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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.
Agave lechuguilla (common name in Chihuahua: lechuguilla, meaning "small lettuce") is an Agave species found only in the Chihuahuan Desert. The plant flowers once in its life and then dies.
As of July 2019, Lechuguilla is one of the ten longest caves in the world (one of the four longest in the United States) and the second deepest limestone cave in the country. Cavers, drawn by unexplored passage and never-before-seen beauty, come from around the world to explore and map the cave.
Planet Earth. Journey Into Lechuguilla Cave. None of us knew whether it was night or day. We lay 1,200 feet, more or less, beneath the desert, down countless rope pitches and miles of tortuous...
Lechuguilla is found in the Trans-Pecos region of western Texas, southern New Mexico and south into Mexico. Prominent on dry hillsides and limestone hills, in dry valleys and in bordering canyons, it is especially abundant in the desert and mountain chaparral vegetation found in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas.
Lechuguilla, shin dagger. Range: Far south New Mexico, west Texas. Form: Solitary, often forming extensive clusters. Habitat: Gravel flats, limestone terraces, scrubland. Flowers: Yellow, with purple tints, borne along a 10 foot stalk.
Lechuguilla Cave is widely considered the most beautiful cave in the world. The Chandelier Ballroom – with massive formations of delicate, crystalline gypsum – has become iconic. But there are pellucid waters and exquisite forms throughout.
Lechuguilla Cave is found deep within this ancient coral-reef-turned-mountain range, the Guadelupe Mountains, which extend from southern New Mexico, where the cave lies, south into West Texas.
Lechuguilla Cave. Lechuguilla Cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park (New Mexico, USA) is one of the most beautiful caves on Earth. Since its discovery in 1986, more than 240 kilometers of cave has been explored, making it one of the longest and most complex caves in the world.
Take a virtual tour of the Deepest Cave in the US. Located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, Lechuguilla Cave holds the record for being the deepest cave in the United States. The deepest cave in the world is in the western Caucasus mountains of the Georgian Republic.