Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area

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Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area is a federally protected landscape in New Mexico known for its historic military fort and the extensive Snowy River Cave system, one of the longest known cave passages in the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Conservation Area
federally protected landscape
protected area
contains Fort Stanton
Fort Stanton Cave
Snowy River Cave system
Snowy River Passage
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designation National Conservation Area
governingBody Bureau of Land Management Roswell Field Office
United States Department of the Interior
surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
hasAccessPolicy regulated cave access
hasBiodiversityFeature bat habitat
cave-adapted invertebrates
hasCulturalResource 19th-century U.S. Army fort
historic buildings at Fort Stanton
hasEcosystemType piñon-juniper woodland
semi-arid grassland
hasFeature Snowy River calcite formation
extensive cave system
historic military fort
hasGeologicFeature karst topography
limestone formations
underground stream passages
hasProtectionStatus federal protection
hasRecreationActivity hiking
historic site visitation
horseback riding
mountain biking
wildlife viewing
hasScientificSignificance important site for cave mineralogy research
important site for karst hydrology studies
important site for speleological research
knownFor Snowy River Cave system
surface form: Snowy River Cave passage

historic Fort Stanton
one of the longest known cave passages in the world
locatedIn Lincoln County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
New Mexico
locatedNear Capitan, New Mexico
Lincoln National Forest NERFINISHED
managedBy U.S. Bureau of Land Management
surface form: Bureau of Land Management
partOf National Conservation Lands
surface form: National Landscape Conservation System
primaryConservationFocus cave and karst resources
historic and cultural resources
paleontological resources
wildlife habitat
region southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest
state New Mexico

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Fort Stanton Historic District partOf Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area