Raccoon Mountain Caverns Gifted to UTC

The Crystal Palace room at Raccoon Mountain Caverns. (Photo: Tzoghby / Wikimedia Commons)

Donated to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Raccoon Mountain Caverns is UTC’s newest classroom and research laboratory. Located approximately 15 minutes southwest of campus, it is a complex cave system known for its extensive underground formations and diverse ecosystem.

Part of a karst system that includes a landscape characterized by caves, sinkholes and underground streams, Raccoon Mountain Caverns has over 5.5 miles of explored passageways.

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