The Tour

CRYSTAL LAKE CAVE

The Tour

Crystal Lake

Commercial living network cave
Cave constantly stays around 50 degrees Celsius
The tour is only æ mile of estimated 2.5 miles of cave passages
The passages had to be dug deeper in order to install lighting and a walkway
The cave's lifeline runs along the ceiling and allows the formations in the cave to continue to grow
The deepest section of the cave on the tour is at a depth of 100 feet and named The Jug
Rare anthodite formations are found in this cave and in very few other caves around the world
The Chandelier, is the largest formation in the cave and weighs between 3 and 5 tons (It takes 100 years for one cubic inch of a formation to develop)
Remnants of soot from the miner's candles as they first explored the cave over 100 years ago can be seen as cave graffiti
Located within the cave is a crystal lake, it is around 30 feet long and about 2 feet deep, and can only been seen through a hole in one of the walls
Some formations are wrapping themselves around the pipes, which contain electrical wires for the lighting. Algae, which are green spots on the formations, may only be seen on formations near the lights.

Lost Garden

Crystal Lake Cave contains many areas in which the passages are narrow and the distance between the ceiling and the bottom of the passage is one to two feet high
At the present there is still about1 miles of passages that are still not open to the public including a room called The Flat Room. This room is 30 feet wide, 90 feet long, and 7 feet high.
Further exploration would no doubt reveal existence of more caverns. If interested in cave exploration contact a caving group in your area. For further details contact the National Caves Association, which the website address is located in our Resources section.