Blowhole Cave Explained

Blowhole Cave
Photo Width:256
Location:Utah County, Utah
Coords:40.1041°N -112.0371°W
Depth:340feet
Length:1165feet
Elevation:5293feet
Geology:Limestone
Entrance Count:1
Difficulty:Vertical
Hazards:Slippery surfaces
Access:Restricted
Survey:Call & Rod Horrocks, 1989

Blowhole Cave is a cave in Utah County, Utah, United States to the west of Utah Lake. The cave is owned by the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) and is managed by the Timpanogos Grotto of the National Speleological Society.[1] A cave gate was installed April 25–26, 2006.[2] Blowhole cave is very warm (more than 80F) and moist. Total surveyed length is 1165feet, and total depth is 340feet. Blowhole Cave is the 9th deepest cave in Utah.[3] To explore the cave, approximately 400feet of rope is needed. The most notable formation inside the cave is the Navajo Blanket, a wall composed of brown, tan, red, white, and gray rock.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The "Timpanogos Grotto of the NSS" official website . Caves.org . 2012-08-08.
  2. Web site: History - The Nutty Putty Cave official website . Nuttyputtycave.com . 2012-08-08 . 2009-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090515000102/http://www.nuttyputtycave.com/history.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Utah's Longest and Deepest Caves ~ Utah Caves . Utahcaves.blogspot.com . 2012-08-08.
  4. Web site: Blowhole Cave . The Dye Clan . 2012-08-08.