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Jewel Cave National Monument |
Description:
With more than 122 miles surveyed, Jewel Cave is recognized as the third longest cave in the world. Airflow within its passages indicates a vast area yet to be explored. Cave tours provide opportunities for viewing this pristine cave system and its wide variety of speleothems including stalactites, stalagmites, draperies, frostwork, flowstone, boxwork and hydromagnesite balloons. The cave is an important hibernaculum for several species of bats.
Jewel Cave National Monument was established by Presidential Proclamation on February 7, 1908
Designations:
National Monument, February 7, 1908 ()
Activites:
Educational Programs | Hiking | Wildlife Viewing | And more.
Facilities:
Visitor_Centers | Picnic Areas | Museum Exhibits | Tours & Guided Activities | And more.
Nature: Caves | And more.
Nearby Parks:
Badlands National Park (118 miles)
Devils Tower National Monument (96 miles)
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (446 miles)
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (295 miles)
Wind Cave National Park (35 miles)
Yellowstone National Park (400 miles)
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