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Northern Border Cave, Hermon

Grid ref.: 224770/303147
Elevation: 2077 m above sea level

Description of the Cave:

The cave was given its name because it is the northernmost cave in Israel. Its total depth is 19 m and it consists of a central chimney at whose bottom a short passage and small spaces developed.

Cave entrance dimensions: 1X0.5 m.

The entrance opens at a contact point between terra rossa soil and dolomitic limestone found at the edge of the doline. From the cave entrance a wide chimney descends to a depth of 12 m and at its bottom there is a small space measuring about 3X3 m.

From this space there is a sloping descent to a further depth of 7 m. At this point, which is the deepest in the cave, there is a narrow, impassable sinkhole, but a stone that was thrown in fell into it to a depth of several meters.

At the bottom of the chimney there is a side passage leading to a space in which a rich variety of cave deposits and small, shallow water pools formed.

Notes:

Visiting this cave requires the use of rappelling equipment.

Written by: Shmulik Avidan