Buckner Cave Legend - Richard Blenz Nature Conservancy, Inc. Home
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Legend Walls Ceiling Ledges Floor Ledges Floor Slopes Soda Straws Stalactites Stalagmites Columns Flowstone Left: elevation above datum Right: depth delow datum Pooled Water Lower Walls Low side Low Flowing Water Breakdown Small, Large Dome Upper Level Walls 7 -12 Breakdown near Monument Passage X-6 X-1 X-1 X-5 X-3 X-4 X-5 X-4 Air Force Room X-3 X-6 Buckner Cave Monroe County, Indiana USGS 7.5 Min. Stanford and Whitehall Quads Alternate Historic Names: Blair Cave, Saltpeter Cave Resurvey conducted Oct. 2005 to Nov. 2007 By members of the IUCC, BIG, SJVG, CIG, NIG, and WUSS. Surveyed Length: 3.47 mi, 5.58 km True Horizontal Length: 3.40 mi Total Vertical Extent: 124 ft All units are feet unless otherwise noted. A National Speleological Society Property Managed by: Richard Blenz Nature Conservancy, Inc. For access see www.bucknercave.org Copyright 2012 Richard Blenz Nature Conservancy, Inc T 200 ft Entrance T-Room LV Cushing Room Domicile Pit Ent. (Filled) Norm Pace Extension Monument Passage Big Room WPA Passage Bullseye Pit (Gated, Private) To Volcano Passage The Submarine The Window Crystal Pool Little Volcano Volcano Passage Volcano Room Drains to King Blair Cave Drains to Queen Blair Cave BS South Passage Column Thunder Crawl Too Low Normally Sumped or Very Low Airspace Continuation Powell, Spaulding et. al. map depicts passage beyond sump Lower Level: Gurgling Spring Passage Lower Level: Stream Passage Below Volcano Passage Waterfall 13 ft Waterfall Passage Keens Grotto Air Force Room Entrance Crawl Upper Level Canyon Climb-down to Gurgling Spring Passage Fill Low Connector Crawls Lower Level BS North BS North Route to Waterfall Passage 100 50 150 0 N 0 50m 0 Datum: Bolt in floor 794 ft above Mean Sea Level (NAD27) Additional Cross Sections Labeled reference number or Passage name; Scale is as map scale. Volcano Passage Volcano Room East-West W E BS South Crawl Waterfall Passage Upper Level BS Air Force Room To Keens Grotto 25 Upper Level: Breakdown Room To Keens Grotto -23 -22 -17 -17 -20 -13 1 -5 -5 -5 14 -12 -28 -34 -32 -14 -14 -11 -9 -9 -8 -8 -6 -14 -13 -11 -33 -28 -32 -32 -20 -14 -5 -23 -24 18 25 14 15 9 9 16 11 10 10 23 30 30 30 20 25 33 20 0 15 25 -22 -21 -14 -5 -25 -7 -5 -2 -28 -26 -27 -13 -25 -29 -25 -15 -21 -20 -30 -26 -7 -11 -8 -4 21 30 10 20 7 -11 -13 -5 -20 -27 -14 -9 -12 -1 -2 -5 -3 -8 -8 5 -32 -29 -31 -30 -22 -20 -20 -26 -25 -26 -25 -26 -18 -23 -74 -77 -86 -69 -61 -52 -52 -60 -25 -10 31 -23 -11 -30 -20 -37 -40 -30 -26 -44 -40 -10 -10 -2 -3 -10 1 0 5 12 22 1 2 -2 13 25 5 7 12 -14 -87 -22
Transcript of Buckner Cave Legend - Richard Blenz Nature Conservancy, Inc. Home
LegendWalls
Ceiling LedgesFloor Ledges
Floor Slopes
Soda StrawsStalactitesStalagmitesColumnsFlowstone
Left: elevation above datumRight: depth delow datum
Pooled Water
LowerWalls
Low side
Low
Flowing Water
Breakdown
Small,Large
Dome
Upper LevelWalls
7 -12
Breakdown nearMonument Passage
X-6
X-1
X-1
X-5
X-3
X-4
X-5
X-4 Air Force Room
X-3X-6
Buckner Cave Monroe County, IndianaUSGS 7.5 Min. Stanford and Whitehall QuadsAlternate Historic Names: Blair Cave, Saltpeter Cave
Resurvey conducted Oct. 2005 to Nov. 2007By members of the IUCC, BIG, SJVG, CIG, NIG, and WUSS.
Surveyed Length: 3.47 mi, 5.58 kmTrue Horizontal Length: 3.40 miTotal Vertical Extent: 124 ftAll units are feet unless otherwise noted.
A National Speleological Society Property Managed by: Richard Blenz Nature Conservancy, Inc.For access see www.bucknercave.org
Copyright 2012 Richard BlenzNature Conservancy, Inc
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200 ft
Entrance
T-Room
LV Cushing Room
Domicile Pit Ent. (Filled)
Norm PaceExtension
Monument PassageBig Room
WPA Passage
Bullseye Pit(Gated, Private)
To Volcano Passage
The Submarine
The Window
Crystal Pool
Little Volcano
Volcano Passage
Volcano Room
Drains toKing BlairCave
Drains to Queen Blair Cave
BS South Passage
Column
Thunder Crawl
Too Low
Normally Sumped or VeryLow Airspace Continuation
Powell, Spaulding et. al. mapdepicts passage beyond sump
Lower Level:
Gurgling Spring Passage
Lower Level:Stream Passage Below Volcano Passage
Waterfall 13 ft
Waterfall Passage
Keens Grotto
Air Force Room
Entrance Crawl
Upper Level Canyon
Climb-down toGurgling Spring Passage
Fill
Low Connector CrawlsLower LevelBS North
BS North
Route to Waterfall Passage
100 50 150 0
N
0 50m
0 Datum: Bolt in �oor 794 ft above Mean Sea Level (NAD27)
Additional Cross SectionsLabeled reference numberor Passage name;Scale is as map scale.
Volcano PassageVolcano Room East-West
W E
BS South CrawlWaterfall Passage
Upper Level BSAir Force RoomTo Keens Grotto
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Upper Level:Breakdown Room
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