Boyden Cave
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| Location | Giant Sequoia National Monument, Fresno County, California |
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| Length | 0.63 miles (1.01 km) surveyed |
| Geology | Mesozoic marble |
| Access | Public tours available |
Boyden Cavern is a solutional cave system in the located in Giant Sequoia National Monument, along the Kings Canyon Scenic Byway in Fresno County, California.[2] It is just west of Kings Canyon National Park.
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Cavern
The cave is formed in Mesozoic marble (metamorphosed limestone).[3] It is a cave with many varieties of natural speleothems, including rare "shield" formations. Boyden Cave or Boyden Cavern is located in the deepest river cut canyon of the United States, the 8,200-foot (2,500 m) deep Kings Canyon.[citation needed] The cave entrance lies beneath the 2,000-foot (610 m) high marble walls of the famous Portals of the Kings,[4] near the Kings River.
Tours
Regular tours of the cave are given by a licensed guide company from the last Friday in April to mid November.[5] The tour includes the Pancake Room, a stalactite group called the Upside Down City, and a flowstone formation called Mother Nature's Wedding Cake. In the Bat Grotto bats spend summer days sleeping. The Drapery Room contains curtains, soda straws and helictites. The tour ends at a small subterranean stream. 0.63 miles (1.01 km) of the cave have been mapped.[3]
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