Central address: 319 W Hills Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37419, USA
Elevation: 251.595
Time Zone: America/Chicago
Latitude: 35° 1' 16.4064'' N
Longitude: 85° 24' 28.5264'' W
The latitude of Raccoon Mountain Caverns is 35.021224, and the longitude is -85.407924. Raccoon Mountain Caverns is located in Chattanooga, United States with the gps coordinates of 35° 1' 16.4064'' N and 85° 24' 28.5264'' W. The category of Raccoon Mountain Caverns are Caverns & Caves, Lookouts, Parks.
Raccoon Mountain Caverns was opened in 1929 by Leo Lambert, a local caver. The property was owned by the Grand Hotel and used as a farm for their restaurant. On hot afternoons, it was said that the farmers would relax in front of several cracks in the rock at the base of the mountain and enjoy the cool air that was blowing out. In 1929, Leo Lambert was invited to explore the source of the air. As an experienced cave explorer, Lambert realized that in order for air to blow out of a crack in limestone rock, there must be a large cave beyond the crack to supply such a volume of air. Lambert enlarged the cracks and was rewarded by discovering several hundred feet of well-decorated cave passage in a cave that was close to U.S. Highway 41. He developed a series of trails, installed electric lights, and opened the cave to the public as "Tennessee Caverns" on June 28, 1931.
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| Latitude | 35.021224 | Longitude | -85.407924 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 251.595 | DMS Lat | 35° 1' 16.4064'' N |
| DMS Lng | 85° 24' 28.5264'' W | GeoHASH | dn5r0rrv7jk49 |
| UTM Zone | 16S | UTM Easting | 645248.853435115 |
| UTM Northing | 3876554.56164959 | Time Zone | America/Chicago |
| Country | United States | State | Tennessee (TN) |