Title

Shoshone Ice Caves Tour

Description

The Shoshone Ice Caves near the town of Shoshone are a natural lava tube that maintains year-round ice formations created by cold air trapped through winter. Guided tours through summer reveal frozen walls, icicle formations, and interesting lava tube geology. Temperatures inside hover around 30 degrees even on the hottest August day.

Type

Educational

Subject

caves

geology

lava tube

age

All ages

Temporal Coverage

45 min

plan

Low

Alternative Title

Shoshone Ice Caves

cites

Shoshone

Provenance

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