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National Park Service. 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 ...
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.
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 ...
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]
Carlsbad Caverns National Park officials in New Mexico recently condemned the leaving of a Cheetos snack bag in one of the caves, noting how it disrupted the underground ecosystem.
Lovelock Cave (NV-Ch-18) is a North American archaeological site previously known as Sunset Guano Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Loud Site 18. The cave is about 150 feet (46 m) long and 35 feet (11 m) wide. [1] Lovelock Cave is one of the most important classic sites of the Great Basin region because the conditions of the cave are conducive to the ...
Pendejo Cave is a geological feature and archaeological site located in southern New Mexico about 20 miles east of OrograndeArchaeologist Richard S. MacNeish claimed that human occupation of the cave pre-dates by tens of thousands of years the Clovis Culture, traditionally believed to be one of the oldest if not the oldest culture in the Americas.
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, United States within the Guadalupe Mountains about 26 ...