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Malheur Cave
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection Read more about this collection »
Site Typecave
DescriptionMalheur Cave is a classic example of a large lava tube cave. The cave is 17 miles east of Crane Hot Springs and is owned by the Masonic Lodge of Burns. The cave is 3,000 feet long, and the height varies from 8 feet near the entrance to a maximum of 20 feet far back in the cave. An underground lake fills the lower end of the cave, and fluctuation can cause the water to raise within 1,000 feet of the entrance).
Site Name
Malheur Cave
Site Type
cave
Description
Malheur Cave is a classic example of a large lava tube cave. The cave is 17 miles east of Crane Hot Springs and is owned by the Masonic Lodge of Burns. The cave is 3,000 feet long, and the height varies from 8 feet…
Malheur Cave is a classic example of a large lava tube cave. The cave is 17 miles east of Crane Hot Springs and is owned by the Masonic Lodge of Burns. The cave is 3,000 feet long, and the height varies from 8 feet near the entrance to a maximum of 20 feet far back in the cave. An underground lake fills the lower end of the cave, and fluctuation can cause the water to raise within 1,000 feet of the entrance).
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"Site Details - Malheur Cave, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/7-73/17-1258. Accessed 09 May. 2025.
Site Information
There are 6 specimens from this Item Group
971.22.1 - biface
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebiface
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Oregon, Harney County
Date Collected1971-08
971.22.2 - primary flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeflake
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Oregon, Harney County
Date Collected1971-08
971.22.3 - biface
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebiface
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Oregon, Harney County
Date Collected1971-08
971.22.4 - flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeflake
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Oregon, Harney County
Date Collected1971-08
971.22.5 - flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeflake
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Oregon, Harney County
Date Collected1971-08
971.22.1LOT - bifaces and flakes
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebiface; flake
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Oregon, Harney County
Date Collected1971-08