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System
Length
Location
coordinates
Associated parks, protected areas
1
Mammoth Cave
685.6 km (426.0 mi)[ 2] [ 3]
near Brownsville, Kentucky
37°11′15″N 86°06′13″W / 37.18758°N 86.10357°W / 37.18758; -86.10357 (Mammoth cave historic entrance )
Mammoth Cave National Park , also a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve . Longest cave in the world.
2
Jewel Cave
353.69 km (219.8 mi)[ 4] [ 5]
near Custer, South Dakota
43°43′46″N 103°49′46″W / 43.72944°N 103.82944°W / 43.72944; -103.82944 (Jewel Cave )
Jewel Cave National Monument
3
Wind Cave
266.8 km (165.8 mi)[ 6]
near Hot Springs, South Dakota
43°33′29″N 103°28′46″W / 43.55804°N 103.47955°W / 43.55804; -103.47955 (Wind Cave )
Wind Cave National Park
4
Lechuguilla Cave
244.7 km (152.0 mi)[ 7] [ 8]
near Carlsbad, New Mexico
32°11′26″N 104°30′12″W / 32.1906420°N 104.5033091°W / 32.1906420; -104.5033091 (Grotte de Lechuguilla )
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
5
Fisher Ridge Cave System
212.1 km (131.8 mi)[ 1]
near Brownsville, Kentucky
37°11′14″N 85°58′30″W / 37.1873°N 85.9751°W / 37.1873; -85.9751 (Fisher Ridge System Historic Entrance )
partly within Mammoth Cave National Park
6
Great Savannah Cave System,(Maxwelton Sink Cave[ 9] -McClung Cave[ 10] )
82.5 km (51.26 mi)[ 11]
near Greenbrier County, West Virginia
37°51′35″N 80°24′22″W / 37.859703°N 80.406044°W / 37.859703; -80.406044
none
7
Friars Hole Cave System
81.2 km (50.46 mi)[ 12]
near Renicks Valley, West Virginia
38°04′02″N 80°19′47″W / 38.067203°N 80.329775°W / 38.067203; -80.329775 (Friars Hole Cave )
none
8
Binkley's Cave System
72.4 km (44.99 mi)[ 1]
near Corydon, Indiana
38°10′57″N 86°09′01″W / 38.1824995°N 86.1501717°W / 38.1824995; -86.1501717
none
9
Fort Stanton Cave
71.7 km (44.55 mi)[ 1]
near Lincoln County, New Mexico
33°30′24″N 105°29′37″W / 33.506670°N 105.493610°W / 33.506670; -105.493610
Fort Stanton–Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area
10
Hellhole
70.1 km (43.56 mi)[ 1]
Germany Valley , West Virginia
38°46′17″N 79°22′41″W / 38.771361°N 79.378103°W / 38.771361; -79.378103
none
11
Kazumura Cave
65.5 km (40.70 mi)[ 1]
Pahoa, Hawaii
19°31′08″N 155°01′52″W / 19.518890°N 155.031110°W / 19.518890; -155.031110
none
12
Double Bopper Cave
65.3 km (40.58 mi)[ 13]
Coconino County, Arizona
36°16′07″N 112°15′19″W / 36.2686°N 112.2552°W / 36.2686; -112.2552
Grand Canyon National Park
13
Blue Spring Cave
64.4 km (40.02 mi)[ 1]
near Sparta, Tennessee
35°57′46″N 85°23′07″W / 35.962811°N 85.385311°W / 35.962811; -85.385311
none
14
Carlsbad Caverns
63.5 km (39.46 mi)[ 1]
near Carlsbad, New Mexico
32°10′37″N 104°26′28″W / 32.177057°N 104.441039°W / 32.177057; -104.441039
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
15
Organ Cave
61.9 km (38.46 mi)[ 1]
Greenbrier County, West Virginia
37°43′05″N 80°26′11″W / 37.7181564°N 80.4362982°W / 37.7181564; -80.4362982
none
16
Wakulla-Leon Sinks Cave System
56.6 km (35.17 mi)[ 14]
Wakulla County, Florida
30°14′07″N 84°18′10″W / 30.2354147°N 84.3028754°W / 30.2354147; -84.3028754
none
17
Whigpistle System
55.7 km (34.61 mi)[ 15] [ 16]
Edmonson County, Kentucky
37°07′11″N 86°08′10″W / 37.1196°N 86.1362°W / 37.1196; -86.1362 (Whigpistle System Whigpistle Entrance )
none
18
Crevice Cave
50.2 km (31.19 mi)[ 17]
Perry County, Missouri
37°45′10″N 89°52′30″W / 37.7527°N 89.8749°W / 37.7527; -89.8749 (Crevice cave )
none