Newly Discovered 'Witch's Pantry' Cave Could Be Victim To Quarry Expansion Near Glenwood Springs

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- Colorado is adding a newly found cave to its list of natural wonders. The Witch's Pantry was discovered north of Glenwood Springs last fall.

(credit: Rocky Mountain Region NSS)

Two cavers found the cave on Bureau of Land Management land in October 2019.

(credit: Rocky Mountain Region NSS)

Inside was a large collection of mammal bones. Those have been collected by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to be studied and identified.

(credit: Rocky Mountain Region NSS)

The Witch's Pantry is located within the area of a proposed project to expand a limestone quarry. If that project is approved, the cave will be destroyed.

(credit: Rocky Mountain Region NSS)
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