Timpanogos Cave National Monument
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument
-
Preserve,
Utah,
U.
S.
Located on the northwestern slope of Mount Timpanogos (
12,
008 ft [
3,
660 m]),
the highest peak of the Wasatch Mountains,
it was established in 1922;
it occupies 250 ac (
101 ha).
It centres around a three-chambered limestone cave noted for its pink and white crystal-filigreed walls and tinted formations.
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limestone cave system in American Fork Canyon,
north-
central Utah,
U.
S.
The monument is on the northwestern slope of Mount Timpanogos (
11,
750 feet [
3,
581 metres]),
the second highest peak of the rugged Wasatch Range,
north of Provo.
Established in 1922,
it occupies an area of 0.
4 square mile (
1 square km).
The cave system consists of three separate chambers—
Timpanogos,
Middle,
and Hansen caves—
that have been connected by man-
made tunnels.
The caves are noted for their pink and white,
crystal-
filigreed walls and their tinted,
delicate helictite formations;
stalactites (
stalactite and stalagmite),
stalagmites,
flowstones,
and underground pools are also found in the cave.
One of the stalactites (
the Great Heart of Timpanogos)
is shaped like a human heart.
The name Timpanogos is believed to be derived from a Paiute word meaning “
reclining woman.”
Naturally excavated millions of years ago by an underground stream,
the first cave,
Hansen,
was discovered in 1887 by Martin Hansen,
a local settler;
Timpanogos Cave was discovered in 1915 and Middle Cave in 1921.
Guided tours are given of the cave complex,
which is reached by a steep foot trail that winds up the side of the mountain.
The average temperature within the caves is 45 °
F (
7 °
C).
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Universalium.
2010.
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