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  2. Carlsbad Caverns National Park - Wikipedia

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    721. Region. North America. Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a national park of the United States in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico. The primary attraction of the park is the show cave Carlsbad Cavern. Visitors to the cave can hike in on their own via the natural entrance or take an elevator from the visitor center.

  3. Lechuguilla Cave - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Sandia Cave - Wikipedia

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    January 20, 1961 [2] Sandia Cave, also called the Sandia Man Cave, is an archaeological site near Bernalillo, New Mexico, within Cibola National Forest. First discovered and excavated in the 1930s, the site exhibits purported evidence of human use from 9,000 to 11,000 years ago. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961. [2]

  5. Snowy River Cave - Wikipedia

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    With surveyed passage reaching 31.59 miles (50.84 km) in 2017, this cave is the third longest cave in New Mexico. At 11 miles, Snowy River is the world's longest calcite formation. The non-profit [1] group has a long history of work in the cave, and in 2017 published a new book 12 Miles From Daylight with over 300 pages and 350 photographs and ...

  6. Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument - Wikipedia

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    Organ Mountains. The 496,330-acre (200,860 ha) monument is located in the Mesilla Valley in southern New Mexico, surrounding the city of Las Cruces in Doña Ana County. The protected area includes several mountain ranges of the Chihuahuan Desert. The five identified as being within the national monument are the Robledo Mountains, Sierra de las ...

  7. Bandera Volcano Ice Cave - Wikipedia

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    Bandera Volcano Ice Cave, also known as Zuni Ice Cave, is a lava tube cave in New Mexico with an internal temperature significantly less than above-ground summertime ambient temperature; it contains perennial ice. [1] The inside temperatures can fluctuate between −1 and 10 °C (31 and 50 °F). Some areas of the ice cave never reach above ...

  8. Burnet Cave - Wikipedia

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    Burnet Cave. Rocky Arroyo Cave of Wetmore. Location. Eddy County. Coordinates. 32°22′00″N 104°47′00″W  /  32.3667°N 104.7833°W  / 32.3667; -104.7833 [1] Height variation. 21 m. Burnet Cave (also known as Rocky Arroyo Cave of Wetmore) is an important archaeological and paleontological site located in Eddy County, New Mexico ...

  9. Fort Stanton–Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area

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    The Fort Stanton–Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area is a National Conservation Area in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Blanca, between Capitan and Lincoln in south central New Mexico. Including approximately 25,080 acres (10,150 ha) and located at an elevation of about 6,300 feet (1,900 m) above sea level.

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