Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt is a cave in Siskiyou County, Shasta Cascades, California. Thunderbolt is situated nearby to Labyrinth Cave (historic entrance), as well as near the cave Lava Brook.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lava Beds Visitor Center and Mushpot Cave.

Lava Beds Visitor Center

Tourism office

Lava Beds Visitor Center

Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lava Beds Visitor Center is a tourism office, which is situated 600 feet northeast of Thunderbolt.

Mushpot Cave

Cave

Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5.

Mushpot Cave is a 770 foot cave found in Lava Beds National Monument, California. It is one of the least challenging caves in the park and is recommended as an introductory cave for recreational caving. Mushpot Cave is situated 660 feet northeast of Thunderbolt.

Skull Cave

Cave

Photo: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Skull Cave is situated 1¼ miles north of Thunderbolt.

Thunderbolt

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Siskiyou County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.71282° or 41° 42′ 46″ north

Longitude

-121.51092° or 121° 30′ 39″ west

Open location code

84HWPF7Q+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Labyrinth Cave (historic entrance) and Lava Brook.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Indian Well Campground and Lava Beds Wilderness Boundary.

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