Big Painted Cave

Big Painted Cave is a cave in Siskiyou County, Shasta Cascades, California. Big Painted Cave is situated nearby to the cave Symbol Bridge, as well as near the volcano Schonchin Butte.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schonchin Butte and Schonchin Butte Lookout.

Volcano

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Schonchin Butte is a cinder cone on the northern flank of Medicine Lake Volcano in the Cascade Range in northern California. Frothy lava, cooled in the air, created the large cinder cones throughout Lava Beds National Monument.

Scenic viewpoint

Schonchin Butte Lookout is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2,800 feet northwest of Big Painted Cave.

Cave

Skull Cave is situated 3,400 feet east of Big Painted Cave.

Latitude

41.73186° or 41° 43′ 55″ north

Longitude

-121.52301° or 121° 31′ 23″ west

Open location code

84HWPFJG+PQ

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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