Ĭurrent tours of the cave system enter the caves though a manmade entrance very close to the entrance discovered by Martin Hansen. Martin was the first to enter the cave, now called Middle Cave. In a few days they came back, with 74-year-old Martin Hansen. While using binoculars to try to find deer, they came across another hole in the mountain, in between the other two caves. Hansen, Martin Hansen's son and grandson, were hunting on the other side of the canyon. Later that fall, on 15 October 1921, George Heber Hansen and Wayne E. Of that night, Manwill wrote in his journal that they discussed ways "to preserve its beauty for posterity instead of allowing it to be vandalized as Hansen's Cave had been." Shortly thereafter they reported their find to the US Forest Service. Having in mind the extreme damage that had resulted in Hansen Cave, that very night, the group dedicated themselves to the preservation of the cave. He immediately shared the information with the other members of the group. On 14 February 1921 he rediscovered it (although many sources credit him as having discovered the cave). Several years later, after hearing rumors of another cave, Vearl J Manwill came with a group of associates (which later became the Payson Alpine Club) in search of the mysterious hidden cave. Some sources indicate that the entrance was lost due to a landslide in the area, while others say it was, in part, caused by the extreme secrecy of the original finders. However, before long knowledge of the cave and its entrance was lost. Several others later entered the cave and viewed many of the formations inside, including the Great Heart of Timpanogos. Gough and Frank Johnson were climbing an adjacent slope when they discovered the entrance to what is now known as Timpanogos Cave. While in the area to explore Hansen Cave with their families, James W. In 1913, a second cave was discovered nearby. Many of the features and formations in this chamber were damaged or removed by the Duke Onyx Company and the general public before the cave was made a national monument. Martin Hansen discovered what became known as Hansen Cave in October 1887, reportedly while cutting timber he tracked cougar footprints high up the side of American Fork Canyon. Other speleothems found in the cave include: cave bacon, cave columns, flowstone, cave popcorn, cave drapery, stalactites and stalagmites. They are formed when water travels through the tube and then evaporates, leaving a trace mineral deposit at the end. Among the most interesting are the helictites, which are hollowed, twisted, spiraling straws of deposited calcite or aragonite. Many colorful cave features or speleothems can be seen. The average temperature in the caves is 46 degrees Fahrenheit. ![]() The three caves are connected by manmade tunnels blasted in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration. The three caves of the Monument that are tourable are: Hansen Cave, Middle Cave, and Timpanogos Cave. There is the standard tour going through the cave system, and an Introduction to Caving tour which teaches Leave No Trace caving and goes further into Hansen Cave. ![]() The three caves of the system, one of which is specifically called Timpanogos Cave, are only viewable on guided tours when the monument is open, usually from May through September depending on snow conditions and funding. The 1.5-mile (2.4 km) trail to the cave is steep, gaining close to 1,000 feet (300 m), but paved and fairly wide, making the caves accessible to most. The site is managed by the National Park Service. Timpanogos Cave National Monument is a United States National Monument protecting the Timpanogos Cave Historic District and aĬave system on Mount Timpanogos in American Fork Canyon in the Wasatch Range, near Highland, Utah, in the United States.
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