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1. www.bbc.co.uk › rampart-cave-expeditionBBC Two - Ice Age Giants - Rampart Cave expedition

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   Rampart Cave is 300m high in the walls of the beautiful and iconic Grand Canyon. Discovered in 1936 and full of animal dung it is an important research site. The cave shows how crucial...

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3. swvirtualmuseum.nau.edu › rampartcaveRampart Cave - American Southwest Virtual Museum

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   Rampart Cave, located near the western end of the Grand Canyon, once contained one of the most impressive deposits of Pleistocene mammal remains, including bones, skin and hair, and dung known in North America.

4. ontheworldmap.com › usa › national-parkDetailed tourist map of Grand Canyon South Rim - World Maps

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   Mar 27, 2024 · Detailed tourist map of Grand Canyon South Rim. Click to see large. Description: This map shows roads, trails, information centres, camping sites, points of interest and sightseeings in Grand Canyon South Rim Area. You may download, print or use the above map for educational, personal and non-commercial purposes. Attribution is required.

5. www.nps.gov › articles › 000Pleistocene Life and Landscapes—Grand Canyon

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   Apr 26, 2021 · Historic photograph of the sloth dung deposit in Rampart Cave. The apparent boulders are balls of sloth dung. NPS photo, September 1938. Rampart Cave is a moderately sized cave, with a roughly H-shaped floorplan. There are two narrow passages connected by a low broad chamber.

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6. hikearizona.com › decoderGrandview Trail - Cave of the Domes, AZ | HikeArizona

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   Nov 29, 2002 · Hike 2.6 miles down the Grandview Trail (which is quite steep) to the intersection of the Grandview Trail with the trail that drops off the west side of Horseshoe Mesa to Cottonwood Creek. The trails are well marked on the USGS topo map and any good trail map of the Canyon.

7. www.atlasobscura.com › articles › grand-canyon-cavesThe Grand Canyon’s Caves Are Full of Sloth Dung and Mummified ...

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   Mar 9, 2021 · While some caves, such as Rampart, can be reached on foot from the river, many require “ropes and life insurance,” Mead says, because they’re located in sheer cliff-faces.

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   Are rampart caves open to the public?

   • Emilee Mead While the caves in the park are not open to the public—and most locations are kept secret, to protect them—Rampart Cave “was on Arizona highway maps for a while,” says Mead. Intruders set a long-smoldering fire in 1976 that burned well into the following year.

   The Grand Canyon's Caves Are Full of Sloth Dung and Mummified Bats

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   What happened to Rampart Cave?

   • Unfortunately, Rampart Cave was vulnerable to vandalism. Although the entrance was protected by a gate, in 1976 it was broken into, and a fire started that destroyed 70% of the dung deposits. Recent photograph of the main corridor before the burned section. There are some boxes and scaffolding material that was used during the 1940s excavations.

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   How big is Rampart Cave?

   • NPS photo, September 1938. Rampart Cave is a moderately sized cave, with a roughly H-shaped floorplan. There are two narrow passages connected by a low broad chamber. One of the long narrow passages is approximately 140 feet long and the other, which opens to the outside, is about 155 feet long.

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   When was Rampart Cave discovered?

   • The largest excavation was conducted in 1942 under the supervision of Remington Kellogg of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, although much of this material remains undescribed. Unfortunately, Rampart Cave was vulnerable to vandalism.

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Breaks_Interstate_ParkBreaks Interstate Park - Wikipedia

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   Breaks Interstate Park is located about 5 miles (8 km) east of Elkhorn City, Kentucky. The park covers 4,500 acres (1,800 ha). The park's main feature, Breaks Canyon, is five miles long and ranges from 830 to 1,600 feet (250 to 490 m) deep. The canyon was formed by the Russell Fork river through millions of years of erosion.