Big Pine, California

E97225

unincorporated community

Big Pine, California is a small unincorporated community in Inyo County known as a gateway to the eastern Sierra Nevada and nearby outdoor recreation areas.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Big Pine, California canonical	5
Big Pine	1
Big Pine, California, United States	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T571010 — 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: Big Pine, California
Context triple: [Owens Valley, contains, Big Pine, California]

A. Lone Pine, California
Lone Pine, California is a small Eastern Sierra town in Inyo County known as a gateway to Mount Whitney and the Alabama Hills, popular with hikers, climbers, and filmmakers.
B. Nipton, California
Nipton, California is a small, historic desert town in eastern San Bernardino County near the Nevada border, known for its remote location, eco-tourism focus, and proximity to Mojave Desert landscapes.
C. Angels Camp
Angels Camp is a historic Gold Rush-era city in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, famed for its mining heritage and annual frog-jumping contest.
D. Northstar California
Northstar California is a major ski and snowboard resort in the Lake Tahoe region, known for its extensive groomed terrain, family-friendly village, and upscale amenities.
E. Ridgecrest, California
Ridgecrest, California is a small Mojave Desert city in Kern County best known as the civilian community adjacent to the U.S. Navy’s China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station.
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: Big Pine, California
Target entity description: Big Pine, California is a small unincorporated community in Inyo County known as a gateway to the eastern Sierra Nevada and nearby outdoor recreation areas.

A. Lone Pine, California
Lone Pine, California is a small Eastern Sierra town in Inyo County known as a gateway to Mount Whitney and the Alabama Hills, popular with hikers, climbers, and filmmakers.
B. Nipton, California
Nipton, California is a small, historic desert town in eastern San Bernardino County near the Nevada border, known for its remote location, eco-tourism focus, and proximity to Mojave Desert landscapes.
C. Angels Camp
Angels Camp is a historic Gold Rush-era city in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, famed for its mining heritage and annual frog-jumping contest.
D. Northstar California
Northstar California is a major ski and snowboard resort in the Lake Tahoe region, known for its extensive groomed terrain, family-friendly village, and upscale amenities.
E. Ridgecrest, California
Ridgecrest, California is a small Mojave Desert city in Kern County best known as the civilian community adjacent to the U.S. Navy’s China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	unincorporated community ⓘ
climate	arid climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Inyo County, California ⓘ
elevation	approximately 1200 meters ⓘ approximately 4000 feet ⓘ
governedBy	Inyo County Board of Supervisors ⓘ
hasAreaCode	442 ⓘ 760 ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	Big Pine Unified School District ⓘ
hasGNISFeatureID	1660370 ⓘ
hasLandmark	Big Pine Canal ⓘ Big Pine Creek ⓘ
hasMajorRoad	California State Route 168 ⓘ U.S. Route 395 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNearbyAttraction	Sierra Nevada hiking trails ⓘ campgrounds along Big Pine Creek ⓘ fishing areas in Owens Valley ⓘ
hasPostalCode	93513 ⓘ
isGatewayTo	Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest ⓘ Big Pine Creek recreation area ⓘ Inyo National Forest ⓘ John Muir Wilderness ⓘ Sierra Nevada ⓘ White Mountains (California) ⓘ
knownFor	access to Eastern Sierra outdoor recreation ⓘ proximity to Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest ⓘ views of the Sierra Nevada crest ⓘ
locatedIn	Owens Valley ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Eastern Sierra ⓘ surface form: Eastern Sierra Nevada region
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear	Bishop, California ⓘ Independence, California ⓘ Owens River ⓘ
locatedOn	east side of the Sierra Nevada ⓘ west side of the White Mountains ⓘ
observesDaylightSavingTime	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Pacific Daylight Time
partOf	unincorporated communities in California ⓘ unincorporated communities in Inyo County, California ⓘ
regionType	rural community ⓘ
state	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
transportationRole	road junction on U.S. Route 395 and State Route 168 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Owens Valley → contains → Big Pine, California ⓘ

Eastern Sierra → contains → Big Pine, California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Big Pine

Owens Valley Radio Observatory → locatedNear → Big Pine, California ⓘ

Glacier Lodge trailhead → reachableFrom → Big Pine, California ⓘ

Independence → locatedSouthOf → Big Pine, California ⓘ

subject surface form: Independence, California

Elisha Cook Jr. → placeOfDeath → Big Pine, California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Big Pine, California, United States

Palisade Glacier → near → Big Pine, California ⓘ

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