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Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park is a state park unit preserving Malakoff Diggins, the largest hydraulic mining site in California, United States.The mine was one of several hydraulic mining sites at the center of the 1882 landmark case Woodruff v.
The cavern is situated 90 metres (300 ft) above the river. It consists of three levels with rock stairways, numerous altars, and small cells, suggested to have been the residence of Saint Maron and his early followers in the fourth century CE, during the foundation of the Maronite Church.
Mount Maroon is one of five peaks in the park, 1994. The park is dominated by the grand twin peaks of Mount Barney. Surrounding these peaks are numerous mountains, steep valleys, caves, deep rock pools and much woodland forest. The park also contains the peaks of Mount Ballow, Mount Ernest, Mount Maroon and Mount May. [citation needed]
In addition, the campground has modern campsites for RVs and primitive campsites for tents. [8] Picnicking: The picnic area overlooks a scenic valley and is adjacent to a modern playground for children. Trails: The park features over 20 miles (32 km) of hiking and 14 miles (23 km) of mountain biking trails. [9]
This list of Alabama state parks covers state parks in the Alabama park system. As of 2023, there were 21 official Alabama state parks run in part or exclusively by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources [1] and three historic state parks run by other authorities.
At the summit, Bascom Lodge [9] offers overnight accommodations and meals during non-winter months. The reservation's 70 miles (110 km) of trails for hiking, mountain biking, back-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling include an 11.5-mile (18.5 km) section of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and the historic Thunderbolt Ski Trail.
Raccoon Mountain Caverns is a cave located in Chattanooga, Tennessee in a band of Mississippian Period limestone, part of the Cumberland Plateau. Parts of the cave system was discovered and documented as early as 1853, by 1929 Leo Lambert, a local caver who had recently discovered and opened Ruby Falls expanded the known cave passages. [ 1 ]
The Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the Elk Mountains of central Colorado. The 181,535-acre (734.65 km 2 ) wilderness was established in 1980 in the Gunnison and White River national forests.