Marble Caves Colorado

So here s two lost mines near or on marble mountain in south central colorado.

Marble caves colorado. How i heard the story of la caverna del oro the cave of gold as a young boy growing up in denver colorado in the 1960 s and 1970 s i never could even imagine the prospects of owning a computer smart phone or. Groaning cave is the largest cave in colorado with a length of nearly 12 miles and it s so remote we almost couldn t write about it due to lack of information. The cathedral the chapel and the cave are the three formations that make up this natural spectacle that will certainly leave you breathless. There are at least 11 caves in the marble mountain.

Lloyd parris in caves of colorado notes that marble cave has also been referred to as spanish cave la caverna del oro and marble mountain cave. Marble mountain is located in the sangre de cristo mountains range in southwestern colorado about 11 miles from westcliffe colorado. Ranked the 427th highest colorado peak at 13 266 ft marble mountain may not seem like it is especially notable but wait until you see this sangre de cristo range and its many unique. Geology and general information about the caves is well described on wayne anderson web site so it won t be repeated here the purpose of this page is to give better directions so you don t have to wonder around in a very steep terrain in vain.

Marble cave and the other caves of the area formed where slightly acidic. Legendary marble cave extends several thousand feet but only the first thirty feet are safe for amateurs to explore. Cherney maribel caves county park offers picnic areas caves crevices walking trails fishing that are open and accessible by a series of trails to the public when the park is open. Stanton s cave in marble canyon grand canyon arizona marble gorge canyon or gorge in colorado river between mouths of paria and little colorado so named by major powell 1869.

We have cut through the sand stones and limestones met in the upper part of the canyon and through one great bed of marble a thousand feet in thickness. Some caves are only accessible only during certain pre set tours. Boasting an elevation of 13 226 feet and coming in as the 427th highest peak in colorado marble mountain is a true hiker s delight with a distance of 12 miles round trip and an elevation gain of a whopping 3 400. Most of them are located in the limestone rock formation shown on the left photo above.

Marble caves one of the most isolated natural treasures of the world the marble caves capillas de mármol are a series of sculpted caves in the general carrera lake in the heart of patagonia.