Are there any noted or famous caves or caverns in Arizona?

Question

This is for my research for my novel. Any in Saguaro Lake National Park?

Answer 1

Arizona has several famous natural caves that have been developed into attractions including Colossal Cave and Kartchner Caverns near Tucson in southern Arizona and Grand Canyon Caverns near Kingman in northern Arizona. There are many other smaller ones that are not publicized or developed.

Northern Arizona also has a number of lava tube caves near Flagstaff. These tend to be long subway-like passages with few braches and no large rooms. Many of them retain ice and snow from the winter and are referred to as 'ice caves' (Lava River Cave is probably the most well-known and also the now-closed 'ice cave' at Sunset Crater National Monument). There is a similar field of lava tubes in New Mexico near Gallup. Most tend to be pretty short (1000 feet or less, although Lava River is close to a mile).

Note however that really big classic 'caves' with numerous rooms and passages and stagmites, stalactites and other formations are generally associated with sedimentary limestone rock formations. The area around Saguaro Lake (near the Superstition Mtns) is mostly igneous instrusive and volcanic rock that does not lend itself to limestone caves and as a result none are found in that area.

However, the rock formations around Saguaro Lake do weather in such a way that fairly large alcoves and grottos do frequently form (the sort of places where prehistoric indians built cliff dwellings). These can be pretty large: 100+ feet deep, but not the sort of place you could get lost in. One of the largest and most famous of these is Apache Cave (also known as Skull Cave) to the north of Apache Lake where a number of Apaches were cornered and killed by soldiers in 1872.

Although they are not actual caves, the area also includes a large number of old mine tunnels and shafts dug by prospectors looking for gold, silver, and copper.

Answer 2

I have not in any respect been to the Carlsbad Caverns yet I were to many diverse cave platforms and that all of them have some subject matters in instantly ahead as far as climate contained contained in the caves is worried. a million. It would not rain or snow or hail or drizzle. you're in a cave. 2. Temperatures are resonably consistent contained in the technique the twelve months, frequently cool and humid.

Answer 3

All you have to do is google it,then you can find out exactly what you want to know.There are a few places I have seen while being in Arizona,there is an ice cave either in New Mexico or Arizona.

Answer 4

Kartchner Caverns are great!!!! but are South~ good luck on your novel. If your heroine really is to be "interesting" in your book, give her endometriosis and make her get stuck down there in the Limestone, with walls crumbling in~> sans medicine~! ;-)

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Answer 5

Yes.. in the Sedona area.. You can look up that on the Internet.. A beautiful place to visit.

Answer 6

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