Little Brush Creek Cave - Longest in Utah
N 40° 42.128 W 109° 29.562
12T E 627337 N 4506785
This is a neat cave because it's the longest in Utah.
Waymark Code: WMGC56
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2013
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The cave itself is not at the listed coordinates, but less than a mile away. This is because within the caving community it's considered bad form to publish coordinates publicly, but I thought people will think it's really neat to know that this cave exists if they're in the area. If you want to know exactly where the cave is at you can join a caving club (grotto) in Utah, or a lot of people in the area already know where it is who could show you. To get credit for this waymark, take a picture of the surrounding area at these coordinates.
Details about visiting: It gets a little steep right when you drop down from the trail and into the sink area right before the cave. Since this cave is an underground stream, those who go inside visit during the Winter (usually January), when the stream isn't flowing down into it because it's frozen enough.
If you do go spelunking, come prepared with knee pads, helmet, gloves, headlamp, multiple sources of light just in case the headlamp breaks (you be thankful for having more than just having spare batteries), a compass, good quality boots, fleece jacket and pants (for once you're inside, and warm clothing to get to the entrance) etc. Also, the bigger your pack, the more often you'll have to take it off and roll it when the ceiling gets low. It's a horizontal cave (no repelling), but quite a bit of crawling and maneuvering around tree log jams (interesting how they even made it inside in the first place!). It would be a good idea to tell someone where you're going and when you'll be back. I'd also bring a first aid kit with you and go with other people, because although the chances of getting hurt I'd think are quite low, if something did happen to you it would be extremely difficult for any type of paramedics to get down to you with all their gear (if you decide to go past just looking at the entrance of this cave).