• Key Information

  • Carlsbad Caverns

  • Type
    Caverns
  • Depth
    1,027 ft
  • Length
    40 miles
  • Learning Point
  • Stalactites and Stalagmites are formed when water drips down from the ceiling of a cave or cavern. The water leaves a small amount of mineral behind, both on the stalactite growing from the ceiling, and on and on the stalagmite growing from the cave floor.
  • Project
  • Design your own cave similar to Carlsbad Caverns.
  • Location
  • Located in
    New Mexico, United States
  • Fun Facts
  • Carlsbad Cavern includes a large limestone chamber, called the Big Room, which is almost 4,000 feet long, 625 feet wide, and 255 feet high at its highest point. The Big Room is the largest chamber in North America and the thirty-first largest in the world.