Rockfish Gap
E392080
Rockfish Gap is a mountain pass in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains that serves as a key gateway between Shenandoah National Park and the surrounding lowlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rockfish Gap canonical | 1 |
| Rockfish Gap Entrance Station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3850952 — 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: Rockfish Gap Context triple: [Skyline Drive, southernTerminus, Rockfish Gap]
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A.
Sally Gap
Sally Gap is a remote mountain pass in County Wicklow, Ireland, known for its scenic upland landscapes and as a key crossroads in the Wicklow Mountains.
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B.
Cove Gap
Cove Gap is a small unincorporated community in Pennsylvania best known as the birthplace of U.S. President James Buchanan.
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C.
Keeler Gap
The Keeler Gap is a narrow, prominent division within Saturn’s A ring, notable for containing small ringlets and being shaped by the gravitational influence of the moon Daphnis.
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D.
Glen Pass
Glen Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, traversed by the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail between the Rae Lakes basin and the Bubbs Creek drainage.
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E.
Duke’s Pass
Duke’s Pass is a scenic, winding route through the Trossachs in central Scotland, renowned for its forested hills, lochs, and panoramic viewpoints near Aberfoyle.
- 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: Rockfish Gap Target entity description: Rockfish Gap is a mountain pass in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains that serves as a key gateway between Shenandoah National Park and the surrounding lowlands.
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A.
Sally Gap
Sally Gap is a remote mountain pass in County Wicklow, Ireland, known for its scenic upland landscapes and as a key crossroads in the Wicklow Mountains.
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B.
Cove Gap
Cove Gap is a small unincorporated community in Pennsylvania best known as the birthplace of U.S. President James Buchanan.
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C.
Keeler Gap
The Keeler Gap is a narrow, prominent division within Saturn’s A ring, notable for containing small ringlets and being shaped by the gravitational influence of the moon Daphnis.
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D.
Glen Pass
Glen Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, traversed by the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail between the Rae Lakes basin and the Bubbs Creek drainage.
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E.
Duke’s Pass
Duke’s Pass is a scenic, winding route through the Trossachs in central Scotland, renowned for its forested hills, lochs, and panoramic viewpoints near Aberfoyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass
ⓘ
transportation corridor ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University of Virginia ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical to humid continental transition zone ⓘ |
| closestTown |
Afton, Virginia
ⓘ
Waynesboro, Virginia ⓘ |
| connects |
Shenandoah Valley
ⓘ
Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Piedmont
lowlands east of the Blue Ridge ⓘ |
| drainageDivideBetween |
waters flowing to the James River
ⓘ
waters flowing to the Shenandoah River ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1900 feet
ⓘ
approximately 580 meters ⓘ |
| featureType | wind gap ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
Augusta County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nelson County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gatewayTo |
Shenandoah National Park
ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley ⓘ Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Piedmont
|
| geologicalSetting | part of the Appalachian Mountains ⓘ |
| hasNearbyEntrance | southern entrance to Shenandoah National Park ⓘ |
| hasNearbyJunction | junction of Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Blue Ridge Mountains
ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley ⓘ Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Piedmont
|
| historicalEventSite | Rockfish Gap Commission meeting of 1818 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site where location of the University of Virginia was chosen in 1818 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Augusta County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ Nelson County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rockfish River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Shenandoah National Park ⓘ |
| partOf |
Blue Ridge Parkway
ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Ridge Parkway corridor
|
| recreation |
access point to hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains
ⓘ
scenic overlook areas ⓘ |
| region |
Central Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
central Virginia
|
| roadType | primary east–west crossing of the Blue Ridge in central Virginia ⓘ |
| stateRouteConnection | connection between Charlottesville area and Staunton area via I-64 ⓘ |
| transportHazard | subject to fog and winter weather conditions ⓘ |
| transportRole | major highway pass for Interstate 64 between Charlottesville and Staunton ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Blue Ridge Parkway
ⓘ
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ⓘ
surface form:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (historical alignment nearby)
Interstate 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 250 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSince | early 19th century as a transportation route ⓘ |
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Subject: Rockfish Gap Description of subject: Rockfish Gap is a mountain pass in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains that serves as a key gateway between Shenandoah National Park and the surrounding lowlands.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rockfish Gap Entrance Station