List of longest caves in the United States explained

The following is a list of the longest caves in the United States per length (> 50 km) of documented passageways. Many passageways are still being discovered; this list is based on the latest verifiable data.[1]

SystemLengthLocationcoordinatesAssociated parks,
protected areas
1Mammoth Cave685.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on[2] [3] near Brownsville, KentuckyMammoth Cave National Park, also a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve. Longest cave in the world.
2Jewel Cave353.69abbr=onNaNabbr=on[4] [5] near Custer, South DakotaJewel Cave National Monument
3Wind Cave266.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on[6] near Hot Springs, South DakotaWind Cave National Park
4Lechuguilla Cave244.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on[7] [8] near Carlsbad, New MexicoCarlsbad Caverns National Park
5Fisher Ridge Cave System212.1abbr=onNaNabbr=onnear Brownsville, Kentuckypartly within Mammoth Cave National Park
6Great Savannah Cave System,(Maxwelton Sink Cave[9] -McClung Cave[10])82.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on[11] near Greenbrier County, West Virginianone
7Friars Hole Cave System81.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on[12] near Renicks Valley, West Virginianone
8Binkley's Cave System72.4abbr=onNaNabbr=onnear Corydon, Indiananone
9Fort Stanton Cave71.7abbr=onNaNabbr=onnear Lincoln County, New MexicoFort Stanton–Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area
10Hellhole70.1abbr=onNaNabbr=onGermany Valley, West Virginianone
11Kazumura Cave65.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onPahoa, Hawaiinone
12Double Bopper Cave 65.3abbr=onNaNabbr=on[13] Coconino County, ArizonaGrand Canyon National Park
13Blue Spring Cave64.4abbr=onNaNabbr=onnear Sparta, Tennesseenone
14Carlsbad Caverns63.5abbr=onNaNabbr=onnear Carlsbad, New MexicoCarlsbad Caverns National Park
15Organ Cave61.9abbr=onNaNabbr=onGreenbrier County, West Virginianone
16Wakulla-Leon Sinks Cave System56.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on[14] Wakulla County, Floridanone
17Whigpistle System55.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on[15] [16] Edmonson County, Kentuckynone
18Crevice Cave50.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on[17] Perry County, Missourinone

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gulden . Bob . Robert Gulden . August 10, 2022 . USA Longest Caves by State . 13 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Additional Miles Added to Mammoth Cave - National Park . National Park Service (NPS) . September 11, 2021 . October 19, 2021.
  3. Web site: Mammoth Cave just got a little more "Mammoth" . National Park Service (NPS) . September 8, 2022 . October 9, 2022.
  4. Web site: Jewel Cave Cave Exploration . National Park Service (NPS) . January 10, 2024 . January 11, 2024.
  5. Web site: Jewel Cave Reaches 200 Miles . National Park Service (NPS) . December 19, 2018 . December 19, 2018.
  6. Web site: 150 miles and counting: Wind Cave celebrates significant milestone . National Park Service (NPS) . October 18, 2019 . October 18, 2019.
  7. Web site: Lechuguilla Cave Info . 2022 . 2023-10-13.
  8. Web site: Lechuguilla Cave . National Park Service (NPS) . July 17, 2019 . July 17, 2019.
  9. Web site: West Virginia Cave Conservancy. Management plan for the preserve of great Savannah cave system's lightner entrance to Maxwelton Sink Cave .
  10. Web site: West Virginia Cave Conservancy . Management plan for the preserve of great Savannah cave system's lightner entrance to historic McClung Cave .
  11. Dave Socky . Great Savannah Cave System - 51 miles . The Carbide Dump, Journal of the Blue Ridge Grotto of the National Speleological Association . June 2022 . 57 . 6 . 40 . 2 September 2022.
  12. Web site: Projects - West Virginia Association for Cave Studies. 18 October 2021.
  13. Web site: Grand Canyon's Double Bopper Cave. Reaches 40 Miles Long. caves.org. 18 October 2021. .
  14. Web site: Todd Kincaid . C.L. Werner . Karst Hydrogeology of the Woodville Karst Plain Florida. 2008. 2023-05-05.
  15. Web site: Glennon, J.A.. Narrative of the Exploration and Survey of the Martin Ridge Cave System Edmonson County, Kentucky . 2001 . 2023-05-05.
  16. Web site: Patricia Kambesis . Joel Despain . Chris Groves . The Making of a Connection: Exploration/Survey in Whigpistle Cave System. 2013. 2023-10-13.
  17. Web site: The Missouri Speleological Survey. Crevice Cave. 2023-05-06.

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