Coronado Cave
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Megadrile
N 31° 21.334 W 110° 15.394
12R E 570708 N 3469247
Small dry cave located in Coronado National Memorial; great cave to introduce others to spelunking.
Waymark Code: WM367H
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 02/17/2008
Views: 59
Located just .75 mile from the ranger station, this cave is a lot of fun and a quick stop. The trail to the entry into the cave does require crawling down large rock fall at the entrance. Getting to the cave is more difficult since the maintained trail has been closed after the fires and does not have a projected opening date. There are many short tubes in the main cave including one that opens up to asmall room. There are local legends of a sleeping dragon; about half way in turn off all your lights and look up. You just may catch a glimpse of the monster eye...
At Coronado National Memorial, endangered Lesser Long-nosed bats use natural limestone caves and cave-like mines as their homes for part of the year. Bat-gates, a special type of fencing installed by biologists, prevent humans and predators from disturbing their habitat. Bats can fly right through!
Permits from the ranger station and at least two lights perperson are required to enter the cave.
Type of Land: Other
Managed By: National Park Service
Contact Info: 520-366-5515
Website: [Web Link]
Type of Cave: Other
Contains Stalactites: yes
Contains Stalagmites: yes
Contains Bats: yes
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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