Balsam Cap
E384937
Balsam Cap is a remote, forested peak in New York’s Catskill Mountains, known for its trailless ascent and inclusion among the Catskill High Peaks sought by experienced hikers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Balsam Cap canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3736463 — 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: Balsam Cap Context triple: [Slide Mountain Wilderness Area, contains, Balsam Cap]
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A.
Blackhead Mountain
Blackhead Mountain is a prominent peak in New York’s Catskill Mountains, known for its steep trails, rugged terrain, and expansive views within the northeastern Catskills.
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B.
Black Hill
Black Hill is a prominent moorland summit in the Peak District of England, known for its exposed peat bogs and expansive upland views.
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C.
Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain is a prominent peak in Nevada’s Snake Range, known for its high elevation and rugged Great Basin terrain.
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D.
Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain is a prominent ski mountain near Ketchum, Idaho, best known as the primary alpine skiing area of the Sun Valley resort.
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E.
Savage Mountain
Savage Mountain is the ominous nickname for K2, the world’s second-highest peak, renowned for its extreme difficulty and high fatality rate among climbers.
- 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: Balsam Cap Target entity description: Balsam Cap is a remote, forested peak in New York’s Catskill Mountains, known for its trailless ascent and inclusion among the Catskill High Peaks sought by experienced hikers.
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A.
Blackhead Mountain
Blackhead Mountain is a prominent peak in New York’s Catskill Mountains, known for its steep trails, rugged terrain, and expansive views within the northeastern Catskills.
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B.
Black Hill
Black Hill is a prominent moorland summit in the Peak District of England, known for its exposed peat bogs and expansive upland views.
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C.
Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain is a prominent peak in Nevada’s Snake Range, known for its high elevation and rugged Great Basin terrain.
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D.
Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain is a prominent ski mountain near Ketchum, Idaho, best known as the primary alpine skiing area of the Sun Valley resort.
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E.
Savage Mountain
Savage Mountain is the ominous nickname for K2, the world’s second-highest peak, renowned for its extreme difficulty and high fatality rate among climbers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catskill High Peak
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ peak ⓘ |
| access | bushwhack only ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Ulster County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainage | Hudson River watershed ⓘ |
| drainsTo |
Esopus Creek
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Neversink River ⓘ Rondout Creek ⓘ |
| elevationFt | 3623 ⓘ |
| elevationM | 1104 ⓘ |
| hasFeature | limited viewpoints near summit ⓘ |
| hasNoMarkedTrailToSummit | true ⓘ |
| hasRank | 26th-highest peak in the Catskills ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
balsam fir near summit
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mixed northern hardwood forest ⓘ |
| hikingSeason | year-round ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| isTrailless | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging navigation
ⓘ
dense forest cover ⓘ remote location ⓘ trailless ascent ⓘ |
| listing |
Catskill 3500 Club peaks
ⓘ
Catskill High Peaks region ⓘ
surface form:
Catskill High Peaks
|
| locatedIn |
Catskill Mountains
ⓘ
New York ⓘ Ulster County ⓘ
surface form:
Ulster County, New York
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Catskill Mountains ⓘ |
| nearestHighPeak | Friday Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catskill High Peaks region
ⓘ
surface form:
Catskill High Peaks
Slide Mountain Wilderness Area ⓘ
surface form:
Slide Mountain Wilderness
|
| popularWith |
Catskill 3500 Club members
ⓘ
experienced hikers ⓘ |
| prominenceFt | 403 ⓘ |
| protectedArea |
Slide Mountain Wilderness Area
ⓘ
surface form:
Slide Mountain Wilderness
|
| recreation |
bushwhacking
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ |
| region | southern Catskills ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| summitType | wooded summit ⓘ |
| topographicMap | USGS West Shokan ⓘ |
| topographicProminence | 403 ft ⓘ |
| winterAscentRequiredForList |
Catskill 3500 Club peaks
ⓘ
surface form:
Catskill 3500 Club
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Balsam Cap Description of subject: Balsam Cap is a remote, forested peak in New York’s Catskill Mountains, known for its trailless ascent and inclusion among the Catskill High Peaks sought by experienced hikers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.