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"NSS U.S.A. LONG CAVE LIST, Caves over ONE MILE LONG
as of 02/25/99"
Compiled By: Bob Gulden NSS#1318
LENGTH DEPTH
NO. C A V E N A M E STATE COUNTY MILES FEET SOURCE DATE
1 Mammoth Cave Systam Kentucky Ed./Hart/Bar. 355.000 379 Carbide Caver V7I10P111 10/98
2 Jewel Cave South Dakota Custer 119.400 594 Dr.James Pisarowicz e-mail 12/98
3 Lechuguilla Cave New Mexico Eddy 100.600 1568 Peter Bosted e-mail 01/99
4 Fisher Ridge Cave System Kentucky Hart 87.000 356 NSS News V59N12P352 12/98
5 Wind Cave South Dakota Custer 82.334 650 Dr.Jim Pisarowicz e-mail 12/98
6 Friars Hole Cave System West Virginia Green./pocoho. 44.200 618 Doug Medville 09/98
7 Organ (Greenbrier) Cave System West Virginia Greenbrier 39.500 486 West Virginia Caver V10N1 02/92
8 Kazumura Cave (Lava Tube) Hawaii Hawaii 38.165 3614 The IUS Com.on Valcanic Caves News#13 06/97
9 Martin Ridge System (Wig.,Jackpot,Martin) Kentucky Edmonson 32.239 314 Alan Glennon, Doon Coons,Steve Duncan 08/97
10 Blue Spring Cave (Saltpeter) Tennessee White 31.900 200 Lonnie Carr 03/96
11 Carlsbad Cavern New Mexico Eddy 30.870 1037 Rocky Mountain Caving SUM93
12 Crevice Cave Missouri Perry 28.301 0 M.S.S. Hauck 01/96
13 Cumberland Caverns (Saltpeter) Tennessee Warren 27.616 200 Charles Cole 03/92
14 Sloans Valley Cave System Kentucky Pulaski 24.640 240 The International Caver N19P23 05/97
15 Scott Hollow Cave West Virginia Monroe 24.000 571 Mike Dore 12/96
16 Xanadu Cave System Tennessee Fentress 23.808 230 The International Caver N19P23 05/97
17 The Hole (Boggs Cave) West Virginia Greenbrier 23.003 225 Bill Balfour 09/91
18 Hidden River System (Hicks Cave) Kentucky Hart 21.100 160 Carbide Caver V7I10P111 10/98
19 Culverson Creek Cave System West Virginia Greenbrier 20.820 400 Bill Balfour 09/85
20 Blue Spring Cave Indiana Lawrence 20.392 125 Art Palmer 12/96
21 Binkley's Cave System Indiana Harrison 20.130 140 Gary Roberson e-mail 01/98
22 Honey Creek Cave Texas Comal 19.638 108 George Veni e-mail 12/98
23 Windymouth (Wind) Cave West Virginia Greenbrier 18.000 0 Jim Hixson 02/89
24 Leon Sinks Cave System (Under Water) Florida Leon/Wakulla 17.480 240 G.Irvine 09/98
25 Butler-Sinking Creek System Virginia Bath 17.220 624 BCCS Newsletter 1986
26 Powell's Cave System Texas Menard 16.775 75 NSS News V56N6P183 06/98
27 Thornhill Cave Kentucky Breckenridge 16.730 0 List of the Mapped Caves of Kentucky 01/86
28 Lilburn Cave California Tulare 16.550 508 Peter Bosted e-mail 01/99
29 Moore Cave System (Berome & Tom) Missouri Perry 16.546 0 M.S.S. Hauck 01/96
30 McClung Cave System West Virginia Greenbrier 16.400 200 WVACS 10/82
31 Mystery Cave System Missouri Perry 15.842 0 M.S.S. Walsh 01/96
32 Fern Cave Alabama Jackson 15.630 536 Fern Cave Project 1995
33 Mountain Eye Cave System (Saltpeter) Tennessee Fentress 15.587 300 Tenn. Cave Survey 03/87
34 Coldwater Cave Iowa Winneshiek 15.200 0 Marc Ohms 01/96
35 Cave Creek Cave System Kentucky Pulaski 15.010 170 COG Squeaks 1977
36 Foglepole Cave Illinois Monroe 15.000 0 NSS News V56N4P114 04/98
37 The Maria Angela Grotto (Nunley Mtn.System) Tennessee Grundy 14.867 350 Hal Love 05/97
38 Benedicts (Persinger) Cave West Virginia Greenbrier 14.746 254 Bill Douty e-mail 12/97
39 Bone - Norman Cave System West Virginia Greenbrier 14.118 186 Bill Douty e-mail 12/97
40 Rimstone River Cave Missouri Perry 14.036 0 M.S.S. Walsh 01/96
41 Chestnut Ridge Cave System Virginia Bath 14.000 722 1995 NSS Convention in Blackburg, Va. 1995
42 Mystery Cave System Minnesota Fillmore 12.790 101 Minnesota Speleology 08/87
43 Big Bat Cave Kentucky Breckenridge 12.680 0 List of Mapped Caves of Kentucky 01/86
44 Anvil Cave Alabama Morgan 12.670 51 Alabama Cave Survey 04/80
45 Gradys (Mammoth River) Cave System Kentucky Hart 12.600 120 Carbide Caver V7I9P111 10/98
46 Bigfoot Cave California Siskiyou 12.400 1205 Steve Knutson 12/90
47 Ellisons Cave Georgia Walker 12.127 1063 Georgia Underground V24N1 03/87
48 Carroll Cave Missouri Camden 11.250 0 M.S.S. Hoffman 01/96
49 Goochland - Poplar Cave Complex Kentucky Rockcastle 11.180 0 Kentucky Speleo-Fest Guidebook 1981
50 Huehue Cave (Lave Tube) Hawaii Hawaii 10.740 1623 Stephan Kempe 08/98
51 Crumps Spring Cave Kentucky Hart 10.740 140 Joe Sunders 09/89
52 Coral Cave System Kentucky Pulaski 10.560 0 SCOK (30km reported) 01/85
53 James (Thousand Domes) Cave Kentucky Edmonson 10.250 0 Glenn Merrill 07/84
54 Big Horn - Horsethief Cave System Wyoming/Montana Bighorn 10.180 171 7.5 Miles in Big Horn - M.Sherman 02/92
55 Wells Cave Kentucky Pulaski 10.130 0 Mike Johnson (Johnshouse News) 07/83
56 Perkins Cave Virginia Washington 9.997 300 Virginia Speleological Survey 1987
57 Pahoa Cave(s) (segmentation??) (Lave Tube) Hawaii Hawaii 9.942 1150 HSS Chairman's Letter #19 1992
58 Sullivan Cave Indiana Lawrence 9.632 105 Sam Frushour , NSS Convention 1973
59 Maxwellton (Cowshit Pit) Cave West Virginia Greenbrier 9.627 414 West Virginia Speleological Survey 12/81
60 Big Bone Cave (Saltpeter) Tennessee Van Buren 9.627 226 John Smyre 06/84
61 Wyandotte Cave Indiana Crawford 9.200 256 Lee Wenning 03/96
62 Snail Shell Cave System Tennessee Rutherford 9.071 144 Jeff Sims 07/86
63 Groaning Cave Colorado Garfield 8.779 138 Rocky Mtn. Caving V13N3P4 SUM96
64 Rice Cave (Saltpeter) Tennessee Van Buren 8.592 210 John Smyre 07/86
65 Hell Hole West Virginia Pendleton 8.500 417 Bob Anderson e-mail 01/98
66 Vinegar Ridge (Buckingham Place) Cave Kentucky Hart 8.410 211 Alan Glennon e-mail 02/97
67 Cuyler Cave Tennessee Sevier 8.160 78 Steve Pierce 07/86
68 Grassy Cove Saltpetre Cave (Saltpeter) Tennessee Cumberland 8.144 367 TCS 01/96
69 Fitton (Beauty) Cave Arkansas Newton 8.144 0 David Hoffman 07/79
70 Dunbar Cave - Roy Woodard System (Saltpeter) Tennessee Montgomery 8.067 90 NSS News V46N9P363 09/88
71 Fort Stanton Cave New Mexico Lincoln 8.000 0 NSS Convention 1986
72 Wolf River (Jaguar) Cave (Saltpeter) Tennessee Fentress 7.890 160 Lou Simpson 07/86
73 Lost River Cave System Indiana Orange 7.860 74 Mark Deebel e-mail 02/99
74 Great EX(pectations) Cave Wyoming Washakie 7.854 1408 NSS News V44N6 (Peter Shifflett) 06/86
75 Lee Cave Kentucky Edmonson 7.817 0 CRF 08/87
76 Whistling Cave Indiana Lawrence 7.760 0 CIG S.Collins 08/93
77 Stompbottom Cave Virginia Tazewell 7.730 310 VSS 1995
78 Climax Cave Georgia Decatur 7.730 80 F.Hutchison 06/86
79 Haws Spring Cave Tennessee Cannon 7.576 150 TCS 01/96
80 Long Hollow (Dyke's/Mud-&-Slime) Cave System Kentucky Pulaski 7.497 235 Mark Turner e-mail 11/98
81 Unthanks Cave Virginia Lee 7.290 0 Virginia Speleological Survey 1987
82 Cathedral-Falmouth System (Under Water) Florida Suwannee 7.272 25 Sheck Exley 01/94
83 Lisanby Cave Kentucky Caldwell 7.220 0 Mike Dyas 06/89
84 Russell Cave Alabama Jackson 7.197 400 Georgia Underground V32N4P38 09/96
85 Paxtons Cave Virginia Alleghany 7.189 71 Bob Gulden 02/91
86 Powder Mill Creek Cave Missouri Shannon 7.154 103 M.S.S. Baker 06/98
87 Webster System Kentucky Breckenridge 7.146 0 List of Mapped Caves of Kentucky 01/86
88 Acme 5 Mine / Quarry Cave West Virginia Greenbrier 7.120 241 Ron Fulcher e-mail & jim Hixson 06/98
89 Zarathustra Cave (Saltpeter) Tennessee Fentress 7.030 40 Bill Dean 07/86
90 Blanchard Springs Cave Arkansas Stone 7.000 0 USFS Caverns Ad. - J.W.Ramey 01/80
91 Simmons Mingo - My Cave System West Virginia Rand./Pocahon. 6.700 683 Bob Thrun 06/82
92 Sherfield's Cave Arkansas Newton 6.660 58 Doug Robertson 06/92
93 Paul Penley's Cave Virginia Bland 6.635 346 Virginia Speleological Survey 08/89
94 Cassell Cave System West Virginia Pocohontas 6.630 140 West Virginia Speleological Survey 1977
95 Newberry - Bane Cave Virginia Bland 6.610 375 Virginia Speleological Survey 1995
96 McFail's Cave New York Schoharie 6.603 295 Art Palmer 12/96
97 Lost River Cave System Kentucky Warren 6.501 0 Green River Review - Ref. J.Wells 12/86
98 Helictite Cave Virginia Highland 6.481 170 Virginia Cellars V6N3 11/98
99 Clarks Cave Virginia Bath 6.434 0 Virginia Speleological Survey 08/94
100 Fallen Rock Cave Virginia Tazewell 6.388 0 Virginia Speleological Survey 1987
101 Blissits Cave Kentucky Breckenridge 6.307 0 Ft. Knox Grotto/Lowcrawler Newsletter 11/85
102 D.C. Jester Cave System (Gypsum) Oklahoma Greer 6.254 35 Sue Bozeman 03/88
103 Guffey Cave Alabama Marshall 6.198 210 Alabama Cave Survey 1994
104 The Portal West Virginia Greenbrier 6.111 295 Doug Medville 02/92
105 Pettyjohns Cave Georgia Walker 6.074 234 Georgia Speleological Survey 03/91
106 *Wakulla Springs (Under Water) Florida Wakulla 6.061 320 G.Irvine 06/98
107 Espey Cave (Saltpeter) Tennessee Cannon 6.027 150 www 08/97
108 Tumbling Rock Cave (Saltpeter) Alabama Jackson 6.022 454 Georgia Underground V32N4P38] 09/96
109 Cudjo's - Cumberland Gap Saltpetre Cave Virginia Lee 5.990 497 Dave Irving 11/92
110 Guess Creek Cave (Saltpeter) Alabama Jackson 5.936 30 Alabama Cave Survey 03/85
111 Little Brush Creek Cave Utah Uintah 5.933 653 Rod Horrocks e-mail 11/98
112 Fox Hole Tennessee Van Buren 5.871 272 TCS 01/96
113 Blowing Springs Cave Tennessee Coffee 5.720 270 Hal Love 05/97
114 Devils Icebox Missouri Boone 5.644 0 M.S.S. House 01/96
115 Illinois (Little Mammoth) Caverns Illinois Monroe 5.624 0 WCS V22N4P65 08/82
116 Stagebarn Crystal Cave South Dakota Meade 5.600 326 Michael Coughlin 02/93
117 Precinct Eleven Cave Kentucky Rockcastle 5.593 135 List of Mapped Caves of Kentucky 01/86
118 Marengo Cave Indiana Crawford 5.560 75 Gary Roberson e-mail 01/98
119 Ludingtons Cave West Virginia Greenbrier 5.560 0 WVACS 1978
120 Byer's Cave Georgia Dale 5.500 350 Grorgia Underground V24N1 03/87
121 Spring Valley Caverns Minnesota Fillmore 5.450 149 David Gerboth e-mail 11/98
122 Keala Cave (Lava Tube) Hawaii Hawaii 5.410 590 Stephan Kempe, IUS Com. on Vol.Cave NL 6/95
123 Sinking Cove Cave System Tennessee Franklin 5.350 457 Rick Buice 09/89
124 Peacock Cave (Under Water) Florida Suwanee 5.303 0 Ken Sallot e-mail 06/98
125 New River Cave Virginia Giles 5.293 359 Tim Kilby 1990
126 Chinn Springs Cave Arkansas Indpendence 5.177 0 NSS News 05/94
127 Spring Hollow Cave Virginia Bland 5.050 320 VSS 1987
128 Abrogast - Cave Hollow Cave System West Virginia Tucker 5.019 310 Bob Gulden 09/85
129 Chilly Bowl Cave Arkansas Newton 5.004 0 Grotto Newsletter from Ok. 11/95
130 Ennis Cave Arkansas Stone 5.000 300 Randy Rose e-mail 09/98
131 Blowhole (Nichols) Cave Tennessee Cannon 4.962 150 David Parr 07/86
132 Bowden Cave System West Virginia Randolph 4.950 186 Bob Gulden 02/99
133 Destitute (Erwin's) Cave West Virginia Monroe 4.940 150 Andy Murphy 03/98
134 Dry (Pot) Cave New Mexico Eddy 4.928 207 NSS Convention Guide Book 1986
135 Piquet Cave Missouri Pulaski 4.864 0 M.S.S. House 01/96
136 Big Brush Cave Utah Uintah 4.837 858 NSS News 06/89
137 Pine Hill Cave Kentucky Rockcastle 4.834 165 List of Mapped Caves of Kentucky 01/86
138 Linefork Cavern Kentucky Letcher 4.825 204 1997 speleo Digest 1998
139 Hamilton Cave West Virginia Pendleton 4.742 265 Bob Gulden/Dave West 09/96
140 Mill Hollow Cave Tennessee Overton 4.735 180 Tennessee Long Cave List 09/92
141 Stamp's Cave Tennessee Putnam 4.735 100 Gerald Moni 07/86
142 Endless Caverns Virginia Rockingham 4.730 0 VSS 1995
143 Jess Elliot Cave Alabama Jackson 4.722 147 1998 NSS Conventon 08/98
144 Pleasant Ridge Cave Tennessee Cannon 4.693 260 TCS 01/96
145 Cameron Cave Missouri Marion 4.620 25 M.S.S. House 01/96
146 Engle Double Pit Alabama Jackson 4.598 520 Alabama Cave Survey 1975
147 Meramec Caverns Missouri Franklin 4.549 30 M.S.S. Hauck 01/96
148 Gilley Cave Virginia Lee 4.545 450 VSS 1978
149 Capshaw Cave Tennessee Putnam 4.518 32 Tennessee Long Cave List 09/92
150 Skull Cave New York Albany 4.508 0 Thom Engel 04/87 | 
