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Ranger-guided tours of Slaughter Canyon Cave take you into an underground wilderness without electricity, paved walkways, or modern conveniences. In this wild cave, darkness is broken only by the flashlights and headlamps of rangers and tour members. Highlights of the two hour, 1¼-mile tour may include the 89-foot high Monarch, one of the world?s tallest columns; the Christmas Tree, a sparkling, crystal-decorated column; and the Chinese Wall, a delicate, ankle-high rimstone dam. Old bat guano mining excavations attest to the human history and impact in the cave.
DO NOT GO TO THE VISITOR CENTER FOR THIS TOUR! SLAUGHTER CANYON CAVE IS 23 MILES FROM THE VISITOR CENTER. FROM WHITES CITY, TAKE STATE HIGHWAY 62/180 5 MILES SOUTH TO COUNTY ROAD 418. FOLLOW THE SIGNS TO SLAUGHTER CANYON CAVE. THE TOUR MEETS AT THE CAVE ENTRANCE?NOT THE PARKING LOT. PLEASE ARRIVE 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE SCHEDULED TOUR TIME.
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