It's Nevada's largest and best-known hole this side of the Yucca Mountain tunnel, and new evidence suggests that Lehman Caves may be at least twice as old as originally thought.

Since that discovery I’ve wanted to check out Lehman Caves at Great Basin National Park, especially since it’s only a 2.5-hour drive from Cedar City, so it’s just outside of our backyard.

Using LiDAR scanning technology, Great Basin National Park has developed a full color virtual tour of Lehman Caves. This new video will be released on July 30 as a three-part series for the public ...

Understanding Lehman Caves Around 2017, Great Basin National Park officials approached Hose and asked her to study Lehman Caves. The caves are exceptionally old – somewhere around 8-10 million ...

In Lehman Caves, you might spot a Cave Pseudoscorpion, Springtails, or the Lehman Caves Millipede, a species found nowhere ...

And, in answer to your next question, a ranger-guided spelunking tour of the Lehman Caves will clear up the difference between these bizarre cave formations. Matador Network - Video.

Lehman Caves. Credit: flickr. Located in Nevada’s Great Basin National Park, Lehman Caves extends for more than two miles through marble rock and is known for its rare shield formations—thin, ...

The cave — part of Great Basin National Park, in the desert outback between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City — was officially discovered in 1885 by prospector and miner Absalom Lehman, but many ...

This month marks the 100th anniversary of the celebrated opening of Lehman Caves National Monument, the first in Nevada. It became a national park in 1986, but that promotion would not have been ...

Lehman is the only cave that is open for guided tours by the general public. The park service issues permits to experienced spelunkers for a handful of the other caves, but most of Great Basin's ...

However, reservations are required for ranger-led tours of Lehman Caves. Tours of the Grand Palace cost $15 for visitors ages 16 and up and $8 for visitors ages 5 through 15.