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| Jewel Cave National Monument | |
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.jpg) Visitors and guide inside Jewel Cave | |
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| Location | Custer County, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Custer, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43°43′46″N 103°49′46″W / 43.72944°N 103.82944°W |
| Area | 1,273 acres (5.15 km2)[1] |
| Created | February 7, 1908 |
| Visitors | 137,275 (in 2016)[2] |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Jewel Cave National Monument |
Jewel Cave National Monument contains Jewel Cave, currently the fifth longest cave in the world and second longest cave in the United States, with 220.01 miles (354.07 km) of mapped passageways as of May 2024.[3][4][5] It is located approximately 13 miles (21 km) west of the town of Custer in Black Hills of South Dakota. It became a national monument in 1908.[6]
- ^ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2011" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-04-03. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
- ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ^ "Jewel Cave Cave Exploration". National Park Service (NPS). August 13, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Explorers return to mapping Jewel Cave after two-year hiatus". NewsCenter 1. November 5, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Jewel Cave Reaches 200 Miles". National Park Service (NPS). December 19, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ "The National Parks: Index 2009–2011". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
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