Muir Hut
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Muir Hut is a small stone shelter built by the Sierra Club near the summit of Muir Pass in California’s Sierra Nevada to provide refuge for hikers on the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Muir Hut canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6317931 — 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: Muir Hut Context triple: [Muir Pass, hasStructure, Muir Hut]
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A.
Vallot Hut
Vallot Hut is a high-altitude emergency shelter on Mont Blanc used by climbers as a critical refuge during ascents via the Goûter Route.
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B.
Lake Mackenzie Hut
Lake Mackenzie Hut is a popular backcountry accommodation for hikers set beside Lake Mackenzie in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park along the Routeburn Track.
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C.
Moturau Hut
Moturau Hut is a backcountry accommodation hut located along New Zealand’s Kepler Track in Fiordland National Park, providing overnight shelter for trampers.
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D.
Iris Burn Hut
Iris Burn Hut is a popular backcountry accommodation for hikers located along New Zealand’s Kepler Track in Fiordland National Park.
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E.
Pelion Hut
Pelion Hut is a popular backcountry hikers' shelter located in Tasmania's central highlands, serving as a key overnight stop on the Overland Track near Mount Ossa.
- 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: Muir Hut Target entity description: Muir Hut is a small stone shelter built by the Sierra Club near the summit of Muir Pass in California’s Sierra Nevada to provide refuge for hikers on the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail.
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A.
Vallot Hut
Vallot Hut is a high-altitude emergency shelter on Mont Blanc used by climbers as a critical refuge during ascents via the Goûter Route.
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B.
Lake Mackenzie Hut
Lake Mackenzie Hut is a popular backcountry accommodation for hikers set beside Lake Mackenzie in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park along the Routeburn Track.
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C.
Moturau Hut
Moturau Hut is a backcountry accommodation hut located along New Zealand’s Kepler Track in Fiordland National Park, providing overnight shelter for trampers.
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D.
Iris Burn Hut
Iris Burn Hut is a popular backcountry accommodation for hikers located along New Zealand’s Kepler Track in Fiordland National Park.
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E.
Pelion Hut
Pelion Hut is a popular backcountry hikers' shelter located in Tasmania's central highlands, serving as a key overnight stop on the Overland Track near Mount Ossa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
backcountry shelter
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mountain shelter ⓘ stone hut ⓘ |
| access | hiking only ⓘ |
| accessibleSeason | primarily summer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
John Muir Trail thru-hiking culture
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Sierra Club High Trips history ⓘ |
| builtBy | Sierra Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationApprox |
about 11955 feet
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about 3645 meters ⓘ |
| floorType | stone floor ⓘ |
| hasDoorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasHeating | none ⓘ |
| hasInterior | single small room ⓘ |
| hasLighting | none ⓘ |
| hasRoofType | domed roof ⓘ |
| hasShape | cylindrical ⓘ |
| hasWindowCount | few small windows ⓘ |
| intendedFor | short-term use ⓘ |
| isUnstaffed | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Muir Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| locatedInWilderness | true ⓘ |
| locatedOnTrail |
John Muir Trail
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Crest Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Sierra Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Muir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
providing shelter in severe alpine weather
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stone masonry construction ⓘ |
| partOf | high Sierra backcountry infrastructure ⓘ |
| region | Kings Canyon National Park area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| situatedNear | crest of the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| use |
emergency shelter
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refuge for hikers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Muir Hut Description of subject: Muir Hut is a small stone shelter built by the Sierra Club near the summit of Muir Pass in California’s Sierra Nevada to provide refuge for hikers on the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail.
Referenced by (2)
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