# Merrill Cave

- **Country:** United States
- **Coordinates:** 41.728720, -121.548900
- **Length:** 650 foot
- **Caption:** View from inside Merrill Cave
- **Location:** Lava Beds National Monument
- **Difficulty:** Easy

Merrill Cave is a 650 foot former ice cave in Lava Beds National Monument in California. It was known for the pool of ice that was found year-round in the lower chamber of the cave, which fully disappeared due to compounding factors by 2005.

![Photo of Merrill Cave](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Merrill_Cave.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrill_Cave (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)