Crowders Mountain PoInt of Interest
Flag Pole Cave

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Name: Flag Pole Cave
Type: Fissure Cave
GPS Coordinates: Latitude:  N 35° 14.136'
Longitude:  W 081° 16.359'
Elevation:  1423 ft
Orientation: Entrance lies to SouthWest
PoInt Reached From: Faint trail up from the big mine shaft, bearing slightly to the right
Pass through the "Fat Man Squeeze" rock formation
Flag Pole Cave is to the left and way up
Description: Very rugged climb to entrance, about 27 ft - but good handhold grips on right side
Very difficult to enter - must be acrobatic
Floor slopes sharply upward, and is jagged and uneven
Neat "column window" when looking out from entrance
Can see the giant flagpole in distance from entrance
Dimensions: ~28 ft long
Entrance is about 2 ft wide, but very high, unable to measure the vertical without better equipment
Widest point of cave is about 5 ft
Interior Features: Mostly dry dirt
Exterior Features: Small cave nearby on right
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