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   ocr: 360 Degrees of Lechuguilla Cave Once thoughtto be a small cave, explorations into Lechuguilla in the 1980s have led to the discovery ofa a vast cavern system with extremely unique formations. Lechuguilla Cave is now considered to be much more extensive than its sister, Carlsbad Cavern, in size, depth, and variety of speleothems. Since 1986, explorers have mapped 100+ miles of passages and have explored the depth of1 the cave to 1,604 feet, ranking Lechuguilla as the 6th longest cave in the world (4th longestin the United States) and the deepest limestone cave in the country. Boulder Interactiv ...