Longhorn Cavern State Park
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Longhorn Cavern State Park is a Texas state park renowned for its extensive limestone cave system featuring striking underground formations and guided cavern tours.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Texas state park
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protected area ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| area | about 645 acres ⓘ |
| caveLength | over 1 mile of developed passages ⓘ |
| caveType | solutional cave ⓘ |
| CCCDevelopmentPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Burnet County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designation |
National Natural Landmark
NERFINISHED
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Texas state park ⓘ |
| distanceFromBurnet | approximately 6 miles south GENERATED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | Hill Country woodland and grassland ⓘ |
| geologicalFormationType | limestone cave ⓘ |
| hasAccess | guided tour only for cave interior ⓘ |
| hasCave | Longhorn Cavern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElevation | approximately 1,000 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
flowstone formations
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stalactites ⓘ stalagmites ⓘ underground chambers ⓘ underground stream passages ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Longhorn Cavern State Park Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLighting | electric lighting in tour routes ⓘ |
| hasParking | visitor parking area ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Civilian Conservation Corps-built facilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUseRestriction | no unsupervised cave access ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | Longhorn Cavern visitor center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
bats
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cave-adapted invertebrates ⓘ |
| historicUse |
Confederate gunpowder storage site
ⓘ
Native American shelter ⓘ Prohibition-era speakeasy ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Texas Hill Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Edwards Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalNaturalLandmarkDesignationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| near | Inks Lake State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Burnet, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
guided cavern tours
ⓘ
picnic areas ⓘ walking trails ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| operator | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Texas state parks system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| subjectTo | karst processes ⓘ |
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