Minnetonka Cave

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Minnetonka Cave is one of only two caves administered by the U.S. Forest Service
Minnetonka Cave is one of only two caves administered by the U.S. Forest Service

Minnetonka Cave is the largest limestone rock cave in the state of Idaho. It is located in Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States. Tours through the caves are offered from Memorial Day (weather permitting) through Labor Day by Scenic Canyons Recreational Services, the concessionaire that holds the special use permit from the United States Forest Service. The half-mile route through the cave is lined with stalactites and stalagmites.

The cave is a hibernaculum to five different species of bats.[1] One species, the Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii), while not on the endangered species list is on the lists of both the State of Idaho and the Forest Service as a species of concern.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Minnetonka Cave on the Montpelier Ranger District. United States Forest Service. Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
  2. ^ Keller, Barry (2000). Mammals. Digital Atlas of Idaho. Idaho State University. Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
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