Antelope Cave

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Antelope Cave
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Nearest citynear Colorado City, Arizona
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No. 75000351 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1975

The Antelope Cave near Colorado City, Arizona is an archeological site that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It was site of a prehistoric activity. [1]

The cave was rediscovered in modern times by Winferd Gubler. The cave is gated and closed to the public. Antelope Cave is located in Mohave County, Arizona southwest of Colorado City and Hildale, Utah and southeast of Hurricane, Utah. It is close to a large power transmission line. [2]

It is not related to Antelope Canyon in Coconino County, Arizona.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Look to the Stars by Alice Isom Gubler Stratton: A Location or Place Mentioned in "Look to the Stars": Antelope Cave" . Retrieved March 14, 2017. (includes photo of Winferd Gubler)