The Marble Halls Of Oregon

In southern oregon a marble cave has been set aside as oregon cave national monument which features stalactites stalagmites columns and cave draperies.

The marble halls of oregon.

Exploring the oregon caves. Oregon caves long known as the marble halls of oregon and 480 acres surrounding them were set aside as the oregon caves national monument in 1909. Since 1934 the monument has been administered by the national park service as an adjunct to crater lake national park. In a state with no.

As with the more common limestone caves marble caves are usually formed as slightly acidic rainwater wears its way through the calcite of which the rocks are made. Learn how these spectacular caverns were formed and what creatures have. Discover the marble halls of oregon. Visit the marble halls of oregon and explore the history of this national monument.

The oregon caves national monument preserve covers 4 554 acres in the siskiyou mountains of southeastern oregon. The oregon caves national monument had the most unique public relations representatives of any national park attraction. Oregon caves has passageways that total about 15 000 feet in length and represent one of the few cave systems in the united states to be formed in marble. The oregon caves national monument and preserve nicknamed the marble halls of oregon is a beautiful ancient cavern found in the siskiyou mountains of southwest oregon.

The park offers hiking camping dining and wildlife viewing but one of its most popular features is the marble cave. Visit the marble halls of oregon and take a video tour that explores the history of the oregon caves national monument. Deep within the siskiyou mountains are dark twisting passages that await your discovery. Cool off in the beaver state s largest and most intriguing marble cave system.

The visitor can also glimpse fossils of grizzly bear black bears and a jaguar from the pleistocene era while on the cave tour. Eons of acidic water seeping into marble rock created and decorated the wondrous marble halls of oregon join a tour get a taste of what caving is all about and explore a mountain from the inside and out. Special 24m 45s.