The Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument. Considered one of the National Park System's classic Great Lodges, and a National Historic Landmark, the Chateau was completed in 1934. The Chateau is a six-story structure with a reinforced concrete foundation and a superstructure of wood frame construction with enormous post and beam interior supports. The building spans a small gorge and a great deal of the building's mass is banked into that depression. Exterior walls are shiplap siding sheathed with cedar bark, giving the building a shaggy, rustic appearance.
Location: Oregon Caves National Monument
Image ID: 25860
Limestone and marble underground formations in Oregon Caves National Monument. Eons of acidified groundwater have slowly etched away at marble, creating the extensive and intricate cave formations in Oregon Caves National Monument.
Location: Oregon Caves National Monument
Image ID: 25861
Limestone and marble underground formations in Oregon Caves National Monument. Eons of acidified groundwater have slowly etched away at marble, creating the extensive and intricate cave formations in Oregon Caves National Monument.
Location: Oregon Caves National Monument
Image ID: 25862
Limestone and marble underground formations, Miller's Chapel grotto in Oregon Caves National Monument. Eons of acidified groundwater have slowly etched away at marble, creating the extensive and intricate cave formations in Oregon Caves National Monument.
Location: Oregon Caves National Monument
Image ID: 25863
Limestone and marble underground formations, Miller's Chapel grotto in Oregon Caves National Monument. Eons of acidified groundwater have slowly etched away at marble, creating the extensive and intricate cave formations in Oregon Caves National Monument.
Location: Oregon Caves National Monument
Image ID: 25864
Paradise Lost formation in Oregon Caves National Monument. Eons of acidified groundwater have slowly etched away at marble, creating the extensive and intricate cave formations in Oregon Caves National Monument.
Location: Oregon Caves National Monument
Image ID: 25865