved road ⓘ
seasonalConditions	may be affected by winter weather ⓘ
speedLimitRange	approximately 25–35 mph ⓘ
usedFor	access to trailheads ⓘ automobile traffic ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ
withinProtectedArea	Yosemite Wilderness buffer zone vicinity ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cathedral Rocks → visibleFrom → Southside Drive in Yosemite Valley ⓘ

Northside Drive in Yosemite Valley → formsPairWith → Southside Drive in Yosemite Valley ⓘ

subject surface form: Northside Drive (Yosemite Valley)

this entity surface form: Southside Drive (Yosemite Valley)

Northside Drive in Yosemite Valley → connectsTo → Southside Drive in Yosemite Valley ⓘ