Clarks Cave

Clarks Cave
Clarks Cave
	Interactive map of Clarks Cave
Location	Bath County
Length	6.43 miles
Entrances	6

Clarks Cave is a cave in Bath County, Virginia. It is a major archeological site, and was mined for

saltpeter in the 1800s. The cave is 6.43 miles, and has 6 entrances. It is considered an excellent example of a joint-controlled cave, with an extensive maze of passages than run along joints in the rock, a Lower Devonian limestone.

Archology

The remains of 142 species of vertebrate and 35 species of invertebrate have been found within the cave.

References

1 2 "The Clark's Cave bone deposit and the late Pleistocene paleoecology of the central Appalachian Mountains of Virginia". Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 2. Carnegie Museum of Natural History: 14. January 19, 1977. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
↑ "USA Long Cave List". Cave-Exploring.Com. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
↑ Palmer, Arthur (December 2009). "Cave exploration as a guide to geologic research in the Appalachians". Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. 71 (3): 180–192 – via ResearchGate.

38°06′N 79°42′W / 38.1°N 79.7°W / 38.1; -79.7

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[Carnegie-1] 1 2 "The Clark's Cave bone deposit and the late Pleistocene paleoecology of the central Appalachian Mountains of Virginia". Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 2. Carnegie Museum of Natural History: 14. January 19, 1977. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

[2] "USA Long Cave List". Cave-Exploring.Com. Retrieved May 1, 2026.

[3] Palmer, Arthur (December 2009). "Cave exploration as a guide to geologic research in the Appalachians". Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. 71 (3): 180–192 – via ResearchGate.