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Gregory's Cave is located in the Cades Cove area of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park which
is Blount County Tennessee. Gregory's Cave is short with only
about 600 feet of passage ways. the cave does have a number of
formations and was once a commercialized cave. The cave is gated and
permission from the park service is required to enter the cave.
Trespassers will be prosecuted.
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Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander Photo by Todd Ratermann ©
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Cave Stats
Length - 600 feet
Elevation - 2,000 feet
Latitude - N 35° 36'38"
Longitude - W 83° 48'20"
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surveys of Gregory's cave conducted by a team lead by Kenneth Dodd
three species of salamanders were observed. The Long-tailed
Salamander (Eurycea longicauda), the Northern Slimy
Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus), and the Blue Ridge
Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea wilderae). Five species
of frogs were observed: the American Toad (Bufo americanus),
Fowler's Toad (B. fowleri), Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica),
Pickerel Frog (R. palustris), and Northern Green Frog (R.
clamitans). |
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