Talus cave

A talus cave in Yosemite National Park, California

A talus cave, also known as a boulder cave, is a type of cave formed by the gaps between one, or more commonly many large boulders.[1] Talus caves can be formed anywhere large boulders accumulate in a pile, such as in scree at the base of a cliff.

  1. ^ White, William B.; Culver, David C.; Pipan, Tanja, eds. (2019). Encyclopedia of caves (Third ed.). London: Academic Press. pp. 840–841. ISBN 978-0-12-814124-3.