city of Raton, New Mexico
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The city of Raton, New Mexico, is a small historic community in northeastern New Mexico near the Colorado border, known as a gateway to the Rocky Mountains and the surrounding high plains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| city of Raton, New Mexico canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5268843 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: city of Raton, New Mexico Context triple: [Raton Pass, locatedNear, city of Raton, New Mexico]
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San Antonio, New Mexico
San Antonio, New Mexico is a small unincorporated community in Socorro County best known for its proximity to the Trinity nuclear test site and as the birthplace of Conrad Hilton.
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San Rafael, New Mexico
San Rafael, New Mexico is a small unincorporated community in western New Mexico known historically as a settlement along early travel and trade routes in what is now Cibola County.
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C.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Las Cruces, New Mexico is a city in southern New Mexico known as a regional hub for education, agriculture, and technology, and as the home of New Mexico State University.
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Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Santa Rosa, New Mexico is a small city in eastern New Mexico known for its natural blue-water lakes, especially the Blue Hole, which attract divers and tourists.
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E.
La Luz, New Mexico
La Luz, New Mexico is a small census-designated community in southern New Mexico known for its historic orchards and proximity to the Sacramento Mountains.
- 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: city of Raton, New Mexico Target entity description: The city of Raton, New Mexico, is a small historic community in northeastern New Mexico near the Colorado border, known as a gateway to the Rocky Mountains and the surrounding high plains.
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A.
San Antonio, New Mexico
San Antonio, New Mexico is a small unincorporated community in Socorro County best known for its proximity to the Trinity nuclear test site and as the birthplace of Conrad Hilton.
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B.
San Rafael, New Mexico
San Rafael, New Mexico is a small unincorporated community in western New Mexico known historically as a settlement along early travel and trade routes in what is now Cibola County.
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C.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Las Cruces, New Mexico is a city in southern New Mexico known as a regional hub for education, agriculture, and technology, and as the home of New Mexico State University.
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Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Santa Rosa, New Mexico is a small city in eastern New Mexico known for its natural blue-water lakes, especially the Blue Hole, which attract divers and tourists.
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E.
La Luz, New Mexico
La Luz, New Mexico is a small census-designated community in southern New Mexico known for its historic orchards and proximity to the Sacramento Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode | 575 ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Raton Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| climateClassification | Köppen BSk ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Colfax County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedAs | railroad town ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 100 miles northeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
outdoor recreation
ⓘ
service industries ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
approximately 2036 meters
ⓘ
approximately 6680 feet ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 35-61740 ⓘ |
| founded | late 19th century ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0915860 ⓘ |
| governedBy | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Raton Municipal Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Raton Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shuler Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Downtown Raton Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEconomicActivity |
coal mining
ⓘ
railroad services ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | Colfax County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
access to surrounding high plains
ⓘ
gateway to the Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northeastern New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Colorado border ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Interstate 25
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raton Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 87 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Raton Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | mouse ⓘ |
| near |
Capulin Volcano National Monument
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sugarite Canyon State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | High Plains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 6000 (early 2020s) ⓘ |
| postalCode | 87740 ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Amtrak Southwest Chief (nearby Raton station)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New Mexico ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: city of Raton, New Mexico Description of subject: The city of Raton, New Mexico, is a small historic community in northeastern New Mexico near the Colorado border, known as a gateway to the Rocky Mountains and the surrounding high plains.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.