Ellisons Cave

194020 km surveyedUSA

CountryUSA

RegionGeorgia (USA

Discovered1940

Size/Depth20 km surveyed

About Ellisons Cave

Contains Fantastic Pit, the deepest unobstructed underground pitch in the US at 179 m. The cave is 20 km long with multiple deep shafts. Requires advanced vertical caving skills. The entrance is through a small hole in the ground.

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