At 150.4 miles (242.0 km), Lechuguilla Cave is the eighth-longest explored cave in the world[1] and the second deepest (1,604 feet or 489 meters) in the continental United States.[2] It is most famous for its unusual geology, rare formations, and pristine condition.
The cave is named for the canyon through which it is entered, which is named for Agave lechuguilla, a species of plant found there.[3] Lechuguilla is in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico, United States. Access to the cave is limited to approved scientific researchers, survey and exploration teams, and National Park Service management-related trips.
^Bob Gulden (June 20, 2013). "Worlds longest caves". Geo2 Committee on Long and Deep Caves. National Speleological Society (NSS). Retrieved June 23, 2013.
^Bob Gulden (June 20, 2013). "USA deepest caves". Geo2 Committee on Long and Deep Caves. NSS. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
^Cahill, Tim (1994). "Lechuguilla". Pecked to Death by Ducks. New York: Random House.
At 150.4 miles (242.0 km), LechuguillaCave is the eighth-longest explored cave in the world and the second deepest (1,604 feet or 489 meters) in the continental...
be flooded. LechuguillaCave in New Mexico and nearby Carlsbad Cavern are now believed to be examples of another type of solutional cave. They were formed...
Mexico's Lechuguillacave in 2014. As of August 2022, the cave is known to be 2,052 feet (625 m) deep and 1.488 miles (2,395 m) long. The cave consists...
and underground drainage. Solutional caves in this landform—topography are often called karst caves. LechuguillaCave in New Mexico and nearby Carlsbad Caverns...
counting: Wind Cave celebrates significant milestone". National Park Service (NPS). October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019. "LechuguillaCave Info". 2022...
Slaughter Canyon Cave and Spider Cave are undeveloped, except for designated paths for the guided "adventure" caving tours. LechuguillaCave is well known...
Mars if any of the lava tubes there are inhabited. LechuguillaCave First of the terrestrial sulfur caves to be investigated as a Mars analogue for sulfur...
Kambesis coauthored the book Deep Secrets: The Discovers & Exploration of LechuguillaCave, which was first published in 1999. She has also authored, coauthored...
divers after two days trapped in a Kentucky cave after flooding in 1983. Emily Davis Mobley from LechuguillaCave in New Mexico in 1991. More than 200 people...
in the formation of ancient LechuguillaCave in the US state of New Mexico and is presently active in the Frasassi Caves of Italy. The oxidation of sulfides...
in Almeria, Spain Caves noted for large scale gypsum speleothems include: Cave of the Crystals in Chihuahua, Mexico LechuguillaCave in New Mexico, US...
aphrodisiac effect.[citation needed] During the initial explorations of LechuguillaCave in the late 1980s, a chamber was named "Pellucidar" in honor of these...
National Monument, California Lava River Cave, Arizona Lava River Cave, Oregon LechuguillaCave, New Mexico Lehman Caves, Nevada Leon Sinks Geological Area...
aspen. The range contains many world-class caves, including Carlsbad Caverns (the best known) and LechuguillaCave, discovered in 1986. The history of the...
four-million year-old strain of Paenibacillus isolated from soil samples in LechuguillaCave was found to be naturally resistant to daptomycin. It has been suggested...
quaking aspen. The range contains many large cave systems, including Carlsbad Caverns and LechuguillaCave. The history of the range includes occupation...
near Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert in Hérault, France. Lake Lebarge in the LechuguillaCave, Eddy County, New Mexico, New Mexico, United States A geological cross...
2022. https://www.nps.gov/maca/learn/news/mammoth-cave-just-got-a-little-more-mammoth.htm "Mammoth Cave National Park". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived...
Cave National Park and Jewel Cave National Monument and Timpanogos Cave in Utah. Perhaps the most extensive displays known are found in Lechuguilla Cave...
and the places where he worked. Idaean craters are named after famous caves. Dactylian craters are named after the mythological Dactyls. USGS: Ida nomenclature...
included the Caverns in the National Register of Natural Landmarks. LechuguillaCave "National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National...
Crystals in Cave Pools, Central Texas, USA.” Jour. Sedimentary Res. 74:3 328–41. Davis, Donald G. (2000). “Extraordinary Features of LechuguillaCave, Guadalupe...
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