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Bottomless Pit, Carlsbad Caverns National Park

3.5
#7 of 11 in Parks in Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Geologic Formation · Hidden Gem · Nature / Park
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  • By Grover R
    The bottomless pit is the far end of the Big Room and as far away from the visitor's center as you will get on the current tours with Covid. While it is not bottomless, at 140 deep, it is beyond...  more »
  • By Z2815DSkellyb
    rangers go down into the pit now and then to look for and pick up trash that might of been thrown into it its not that hard to get into itits only 140 ft deep  more »
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