To experience the caves today is to explore a part of the world preserved from the time of its first discovery in the late 19 th century.
Marble cave oregon.
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.
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The oregon caves national monument preserve covers 4 554 acres in the siskiyou mountains of southeastern oregon.
Deep within the siskiyou mountains are dark twisting passages that await your discovery.
Oregon caves national monument and preserve is a protected area in the northern siskiyou mountains of southwestern oregon in the united states.
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.
The park offers hiking camping dining and wildlife viewing but one of its most popular features is the marble cave.
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.
Oregon caves national monument and preserve.