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(closed cave)
Location: Danby, VT

Description: A fairly difficult marble cave, wet, requiring vertical skills. Very beautiful banded marble in the lower sections of the cave. Located on the Purgatory Karst, this cave has been closed since 1992.

Pictures:

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Bill Hammond in the entrance to Falls Cliff Cave. In wet weather, this opening can be completely obscured.

 Jim Nadeau moving down the stream passage in the upper section of the cave.
Jim Nadeau moving down the stream passage in the upper section of the cave.
This 12" x 20" x 15' section fills to the ceiling.

 Some of the brown and white banded marble visible in the side passages of the upper section of the cave.
Some of the brown and white banded marble visible in the side passages of the upper section of the cave.
 An example of the banded marble found at the bottom of the Orangupoid Climb.
An example of the banded marble found at the bottom of the Orangupoid Climb.
Last Updated ( Friday, 29 December 2006 )
 
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