The Small Cave - Inside Doline 127, Hermon

Grid ref.

221340/301700

Elevation

1614 m above sea level

Cave mapView the map (PDF)

Description of the cave:

A small cave that developed in yellowish limestone at the edge of Doline 127.

The cave entrance is located at the head of the drainage basin of Nahal Arar, on the southern side of Doline 127, hidden under a pile of rocks that fell during the paving of one of the branches of Road 999.

From the cave entrance, which measures 0.5X0.5 m, a vertical passage extends to a depth of about 3 m, at whose bottom it connects to a horizontal passage extending 4 m south. The passage floor is muddy and water drops drip from its ceiling.

Notes:

• About 15 m east of the cave, on the eastern side of Doline 127, there is a blocked sinkhole measuring about 1X1 m and about 2 m deep.

Written by: Boaz Langford and Vladimir Boslov