Hotlum Glacier
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Hotlum Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier on the northeastern flank of Mount Shasta in California, known as one of the mountain’s largest and most active ice masses.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hotlum Glacier canonical | 3 |
| Hotlum–Wintun Glacier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T748907 — 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: Hotlum Glacier Context triple: [Mount Shasta, hasGlacier, Hotlum Glacier]
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A.
Squaw Glacier
Squaw Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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B.
Wheeler Peak Glacier
Wheeler Peak Glacier is a small alpine glacier nestled on the slopes of Wheeler Peak in Nevada’s Snake Range, notable as one of the southernmost glaciers in the United States.
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C.
Clark Glacier
Clark Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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D.
Kahiltna Glacier
Kahiltna Glacier is a major glacier on the slopes of Denali in Alaska, known for being one of the longest glaciers in the Alaska Range and a primary route for climbers ascending the mountain.
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E.
Villard Glacier
Villard Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
- 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: Hotlum Glacier Target entity description: Hotlum Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier on the northeastern flank of Mount Shasta in California, known as one of the mountain’s largest and most active ice masses.
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A.
Squaw Glacier
Squaw Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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B.
Wheeler Peak Glacier
Wheeler Peak Glacier is a small alpine glacier nestled on the slopes of Wheeler Peak in Nevada’s Snake Range, notable as one of the southernmost glaciers in the United States.
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C.
Clark Glacier
Clark Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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D.
Kahiltna Glacier
Kahiltna Glacier is a major glacier on the slopes of Denali in Alaska, known for being one of the longest glaciers in the Alaska Range and a primary route for climbers ascending the mountain.
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E.
Villard Glacier
Villard Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hotlum–Wintun route on Mount Shasta ⓘ |
| climateZone | alpine climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Siskiyou County, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Siskiyou County
|
| drainsDirection | northeast ⓘ |
| geologicalType | alpine glacier ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bergschrund
ⓘ
crevasses ⓘ icefalls ⓘ seracs ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRole | source of meltwater on Mount Shasta ⓘ |
| hasStatus | active glacier ⓘ |
| inProtectedArea |
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
ⓘ
surface form:
Shasta–Trinity National Forest
|
| isOneOf |
largest glaciers on Mount Shasta
ⓘ
most active glaciers on Mount Shasta ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
ⓘ
surface form:
Shasta–Trinity National Forest
|
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Mount Shasta ⓘ |
| locatedOnFlank | northeastern flank of Mount Shasta ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Cascade Range ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Mount Shasta
ⓘ
surface form:
Hotlum cone of Mount Shasta
|
| near |
Bolam Glacier
ⓘ
Hotlum Glacier self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hotlum–Wintun Glacier
Whitney Glacier ⓘ Wintun Glacier ⓘ |
| onVolcano | Mount Shasta ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wintun Glacier
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Shasta glacier system
|
| region | Northern California ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | northeast side of Mount Shasta ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| subjectOf |
glaciological studies of Mount Shasta
ⓘ
mountaineering guidebooks for Mount Shasta ⓘ |
| surfaceType | ice ⓘ |
| terrain |
crevassed glacier surface
ⓘ
steep ice slopes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
glacier climbing
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hotlum Glacier Description of subject: Hotlum Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier on the northeastern flank of Mount Shasta in California, known as one of the mountain’s largest and most active ice masses.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hotlum–Wintun Glacier