| Room
Name |
Date |
Named
By |
Explanation |
Zone |
| D.A.R. |
|
|
|
Historic |
| Da-Ooh-Ahhh
Room |
08/02/1972 |
John
Scheltens, Dave Springhetti, William Frith |
A
40-foot high passage. |
North |
| Dago
Misery |
03/29/1892 |
Alvin
McDonald, Ernest Knight, William Ranger |
|
Historic |
| Daisys
Grotto |
<1893 |
Alvin
McDonald |
|
Historic |
| Dangaroos
Crossing |
12/20/1997 |
Myk
Coughlin, Mike Wiles, Stan Allison |
A
loose, exposed climb requiring a hand-line to traverse. Named because
of a tourist question about the "Bison are Dangerous" sign
along Highway 385. |
Southern
Comfort |
| Dannys
Crawl |
04/20/1981 |
Liz
Chapman, Cory Crowford, Steve Matson, Kathy Raymond |
A
long tube crawl originally done by a NOLS student by the name of Danny. |
Historic |
| Dantes
Inferno |
07/29/1891 |
Alvin
McDonald, A.C. McBride |
A
dark-colored room with a pit in the floor. |
Historic |
| Dark
Room |
<1893 |
Alvin
McDonald |
|
Historic |
| Dark
Wing Duck Area |
11/11/1992 |
Dave
Lester, Randy Brown, Kirk Haley |
|
Historic |
| Darrens
Democratic Discovery |
03/18/1987 |
Jim
Nepstad, Darren Ressler |
This
tight lead was found by Darren Ressler while waiting for Jim Nepstad
to return from doing a climb. There was a breeze blowing through the
hole and when Jim returned he said to Darren, "I vote you to
do it!" From this "group decision" the name evolved. |
Historic |
| Daves
Room |
12/27/1980 |
John
Scheltens, Mike Wiles, Dave Springhetti |
|
Silent
Expressway |
| Dead
End |
12/13/1980 |
John
Scheltens, Dave Springhetti, Mike Wiles |
A
dead end side lead in the Silent Expressway area. |
Silent
Expressway |
| Dead
Sea Stroll |
07/10/1993 |
Evan
Anderson, Bill Hawn, Steve Smith, Thane Moyes |
There
were many fossils: brachiopods, crinoids stems, gastropods, and tube
worms. This was a play on words "Dead Sea Scrolls". |
Western
Fringe |
| Death
Valley |
05/22/1990 |
Jim
Pisarowicz, Karen Rosga |
At
the time of this trip (their honeymoon) Jim and Karen were working
at Death Valley in California. |
Club
Room |
| Deep
Confusion |
12/15/1979 |
Andy
Flurkey, Norm Pace, John Scheltens |
A
term coined by Norm Pace for this part of the cave because it is so
far into the cave that there is "deep confusion" about how
to get back out. |
Half
Mile Hall |
| Deep
Dish |
04/03/1999 |
Marc
Ohms, Rene Rogers, Mike Wiles |
A
20-foot deep pit off of Pizza Hut. |
Colorado
Grotto |
| Deep
Pit |
<1893 |
Alvin
McDonald |
|
Historic |
| Deep
Sea Transvestite |
01/14/2001 |
Evan
Anderson, Stephen Lester, Pat Robertson, Stephanie Haterlie |
|
Half
Mile Hall |
| Deep
Throat |
07/14/1987 |
Jim
Nepstad, Greg Nepstad, Jim Pisarowicz |
A
vertical pit that looked as if you are looking down someone's throat. |
Colorado
Grotto |
| Degree
of Honor Hall |
<1898 |
|
An
area with a chert ceiling that has a rock that resembles the head
of a sheep. Also known as the Sheeps Head. |
Historic |
| Delta,
The |
01/19/1991 |
Jim
Nepstad, Bob Kobza, Stan Allison |
A
flat area near the Headwaters, where a stream once pounded. |
North |
| Delusions
of Grandeur |
12/07/1991 |
Jim
Nepstad, Stan Allison, Paul Burger, Dawn Reed |
A
small area accessed by a passage from Gypsy Road. |
Southern
Comfort |
| Depths
of Ignorance |
<1893 |
Alvin
McDonald |
|
Historic |
| Destiny
Climb |
02/09/1991 |
Pat
Seiser, Vi Schweiker, Jim Clark, Bob Stuckland |
|
Club
Room |
| Devenports
Den |
07/12/1973 |
Andy
Flurkey, Rick Banning |
|
North |
| Devils
Lookout |
06/05/1884 |
L.C.
Faris, Frank Halden, Charlie Roe |
A
35-foot high fissure. Before electric lights one could not see into
the ceiling of this chamber. It was often said that the Devil was
watching people from the top of this passage. This was the extent
of exploration in the cave until 1890 when Alvin Mc Donald began his
explorations. |
Historic |
| Devils
Pot Hook |
02/04/1891 |
Alvin
McDonald |
|
Historic |
| Devils
Punch Bowl |
<1898 |
|
A
large rock with a depression and a hole in it. This was deemed appropriate
for a SD punchbowl, since SD was a probation state. Located at the
top of the stairs in the Bachelors Quarters. |
Historic |
| Deweys
Place |
|
|
|
Historic |
| Diamond
Mine |
07/05/1891 |
Alvin
McDonald, M. E. Crookam, Fred McBride |
|
Historic |
| Die
Passage |
<12/12/1992 |
|
The
DIE survey with stands for "Damn it Ends". |
Half
Mile Hall |
| Dinning
Room |
<03/1891 |
Alvin
McDonald? |
|
Historic |
| Dinosaur
Bone |
05/26/1991 |
Paul
Burger, Stan Allison, Dina Venezky, Bob Younger |
The
surveyors found a chert nodule that resembled a dinosaur bone to them. |
Club
Room |
| Dinosaur
Delight |
03/09/1996 |
Dave
Lester, Rich Wolfert, Emma Rainforth, Bob Stucklin |
|
Colorado
Grotto |
| Dinosaur
Room |
|
|
|
|
| Disappointment
Chamber |
03/01/1983 |
Todd
Collet, Andy Harley, Merl Ness, Ted Stouks |
Exploration
along Expectation Trail towards the Snake Pit Entrance (Blowhole)
was halted in this area by deadends. degenerated into a dog pound
full of dogs with lots of "tail wagging" and |
Historic |
| Disappointment
Pit |
|
|
|
Half
Mile Hall |
| Divide,
The |
<1893 |
Alvin
McDonald |
|
Historic |
| Diving
Board |
04/10/1993 |
Max
Mazur, John Coyne III, Mike Mazur |
A
wall pendant that sticks out over a pit. |
Half
Mile Hall |
| Do-Drop-In
Pit |
08/10/1991 |
Kevin
Smith, Steve Smith, Ken Hendrick, Josh Williams |
|
North |
| Dock,
The |
<1893 |
Alvin
McDonald |
|
Historic |
| Dog
Pound |
06/03/1984 |
Jim
Pisarowicz, Mitchel Frey, Warren Netherton, Karen Rosga |
Before
this trip, Warren Netherton made the comment that everyone was as
excited to go surveying as a pack of wolves with lots of "tail
wagging". |
Colorado
Grotto |
| Dogtooth
Room |
1971? |
John
Scheletens, Mark Stock?, Kurt Johnson |
|
Half
Mile Hall |
| DOH
Room |
12/12/1992 |
Stan
Allison, Mike Wiles, Myk Coughlin |
"Doh"
is an expletive used by Homer Simpson in the animated TV show the
Simpsons. |
Southern
Comfort |
| Dome
Nogo |
010/12/2002 |
Jason
Walz, Mike Wiles, Noah Daniels |
A
small dome that didn't go. |
North |
| Domey
Way |
07/20/1985 |
Jim
Nepstad, Jim Pisarowicz, Glen Raleigh |
A
passage with many ceiling domes. |
Historic |
| Donkey,
The |
12/28/02 |
Evan
Anderson, Derek Wolfe, Stephanie Juth, Matt Juth |
Stephanie
thought that a rock at this station looked like a donkey. |
Half
Mile Hall |
| Dons
Disappointment Pit |
1971 |
Don
Coons, ? |
A
series of dead end pits are located in this area discovered in 1971.
Don Coons, the survey team leader, was disappointed that none of them
led to new discoveries. |
|
| Door
#3 Pit |
07/16/1987 |
Jim
Pisarowicz, Karen Rosga |
Fifty-foot
pit requiring a rope to descend. Who ever knows what's behind door
#1, door #2, or door #3? |
Historic |
| Double
Crisp Passage |
11/27/1999 |
Rod
Horrocks, Brad Oen, Marc Ohms |
Discovered
by the survey party on 11/27/1999. It is a beautiful gypsum passage
named after they found two silver dollar sized loose gypsum snowflakes
in the middle of the passage. |
Historic |
| Double
D Pit |
05/08/1999 |
Rod
Horrocks, Kyle Voylis, Heidi Melville, Erik Freeman |
Two
D size flashlight batteries were found at the bottom of this 30-foot
deep, 5 foot diameter pit, giving the surveyors this idea for a name. |
Historic |
| Doughnut
Hole |
04/10/1993 |
Bryan
Smith, Steve Posey |
A
tight squeeze at CQA12. |
Historic |
| Doughnut
Room |
<07/27/1984 |
|
Also
Known as the Chinese Mushroom. |
Club
Room |
| Doughnut
Shop |
|
|
|
Club
Room |
| Draculum,
Room |
02/19/1891 |
Alvin
McDonald, J.M. Moore |
The
words "Room Draculum" are smoked in the ceiling of this
room. The room was originally called Wind River Circle but this was
changed to Wind River Chamber. |
Historic |
| Dragon
Eyes Scramble |
04/05/1991 |
Martha
Kubicek, Doiug Pflugh, Tom Shields, T?m Sulser |
|
Historic |
| Dragon
Room |
1962 |
Alan
Howard, Herb Conn, Jan Conn |
Surveyed
by Herb & Jan Conn. |
Historic |
| Dragons
Lair |
04/11/1992 |
Dave
Lester, Rich Wolfert, Bryan Smith, Bob Stucklen |
|
Colorado
Grotto |
| Dreamland |
02/21/1987 |
Jim
Nepstad, Greg Nepstad, Darren Ressler |
The
night before this trip both Jim Nepstad and Darren Ressler dreamed
that they were going to discover a large new area of the cave, and
they did. |
Historic |
| Dreams
Dressing Room |
2/24/2001 |
Matt
Reece, Marc Ohms |
Named
after the all-girl teen rock band Dream, Keeping with the teen pop-star
theme of the area. |
Historic |
| Dreamsicle
Room |
03/04/2000 |
Rod
Horrocks, Joe Oliphant, John Citta, Marc Pedersen |
A
small room discovered by the survey party that has dozens of 1 1/2
foot long, creamy white, stalactites and soda straws. |
Club
Room |
| Drip
Drop Chamber |
07/06/1974 |
Tom
Miller, Mike Brinkmeyer, Cindy Brome, Janine LeRoy |
A
room with flowstone and dripping water. |
Historic |
| Drip
Drop Room |
12/11/1981 |
J.
Hazzen, Mary Laycock, Mike Laycock |
A
very wet and drippy room. |
Historic |
| Dripstone
Delight |
05/13/2000 |
John
Scheltens, Ed LaRock, Mike Behn |
A
four-foot high upper-level passage with beautiful 3 to 4-feet long
stalactites. Also columns, sodastraws and stalagmites. |
Club
Room |
| Drool
Room |
02/11/1984 |
John
Scheltens, Andy Flurkey, Ed LaRock, Eric Liebes |
A
wet drippy room. |
North |
| Dry
Oasis |
11/22/1991 |
Doug
Pflugh, Kreg Hamburge, Tom Shelby |
A
small breakdown chamber with a few dry desicated soda straws and flowstone. |
Historic |
| Duncan
Room |
01/05/1991 |
Steve
Baldwin, Devin Hachmeiste, Sarge Preston |
In
1989, during the search for a lost N.O.L.S. caver in Wind Cave, the
park received a call from a psychic saying that the lost person would
be found in a room named Duncan. In fact, when the lost person was
located she was found in an area of the cave that hadn't been named.
Steve then named the room Duncan Room, "thus confirming the psychic
prediction". |
Historic |
| Dungeon,
The |
<1893 |
Alvin
McDonald |
|
Historic |
| Dusty
Bottoms |
01/18/2005 |
Rod
Horrocks, Alexis Brooks, Ari Juhala, Amny Juhala |
The
point person got a "dusty bottom" when checking out the
upper portion of this room, which was located in the upper middle
level and covered with paleofill.
|
Historic |
| Dusty
Trail |
10/08/1980 |
Tom
Miller, John Scheltens, Pete Shiflett, Mike Wiles |
Named
for the deep, powdery dust on the floor in this area. |
Silent
Expressway |
| Dutch
Misery |
03/29/1892 |
Alvin
McDonald, Ernest A. Knight, William Ranger |
|
Historic |
| Dutch
Oven |
<1893 |
Alvin
McDonald? |
|
Historic |
