Pettyjohn Cave

Pettyjohn Cave
A view of the first room of Pettyjohn Cave, showing spelunkers with flashlights.
First Room of Pettyjohn Cave
Map showing the location of Pettyjohn Cave
Map showing the location of Pettyjohn Cave
LocationWalker County, Georgia, U.S.
Coordinates34°39′51″N 85°21′50″W / 34.66417°N 85.36389°W / 34.66417; -85.36389
Nearest cityLaFayette

Pettyjohn Cave (also known as Wilsons Cave, Pettyjohn's Cave, Petty John's Cave, and other similar spellings)[1] is a karst cave located in Walker County, Georgia on the east side of Pigeon Mountain in the Appalachian Plateau of Northwest Georgia. It has a surveyed length of 31,490 ft and reaches a depth of 235 ft. The cave is accessible via a path from a gravel parking area on the side of Rocky Lane. Out of the 242 listed, it is 119th longest cave in the United States as declared by the Georgia Speleological Survey.[2][not specific enough to verify]

  1. ^ "The Bulletin of the Georgia Speleological Survey". caves.org. National Speleological Society. May 2, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Georgia Speleological Survey Home Page". caves.org. National Speleological Society. May 2, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.