Little Yosemite Valley
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Little Yosemite Valley is a high-elevation glacial valley in Yosemite National Park, popular as a backcountry camping area and staging point for hikes to Half Dome and surrounding waterfalls.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Yosemite Valley canonical | 7 |
| Little Yosemite Valley Campground | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T244587 — 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: Little Yosemite Valley Context triple: [Nevada Fall, downstreamFrom, Little Yosemite Valley]
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A.
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley is a famous glacial valley in California’s Sierra Nevada, renowned for its towering granite cliffs, waterfalls, and central role as the scenic heart of Yosemite National Park.
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B.
Kaweah River canyon
Kaweah River canyon is a deep, rugged gorge in California’s Sierra Nevada carved by the Kaweah River, known for its dramatic scenery and steep granite walls.
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C.
Hinnom Valley
Hinnom Valley is a ravine on the southwestern side of Jerusalem historically associated with ancient rites and later symbolic of judgment in Jewish and Christian tradition.
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D.
Fern Canyon
Fern Canyon is a lush, narrow gorge in Northern California famed for its sheer walls draped in ferns and its appearance in films like Jurassic Park 2.
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E.
Snake Valley
Snake Valley is a remote, arid basin on the Utah–Nevada border known for its desert landscapes, groundwater-dependent ecosystems, and proximity to Great Basin National Park.
- 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: Little Yosemite Valley Target entity description: Little Yosemite Valley is a high-elevation glacial valley in Yosemite National Park, popular as a backcountry camping area and staging point for hikes to Half Dome and surrounding waterfalls.
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A.
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley is a famous glacial valley in California’s Sierra Nevada, renowned for its towering granite cliffs, waterfalls, and central role as the scenic heart of Yosemite National Park.
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B.
Kaweah River canyon
Kaweah River canyon is a deep, rugged gorge in California’s Sierra Nevada carved by the Kaweah River, known for its dramatic scenery and steep granite walls.
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C.
Hinnom Valley
Hinnom Valley is a ravine on the southwestern side of Jerusalem historically associated with ancient rites and later symbolic of judgment in Jewish and Christian tradition.
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D.
Fern Canyon
Fern Canyon is a lush, narrow gorge in Northern California famed for its sheer walls draped in ferns and its appearance in films like Jurassic Park 2.
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E.
Snake Valley
Snake Valley is a remote, arid basin on the Utah–Nevada border known for its desert landscapes, groundwater-dependent ecosystems, and proximity to Great Basin National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
backcountry camping area
ⓘ
glacial valley ⓘ valley ⓘ |
| accessFrom | Happy Isles trailhead ⓘ |
| accessTrail |
John Muir Trail
ⓘ
Mist Trail ⓘ |
| campgroundType | wilderness campground ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceFrom | about 4 miles from Happy Isles via Mist Trail ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Merced Lake ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | montane forest ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1860 meters
ⓘ
approximately 6100 feet ⓘ |
| featureType | high-elevation valley ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | glacial erosion ⓘ |
| hasCampground |
Little Yosemite Valley
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Little Yosemite Valley Campground
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| hasRecreationActivity |
backpacking
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hiking ⓘ rock climbing access to Half Dome area ⓘ |
| hasUseRestriction |
bear canisters required for food storage
ⓘ
campfires regulated by elevation rules ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
black bears
ⓘ
mule deer ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mariposa County
ⓘ
surface form:
Mariposa County, California
Sierra Nevada ⓘ Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| near |
Clouds Rest
ⓘ
Half Dome ⓘ Nevada Fall ⓘ Vernal Fall ⓘ |
| partOf |
Merced River
ⓘ
surface form:
Merced River drainage
Yosemite Wilderness ⓘ |
| partOfRoute |
John Muir Trail
ⓘ
surface form:
John Muir Trail corridor
Pacific Crest Trail (nearby at Mount Whitney area) ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Crest Trail corridor (nearby alignment)
|
| permitRequirement | wilderness permit required for overnight camping ⓘ |
| popularFor |
access to waterfalls
ⓘ
backcountry camping ⓘ backpacking ⓘ staging point for Half Dome hikes ⓘ |
| seasonalAccess | typically accessible late spring through fall ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| trailJunctionFor |
Clouds Rest Trail
ⓘ
Half Dome Trail ⓘ Merced Lake Trail ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Merced River ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Yosemite Valley Description of subject: Little Yosemite Valley is a high-elevation glacial valley in Yosemite National Park, popular as a backcountry camping area and staging point for hikes to Half Dome and surrounding waterfalls.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Little Yosemite Valley Campground