Crowders Mountain PoInt of Interest
Tight Ledge Cave

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Name: Tight Ledge Cave
Type: Fissure Cave
GPS Coordinates: Latitude:  N 35° 14.019'
Longitude:  W 081° 16.466'
Elevation:  1494 ft
Orientation: Entrance lies to South
PoInt Reached From: Reached from the Crowder Mountain Top, climbing walls area
Follow a narrow ledge southward, hugging the right wall
Description: Small person-sized opening
Very narrow, small, but opens to a vertical person-size opening in middle, then curves to left at far end
Interesting quartz formations in middle
Small rock fill at the back end
Dimensions: ~24+ ft long (unable to measure entire length, too tight at the back)
Entrance is 2.5 ft wide by 5 ft high, but narrows quickly
Interior Features: Primarily rocky floor, very uneven
Exterior Features: Nice rock ledge at entrance
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