Ellison's Cave

Ellison's Cave
Ellison's Cave dug entrance
LocationWalker County, Georgia
Coordinates34°39′54″N 85°21′49″W / 34.664927°N 85.363722°W / 34.664927; -85.363722USGS LaFayette, GA
Elevation2684 feet (818 meter)
View out of the cave

Ellison's Cave is a pit cave located in Walker County, on Pigeon Mountain in the Appalachian Plateaus of Northwest Georgia. It is the 12th deepest cave in the United States and features the deepest unobstructed pit in the continental US, named Fantastic Pit. The cave is over 12 miles (19.31 km) long and extends 1063 feet (324 m) vertically.[1]

  1. ^ "The New Georgia Encyclopedia".