Lehman Caves

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limestone cave show cave tourist attraction

Lehman Caves is an extensive marble cave system famed for its intricate formations, located within Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	limestone cave → show cave → tourist attraction →
averageTemperature	about 50 degrees Fahrenheit →
climate	cool, humid cave environment →
contains	Grand Palace room → Inscription Room → Lodge Room → Music Room → Queen’s Chamber →
country	United States →
discoveredBy	Absalom Lehman →
discoveryYear	1885 →
entranceElevation	approximately 6,825 feet →
geologicAge	Cambrian →
governingBody	U.S. National Park Service →
hasFauna	bats → cave-adapted invertebrates →
hasFeature	guided tours → lighted pathways → visitor center nearby →
incorporatedInto	Great Basin National Park →
incorporationYear	1986 →
knownFor	cave popcorn → columns → flowstone → helictites → intricate speleothems → shield formations → stalactites → stalagmites →
lengthApprox	about 2 miles of mapped passages →
locatedIn	Great Basin National Park → White Pine County, Nevada → eastern Nevada →
locatedOn	eastern slope of Wheeler Peak →
managedBy	National Park Service →
namedAfter	Absalom Lehman →
nearestCity	Baker, Nevada →
openedToPublic	1885 →
partOf	Great Basin National Park →
previousDesignation	Lehman Caves National Monument →
protectionStatus	federally protected area →
region	Great Basin →
rockType	limestone →
state	Nevada →
tourAccess	accessible only by guided tour →
tourismRegion	American Southwest →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Great Basin → Great Basin National Park → Snake Range ("Lehman Caves area") → White Pine County → White Pine County, Nevada →	contains
Grand Palace room → Inscription Room → Queen’s Chamber (Lehman Caves) →	locatedIn
Absalom Lehman →	discovered
Queen’s Chamber (Lehman Caves) ("Lehman Caves system") →	discoveredAsPartOf
Baker, Nevada →	gatewayTo
Absalom Lehman →	hasAssociatedPlace
Great Basin National Park →	hasCave
Baker, Nevada →	hasNearbyCaveSystem
Wheeler Peak →	hasNearbyFeature
Baker, Nevada →	locatedNear
Inscription Room →	partOf
Lehman Caves ("Lehman Caves National Monument") →	previousDesignation