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Mammoth Cave National Park is a national park of the United States in south-central Kentucky. It encompasses portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest known cave system in the world . The park's 52,830 acres (21,380 ha) are located primarily in Edmonson County , with small areas extending eastward into Hart and Barren counties.
The owners of Great Onyx Cave refused to sell their land when the federal government was purchasing property for Mammoth Cave National Park during the 1930s. When the National Park was established in 1941, Great Onyx Cave remained a privately held "island" within the Park's borders. [3] The cave was finally sold to the National Park Service and ...
partly within Mammoth Cave National Park: 6 Helms Deep Cave 112.8 km (70.09 mi) [13] [14] Perry County, Tennessee: None.Entrances are on private property. Restricted access, requires authorization 7 Great Savannah Cave System,(Maxwelton Sink Cave [15]-McClung Cave [16]) 82.5 km (51.26 mi) [17] near Greenbrier County, West Virginia
The Fisher Ridge Cave System is a cave system located in Hart County, Kentucky, United States, near Mammoth Cave National Park. As of November 2019 it had been mapped to a length of 130.001 miles (209.216 km), making it the fifth-longest cave in the United States and the tenth-longest in the world .
The Whigpistle Cave System is a large cave near Mammoth Cave, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The system, composed of the interconnected Whigpistle, Martin Ridge, and Jackpot Caves, has been mapped to over 66 kilometers (41 mi), and is currently the United States' thirteenth-longest cave.
Salts Cave Archeological Site, near Munfordville, Kentucky, is a cave and archeological site which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] The cave is part of Mammoth Cave National Park. [2] It has also been known as West's Cave and as Old Salts Cave. It was listed for its information potential. [1]
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park: 10 Fisher Ridge Cave System: 212.1 km (131.8 mi) near Brownsville, Kentucky, United States: 1981 partly within Mammoth Cave National Park: 11 Hölloch: 211.2 km (131.2 mi) [17] [18] Muotathal, Switzerland