Alaska has various types of caves, including true limestone solution caves (found on Prince of Wales Island and in the Wrangell-St.Elias National Park), glacier caves (found in the southern coastal mountains and the Alaska Range), and even lava tubes (on the Pribilof Islands and in the Seward Peninsula).

There are many limestone caves on the northern end of Prince of Wales Island including two mile long El Capitan Cave, to which the U.S. Forest Service has built a trail for easy public access. Nearby is El Capitan Pit, which at 586 feet was once briefly the deepest vertical shaft in the United States.

Glacier caves are the easiest to access; several are located only an hour from Anchorage and contain over half a mile of surveyed passage in winter. Be cautioned that exploration of glacier caves is only safe after freeze-up and before snow accumulation to avoid melting and high avalanche danger.

Glacier Ice Caving	Lava Tube Caving	Leprechaun Cave
Mystery Mountains	Prince of Wales Island	Wrangell Mountains
	Stereo Caving Photos