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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.
partly within Mammoth Cave National Park: 6 Great Savannah Cave System,(Maxwelton Sink Cave [9]-McClung Cave [10]) 82.5 km (51.26 mi) [11] near Greenbrier County, West Virginia: none 7 Friars Hole Cave System: 81.2 km (50.46 mi) [12] near Renicks Valley, West Virginia
Largest cave in West Virginia. Shavers Mountain Spruce-Hemlock Stand: 1974 Randolph: Federal An old-growth stand of red spruce and hemlock trees. Part of Monongahela National Forest. Sinnett-Thorn Mountain Cave System: 1973 Pendleton: Private Cave system with waterfalls and deep pits.
Mammoth Cave is the longest-known cave system in the world. “There are caves that have larger rooms, but we are the longest,” Schroer said. “We are currently mapped at 426 miles.
Mammoth is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Mammoth is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northeast of Cedar Grove , along Kellys Creek . [ 2 ] Mammoth has a post office with ZIP code 25132.
Germany Valley is situated in the upper reaches of the North Fork South Branch Potomac River in northeastern Pendleton County, West Virginia.The Valley floor is at an elevation of approximately 2,100 feet (640 m) with the surrounding mountaintops about 500 to 1,200 feet (150 to 370 meters) higher.
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It is defined by North Fork Mountain to the west and Cave Mountain to the east. At places the Canyon is over 1,000 feet (300 m) deep with nearly vertical walls. (The riverbed is at about 1,100 feet (340 m) above sea level and the summit of Cave Mountain is 2,470 feet (750 m).)