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Ellison's features a number of underground vertical pitches including the two deepest pits in the contiguous United States: Fantastic (586 feet) and Incredible (440 feet). [2] These two pits lie on opposite sides of the cave. Nearby and parallel to Fantastic are Smokey I (500 feet), Smokey II (262 feet), and other deep pitches.
This list of deepest caves includes the deepest known natural caves according to maximum surveyed depth as of 2024. The depth value is measured from the highest to the lowest accessible cave point. The depth value is measured from the highest to the lowest accessible cave point.
Lechuguilla was also the deepest known cave in the continental United States at 1,604 feet (489 m) [2] until the exploration of Tears of the Turtle Cave in 2014. [5] Drawn by the cave's pristine condition and rare beauty, cavers come from around the world to explore and map its passages and geology.
Tears of the Turtle Cave is located in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in western Montana and is currently the deepest known limestone cave in the United States since passing New Mexico's Lechuguilla cave in 2014. [4] As of August 2024, the cave is known to be 2,477 feet (755 m) deep [2] and 1.88 miles (3,030 m) long. [1]
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 Discovery Trail opened in 1977 and loops through a 1.2 miles (1.9 km) section of the cavern, descending to the lower level of the cave, 366 feet (112 m) underground, as well as to the Natural Entrance, about 100 feet (30 m) below ground at that point, following the stream bed of the springs that created the cavern.
Raccoon Mountain Caverns: Hamilton County: 5.5 miles (8.9 km) 1853 Only place in the world where Nesticus furtivus (also known as the Crystal Caverns Cave Spider) is found. [15] Ruby Falls: Hamilton County: 700 feet (210 m) 1928 Contains tallest and deepest subterranean waterfall open to the public in the United States at 145 feet (44 m) tall. [16]