Avalanche Gulch route
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Avalanche Gulch route is the most popular and commonly used climbing route to the summit of Mount Shasta, known for its straightforward but strenuous snow and ice ascent.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avalanche Gulch climbing route | 1 |
| Avalanche Gulch route canonical | 1 |
| Hotlum–Bolam Ridge route | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T748928 — 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: Avalanche Gulch route Context triple: [Mount Shasta, hasClimbingRoute, Avalanche Gulch route]
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A.
West Buttress route
The West Buttress route is the most popular and commonly used climbing route to the summit of Denali in Alaska.
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B.
Grand Couloir
Grand Couloir is a notorious rockfall-prone gully on Mont Blanc that climbers must traverse on the popular Goûter Route.
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C.
Sawtooth Pass Trail
Sawtooth Pass Trail is a high-elevation hiking route in Sequoia National Park known for its steep ascent, alpine scenery, and access to the Mineral King backcountry.
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D.
Paulina Peak Trail
Paulina Peak Trail is a popular hiking route in central Oregon that climbs to the summit of Paulina Peak, offering expansive views over Newberry Volcano and its surrounding lakes and lava flows.
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E.
Timberline Trail
Timberline Trail is a renowned long-distance hiking loop that circumnavigates Oregon’s Mount Hood, offering alpine scenery, river crossings, and access to diverse mountain ecosystems.
- 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: Avalanche Gulch route Target entity description: Avalanche Gulch route is the most popular and commonly used climbing route to the summit of Mount Shasta, known for its straightforward but strenuous snow and ice ascent.
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A.
West Buttress route
The West Buttress route is the most popular and commonly used climbing route to the summit of Denali in Alaska.
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B.
Grand Couloir
Grand Couloir is a notorious rockfall-prone gully on Mont Blanc that climbers must traverse on the popular Goûter Route.
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C.
Sawtooth Pass Trail
Sawtooth Pass Trail is a high-elevation hiking route in Sequoia National Park known for its steep ascent, alpine scenery, and access to the Mineral King backcountry.
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D.
Paulina Peak Trail
Paulina Peak Trail is a popular hiking route in central Oregon that climbs to the summit of Paulina Peak, offering expansive views over Newberry Volcano and its surrounding lakes and lava flows.
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E.
Timberline Trail
Timberline Trail is a renowned long-distance hiking loop that circumnavigates Oregon’s Mount Hood, offering alpine scenery, river crossings, and access to diverse mountain ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climbing route
ⓘ
mountaineering route ⓘ |
| accessedVia | Everitt Memorial Highway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Avalanche Gulch
ⓘ
Avalanche Gulch route ⓘ
surface form:
Avalanche Gulch climbing route
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| bestClimbedDuring | stable snow conditions ⓘ |
| campingCommonAt | Helen Lake ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedFor | guided climbs ⓘ |
| difficulty | strenuous ⓘ |
| elevationGainApprox | 7000 feet from Bunny Flat ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
being the most popular route on Mount Shasta
ⓘ
being the standard summit route on Mount Shasta ⓘ |
| hazard |
altitude sickness
ⓘ
avalanches ⓘ crevasses near upper mountain ⓘ icefall ⓘ rockfall ⓘ |
| includesFeature |
Heartbreak Hill
ⓘ
Helen Lake ⓘ Horse Camp ⓘ Misery Hill ⓘ Red Banks ⓘ summit plateau of Mount Shasta ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Siskiyou County, California ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Mount Shasta ⓘ |
| managedBy | Shasta-Trinity National Forest ⓘ |
| notableFor |
direct line to Mount Shasta summit
ⓘ
large number of climbers on weekends in season ⓘ |
| partOf | Cascade Range ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
mountaineering
ⓘ
snow climbing ⓘ |
| recommendedFor | experienced hikers transitioning to mountaineering ⓘ |
| requiresEquipment |
crampons
ⓘ
helmet ⓘ ice axe ⓘ mountaineering boots ⓘ |
| requiresPermit |
Mount Shasta summit pass (in climbing season)
ⓘ
wilderness permit ⓘ |
| requiresStartTime | pre-dawn start for safer snow conditions ⓘ |
| startsFrom | Bunny Flat trailhead ⓘ |
| summits | Mount Shasta summit ⓘ |
| technicalGrade | non-technical snow climb in good conditions ⓘ |
| terrainType |
ice
ⓘ
snow ⓘ |
| typicalSeason |
early summer
ⓘ
late spring ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Avalanche Gulch route Description of subject: Avalanche Gulch route is the most popular and commonly used climbing route to the summit of Mount Shasta, known for its straightforward but strenuous snow and ice ascent.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hotlum–Bolam Ridge route
this entity surface form:
Avalanche Gulch climbing route