Carlsbad Cavern, Natural cave system in Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico, US.
The Big Room of Carlsbad Cavern extends 4,000 feet in length, 625 feet in width, and reaches 255 feet at its highest point.
Jim White conducted initial explorations of Carlsbad Cavern in 1898, using handmade wire ladders to navigate and document the underground passages.
The Carlsbad Caverns National Park maintains a collection of limestone formations, recognized as a World Heritage Site since 1995.
Visitors can enter the cave through the natural entrance trail or access the chambers directly via elevators that descend 750 feet underground.
The cave system formed when hydrogen sulfide from petroleum deposits mixed with groundwater, creating sulfuric acid that dissolved the limestone bedrock.
Location: Eddy County
GPS coordinates: 32.17706,-104.44104
Latest update: March 9, 2025 22:09
The underground world contains caves with crystals, limestone formations, and prehistoric art. These geological structures range from ice caves in Austria to marble chambers in Chile. Some caves house underground rivers, luminescent glowworms, or fossil deposits.
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