What cave is the deepest pit in America?

Inside Ellison's Cave in Walker County, Georgia, is a truly mind-blowing sight: Fantastic Pit, the deepest cave drop in the continental United States. Plunging vertically for 586 feet (179 meters), it's almost as tall as Seattle's Space Needle and about twice the height of the Statue of Liberty.



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