McKenzie Pass
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McKenzie Pass is a scenic mountain pass in Oregon’s Cascade Range known for its volcanic landscapes, panoramic views of nearby peaks, and access to hiking and cycling routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| McKenzie Pass canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3374253 — 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: McKenzie Pass Context triple: [North Sister, isVisibleFrom, McKenzie Pass]
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A.
Muir Pass
Muir Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, traversed by the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail and known for its remote, alpine terrain and stone shelter.
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B.
Harrison Pass
Harrison Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, providing a rugged route across the Great Western Divide in Sequoia National Park.
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C.
Harrison Pass
Harrison Pass is a high mountain pass in Nevada that provides a key crossing through the Ruby Mountains.
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D.
Forester Pass
Forester Pass is a high mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California, renowned as the loftiest point along the Pacific Crest Trail and a challenging milestone for long-distance hikers.
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E.
Milner Pass
Milner Pass is a high mountain pass in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park, known for carrying a major transcontinental divide crossing and offering scenic alpine views.
- 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: McKenzie Pass Target entity description: McKenzie Pass is a scenic mountain pass in Oregon’s Cascade Range known for its volcanic landscapes, panoramic views of nearby peaks, and access to hiking and cycling routes.
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A.
Muir Pass
Muir Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, traversed by the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail and known for its remote, alpine terrain and stone shelter.
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B.
Harrison Pass
Harrison Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, providing a rugged route across the Great Western Divide in Sequoia National Park.
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C.
Harrison Pass
Harrison Pass is a high mountain pass in Nevada that provides a key crossing through the Ruby Mountains.
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D.
Forester Pass
Forester Pass is a high mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California, renowned as the loftiest point along the Pacific Crest Trail and a challenging milestone for long-distance hikers.
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E.
Milner Pass
Milner Pass is a high mountain pass in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park, known for carrying a major transcontinental divide crossing and offering scenic alpine views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass
ⓘ
scenic byway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | OR 242 summit ⓘ |
| connects |
McKenzie River
ⓘ
surface form:
McKenzie River Valley
Sisters, Oregon ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 1623 meters
ⓘ
about 5325 feet ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature |
aa lava
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basaltic lava flows ⓘ cinder cones ⓘ pahoehoe lava ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
hiking
ⓘ
photography ⓘ road cycling ⓘ scenic driving ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Dee Wright Observatory ⓘ |
| hasTrailAccess |
Black Crater Trail nearby
ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail nearby ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Belknap Crater
ⓘ
Black Crater ⓘ Little Belknap ⓘ Middle Sister ⓘ Mount Hood on clear days ⓘ Mount Jefferson ⓘ Mount Washington ⓘ North Sister ⓘ South Sister ⓘ Three Fingered Jack ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dee Wright Observatory
ⓘ
cycling routes ⓘ extensive lava fields ⓘ hiking trails ⓘ panoramic mountain views ⓘ scenic driving route ⓘ volcanic landscapes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cascade Range
ⓘ
Deschutes County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lane County, Oregon ⓘ Oregon ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| managedBy |
U.S. Forest Service
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forest Service
|
| near |
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
ⓘ
Sisters, Oregon ⓘ |
| partOf |
McKenzie Pass–Santiam Pass Scenic Byway
ⓘ
surface form:
McKenzie-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway
Willamette National Forest ⓘ |
| roadClosedInWinter | true ⓘ |
| roadSeason | typically open late June through early November ⓘ |
| roadType | narrow winding mountain road ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Oregon Route 242 ⓘ |
| within | Willamette National Forest road network ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: McKenzie Pass Description of subject: McKenzie Pass is a scenic mountain pass in Oregon’s Cascade Range known for its volcanic landscapes, panoramic views of nearby peaks, and access to hiking and cycling routes.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.