| Aeolus Cave | |
|---|---|
| Mount Aeolus Cave, Dorset Bat Cave | |
.jpg) Little brown bat at Aeolus Cave | |
  Location in Vermont  Location in United States | |
| Location | East Dorest, Vermont, US |
| Coordinates | 43°14′02″N 73°01′46″W / 43.2339°N 73.02935°W |
| Length | 3,077 feet (938 m)[1]: 5 |
| Elevation | 2,520 feet (770 m) |
| Geology | Marble |
| Access | Closed |
| Features | Bat hibernaculum, calcite formations |
Aeolus Cave or Dorset Bat Cave is a marble solutional cave, located 2,520 feet (770 m) up in the Taconic Mountains near East Dorset, Vermont, United States. Alternate names that have shown up in the literature include Aeolus Cave, Mount Aeolus Cave, and Dorset Bat Cave. The largest cave in New England,[1] Aeolus Cave was noted for also being Aeolus Bat Cave was noted for being the largest bat hibernaculum in the northeastern United States before white nose syndrome almost completely destroyed its bat population.[2][3]
- ^ a b Cooper, Max P.; Mylroie, John E. (2015). Glaciation and Speleogenesis: Interpretations from the Northeastern United States (1st 2015 ed.). Cham: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer. p. 123. ISBN 978-3-319-16534-9.
- ^ Chase, Stacey. "What's killing the bats?". Boston.com – via The Boston Globe.
- ^ Kolbert, Elizabeth (March 29, 2010). "Batless". The New Yorker. pp. 42–43.