Fitton Cave
Fitton Cave, also known as Beauty Cave, is located near the Buffalo National River in Arkansas, United States. According to Robert Gulden's cave database, it contains of mapped passage as of 2024, and is the longest known cave in Arkansas, and the 188th longest in the world. Fitton Cave is gated and access is closely monitored by the National Park Service, due to the spread of white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that affects bats.
Details
- Depth
- 313 ft
- Access
- Permit only
- Length
- 17.5 mile
- Geology
- Limestone
- Hazards
- White-nose syndrome
- Location
- Newton County, Arkansas
- Elevation
- 6,825 ft
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Other Name
- Beauty Cave
- Photo Width
- 250
- Photo Caption
- Broken stalagmites in Fitton Cave
- Height Variation
- 390 ft