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Knox Cave - Knox

Stairs at Knox Cave

Knox Cave - Knox
Located in Albany County
Image courtesy of William Kelly


Type: Cave.

Features: Sinkholes; fissure passure passages superimposed
on a crudely branching system of tubes & canyons.

Feature Type: Karst.

Reference: NYS Geological Association Field Trip Guidebook,
75th Annual Meeting 2003; Karst of the Schoharie Valley, NY.
For online reference please visit - www.nysga.net/Guidebooks.html

Quadrangle: Gallupville.

Reason for Designation: Unique and Scenic.