Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is a rotating cable car system in California that carries passengers from the desert floor near Palm Springs up to the alpine environment of the San Jacinto Mountains.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3309219 — 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: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Context triple: [San Jacinto Mountains, hasTransportation, Palm Springs Aerial Tramway]
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Aerial Tram
The Aerial Tram is a cable-driven urban transit system in Portland, Oregon, that carries passengers between the South Waterfront district and Oregon Health & Science University on Marquam Hill.
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Sandia Peak Tramway
Sandia Peak Tramway is one of the world’s longest aerial tramways, carrying passengers from the edge of Albuquerque up the steep western face of the Sandia Mountains for panoramic views of central New Mexico.
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C.
Peak 2 Peak Gondola
The Peak 2 Peak Gondola is a record-setting aerial tramway in Whistler, British Columbia, that links Whistler and Blackcomb mountains and is renowned for its long unsupported span and panoramic alpine views.
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Verde Canyon Railroad
Verde Canyon Railroad is a heritage scenic railway in Arizona that offers passenger excursions through the rugged and picturesque Verde Canyon along the Verde River.
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E.
Las Vegas Monorail
The Las Vegas Monorail is an elevated transit system that runs along the east side of the Las Vegas Strip, providing quick transportation between major hotels, casinos, and the convention center.
- 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: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Target entity description: The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is a rotating cable car system in California that carries passengers from the desert floor near Palm Springs up to the alpine environment of the San Jacinto Mountains.
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A.
Aerial Tram
The Aerial Tram is a cable-driven urban transit system in Portland, Oregon, that carries passengers between the South Waterfront district and Oregon Health & Science University on Marquam Hill.
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B.
Sandia Peak Tramway
Sandia Peak Tramway is one of the world’s longest aerial tramways, carrying passengers from the edge of Albuquerque up the steep western face of the Sandia Mountains for panoramic views of central New Mexico.
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C.
Peak 2 Peak Gondola
The Peak 2 Peak Gondola is a record-setting aerial tramway in Whistler, British Columbia, that links Whistler and Blackcomb mountains and is renowned for its long unsupported span and panoramic alpine views.
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D.
Verde Canyon Railroad
Verde Canyon Railroad is a heritage scenic railway in Arizona that offers passenger excursions through the rugged and picturesque Verde Canyon along the Verde River.
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E.
Las Vegas Monorail
The Las Vegas Monorail is an elevated transit system that runs along the east side of the Las Vegas Strip, providing quick transportation between major hotels, casinos, and the convention center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial tramway
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tourist attraction ⓘ transportation system ⓘ |
| builtBy | Von Roll ⓘ |
| cabinCapacity | approximately 80 passengers ⓘ |
| cabinType | rotating cabin ⓘ |
| climateContrast |
alpine climate at upper station
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desert climate at lower station ⓘ |
| connects |
alpine environment of the San Jacinto Mountains
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desert floor near Palm Springs ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | July 1959 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designer | Francis Crocker ⓘ |
| elevationLowerStation | approximately 2,643 feet ⓘ |
| elevationUpperStation | approximately 8,516 feet ⓘ |
| engineer | Clement E. Driscoll ⓘ |
| hasFacilityAtUpperStation |
gift shop
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hiking trailheads ⓘ observation decks ⓘ restaurants ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2.5 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Palm Springs, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Palm Springs, California
Riverside County ⓘ
surface form:
Riverside County, California
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| locatedOn | eastern flank of the San Jacinto Mountains ⓘ |
| near |
Mount San Jacinto State Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount San Jacinto State Wilderness
San Bernardino National Forest ⓘ |
| nickname | World’s Largest Rotating Tramcar ⓘ |
| notableFor |
panoramic views of Coachella Valley
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steep ascent from desert floor to alpine forest ⓘ |
| numberOfTowers | 5 ⓘ |
| openingDate | September 12, 1963 ⓘ |
| operator |
Mount San Jacinto State Park
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surface form:
Mount San Jacinto Winter Park Authority
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| owner |
Mount San Jacinto State Park
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surface form:
Mount San Jacinto Winter Park Authority
|
| primaryUse |
access to hiking areas
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Francis Crocker ⓘ |
| providesAccessTo |
Mount San Jacinto State Park
ⓘ
San Jacinto Peak hiking trails ⓘ |
| regionServed | Coachella Valley ⓘ |
| rotationFeature | cabins rotate slowly during ascent and descent ⓘ |
| safetyRecord | considered one of the safest aerial tramways in the world ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminusLower | Valley Station ⓘ |
| terminusUpper | Mountain Station ⓘ |
| touristVisitsPerYear | hundreds of thousands of visitors ⓘ |
| verticalRise | about 5,873 feet ⓘ |
| website | https://pstramway.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Description of subject: The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is a rotating cable car system in California that carries passengers from the desert floor near Palm Springs up to the alpine environment of the San Jacinto Mountains.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Palm Springs, California
this entity surface form:
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Mountain Station
this entity surface form:
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway upper station area
this entity surface form:
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Mountain Station
subject surface form:
Long Valley (San Jacinto Mountains)
subject surface form:
Long Valley (San Jacinto Mountains)
this entity surface form:
Mountain Station of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
this entity surface form:
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway upper station area