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Source: Wikipedia

Carlsbad-Caverns-Nationalpark (Carlsbad Caverns National Park)

Der Carlsbad-Caverns-Nationalpark (englisch Carlsbad Caverns National Park) ist ein Nationalpark in den USA. Er befindet sich im US-Bundesstaat New Mexico und ist weltweit berühmt für die Tropfsteinhöhlen – die „Carlsbad Caverns“ (Carlsbad-Höhlen) – und zahlreiche andere aus einem Riff aus der Perm-Periode entstandenen Felsformationen. Im Park gibt es 83 einzelne Höhlen, darunter die tiefste bekannte Kalksteinhöhle der USA mit einer Tiefe von 487 Metern unter der Erdoberfläche. Die Carlsbad-Höhle hat einen der weltweit größten unterirdischen Räume.
Das Gebiet wurde am 25. Oktober 1923 als „National Monument“ unter Schutz gestellt und am 14. Mai 1930 zu einem Nationalpark aufgewertet. Die Carlsbad Caverns wurden am 6. Dezember 1995 zum UNESCO-Weltnaturerbe ernannt. Der Nationalpark umspannt ein Areal von 189 km².
Die Höhle ist sehr gut ausgebaut; es gibt sowohl Touren, bei denen der Besucher mittels eines Audioguides informiert wird, als auch eine große Anzahl von geführten Touren. Besucher können vom natürlichen Eingang her die Höhle erkunden oder sich mit dem Aufzug direkt ins Herz der Besucherhöhle bringen lassen. Dieser Aufzug ist auch der Ausgang.
Weitere Höhlen im Nationalpark, die bei geführten Touren besichtigt werden können, sind Slaughter Canyon Cave und Spider Cave. Beide Höhlen sind nicht touristisch ausgebaut und sind über einen längeren Fußweg durch bergiges Gelände erreichbar. In Spider Cave muss der Besucher streckenweise kriechen und klettern. Wegen der stark limitierten Teilnehmerzahlen ist vorherige Reservierung erforderlich.
Der Park ist ganzjährig geöffnet, wobei die Hauptbesuchszeit zwischen Juni und August liegt.

  1. 1 Geologie und Entstehung
    1. 1.1 Entstehung des Kalksteins und der Höhlen
    2. 1.2 Entstehung der Tropfsteinformationen
  2. 2 Fledermäuse
  3. 3 Die Geschichte des Landstrichs
  4. 4 Weblinks

Comments

  • Absolutely breath taking. Very cool place! You almost feel like you teleported to another world. I couldn’t help but think of the Apache walking these paths within the cave years ago. Seeing the sights in the cave makes your mind go crazy. Add the echoes of sound and wow! We often thought or felt as if someone was walking with us. We’d think we’d see someone in the shadows but then it was just a rock formation. You pay $1 per person to reserve a time slot. Tickets are $15 each. You can hike down into the cave or take the elevator. There is a cafe at the base. Prices aren’t too bad. There is also a blue mail pickup box for the US Postal Service, at the base of the cave. You can get a post card for about $.75 cents and send it from the cave. Pretty cool!

    4 days ago
  • A huge cave in Guadalupe mountain range in Carlsbad. You can go 1200 feet deep inside from the top entrance. There is a option of using elevator to go down to big room of the cave or else you can walk down for 2.5 miles and come back up with an elevator.

    2 days ago
  • Dan

    Amazing National Park, words don't do this place justice. HUGE caverns dwarf anything you've seen before. 2 or so hour walking tour down into the Big Room is a must. They even have bathroom and a snack bar at the bottom. Best National Park 🌲🦇 I've visited so far. Get here early and make reservations.

    2 weeks ago
  • Dc

    Was an awesome experience wouldn't recommend hiking down from the top entrance of you have toddlers.... Very steep and scary and than to hold them all the way down a mile no fun... Use the elevator down to main cave will save you tons of energy and will enjoy your experience alot more .... Other than that was very nice ....

    a week ago
  • I've been coming to this place since I was a child. Recently got to bring my daughter and it was just as a mazing as I remembered. Definitely a must see for cave enthusiasts. The path into the cave looks steep, but it's actually only slightly angled and very winding. The cave is really well maintained and the staff are really enthusiastic and informative.

    6 days ago
  • The caverns are absolutely amazing and the drive in through the park if beautiful too. I assure you have never seen anything like the caverns before. If you can walk, I encourage you to take the natural entrance down into the caverns. It's such a memorable experience to descend into the cave and see where wildlife enters. Your eyes will adjust over time and you will see so many cool rock formations in the caverns. Definitely recommend visiting the caverns to all nature enthusiasts!

    3 weeks ago
  • Must visit place. The Caverns are well preserved. Whole tour would at least take 3 hours so plan ahead. Do bring a jacket because it is cold underground

    a week ago
  • Pat

    Would love to return without my 4 year old. His attention span wasn't enough to really take in the self-guided tour. Would also love to return and take one of the guided lower chamber tours, looks like a lot of fun. The formations are really beautiful and in many cases amazing. However, some could use a bit more light to really see them. Do remember to make a reservation before you go, you can't make them there. Will return at some point.

    a day ago

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