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Badlands NP 2006-09-03 (241257945), Wind Cave National Park

National park · South Dakota

Wind Cave National Park

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Wind Cave National Park is a national park of the United States located 10 miles (16 km) north of the town of Hot Springs in western South Dakota. Established on January 3, 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt, it was the sixth national park in the U.S. and the first cave to be designated a national park anywhere in the world. The cave has calcite formations known as boxwork, as well as frostwork. Approximately 95 percent of the world's discovered boxwork formations are found in Wind Cave.

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Type
National park
State
South Dakota
Managed by
National Park Service

Photos

  • Badlands NP 2006-09-03 (241257945), Wind Cave National Park

    KimonBerlin · CC BY-SA 2.0

  • Bison and Prairie Dog in Wind Cave National Park, Wind Cave National Park

    TripOfALifestyle.com · CC BY 4.0

  • Black Hills from Harney Peak, Wind Cave National Park

    Navin75 · CC BY-SA 2.0

  • Calcite boxwork, Wind Cave, Wind Cave National Park

    James St. John · CC BY 2.0

  • Cave Frostwork and Popcorn-Wind Cave, Wind Cave National Park

    National Park Service of the United States of America · Public domain

  • Grus americana Sasata, Wind Cave National Park

    Sasata · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Skyway Lake, stalactites, Wind Cave, Wind Cave National Park

    National Park Service of the United States of America · Public domain

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