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Carlsbad Caverns National Park

New Mexico

Stalactites and other cave formations inside Carlsbad Caverns
Photo: Eric Guinther, User:Marshman · CC BY-SA 3.0

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About the park

More than 100 caves under the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico, including the huge Big Room, shelter hundreds of thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats.

Full name
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
State
New Mexico
Established
May 14, 1930
Area
46,766 acres (189.3 km²)
Coordinates
32.17° N, 104.44° W
Official site
Carlsbad Caverns on nps.gov (opens in a new tab)