| Location: | Exit 161 off I-64. 3.2km east on U.S. 60 to State Hwy. 182. Park entrance 13km N of Olive Hill. Cave tours depart from the Welcome Center. |
| Open: |
Visitors Center: APR-OCT daily 9-16:30, NOV-MAR daily 9:30-16. APR to Memorial Day Mon-Fri 9:30, 13, 16:30, Sat, Sun 9:30, 10:30, 12, 13:30, 15, 16:30. Memorial Day to Labor Day Mon-Fri 9:30, 10:30, 12, 13:30, 15, 16:30, 17:30, Sat, Sun 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30. Labor Day to OCT Mon-Fri 9:30, 13, 16:30, Sat, Sun 9:30, 10:30, 12, 13:30, 15, 16:30. NOV-MAR daily 9:30, 13, 16:30. [2005] |
| Fee: | Adults $6, Children (3-12) $3. [2005] |
| Classification: |
 Karst cave
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| Light: | electric |
| Dimension: | T=7-21°C. |
| Guided tours: | L=400m, D=45min. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Carter Caves State Resort Park, 344 Caveland Drive, Route 5, Box 1120, Olive Hill, KY 41164-9032, Tel: +1-606-286-4411, Fax: +1-800-325-0059.
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| Last update: | $Date: 2007/11/19 21:33:15 $ |
| 1780 | area discovered by white settlers. |
X Cave was named after the profile of the passages, which resembles an X. This kind of profiles is also called keyhole profile. During the creation of the passage by an subterranean river, the changing amount of water produced a changing width of the river bed. First the bed was wider, then water supply changed and it became more narrow and then again wider.
Highlight of this cave are numerous calcite formations.
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