| 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 |