Marble Cave Oregon

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.

Marble cave oregon. The 4 554 acre 1 843 ha park including the marble cave is 20 miles 32 km east of cave junction on oregon route 46 the protected area managed by the national park service nps is in southwestern josephine county near the oregon california. Oregon caves national monument and preserve is a protected area in the northern siskiyou mountains of southwestern oregon in the united states. Discover the marble halls of oregon. The oregon caves national monument preserve covers 4 554 acres in the siskiyou mountains of southeastern oregon.

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. 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. 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. Deep within the siskiyou mountains are dark twisting passages that await your discovery.

Oregon caves national monument and preserve.