print email comment close Carlsbad Caverns National Park URL: http://www.nps.gov/cave/index.htm Description: This park of eighty caves in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico, features the "Big Room," a cave with a ceiling up to 250 feet high, that is one of the largest cave chambers in the world. Twelve public domain photographs illustrate some of the park's features. The site includes general information about the park, programs, tours, and links to cave-related sites. Includes a teacher's guide with links to history activities, geology, bats, plants, and animals located in the caverns, a student glossary, and a list of references. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Carlsbad Caverns National Park (N.M.) Caves National parks and reserves -- New Mexico LII Database Information: Record 6809 created by Marcia Coudyser on 12/13/1999 Last modification on 09/30/2009 Published: 12/13/1999   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/6809