Wind Cave National Park - Wind Cave Room Names - H (U.S. National Park Service)

Room	Date	Named By	Explanation
Habeus Corpus	11/11/2006	James Wilson, Tim Moreland, Howard Bartlett, Srdjan Pasic'
Haggis Hall	02/10/2001	Dennis Laird, Bruce Albright, Greg Glazner, Stuart Marlat
Hairball Crawl	05/11/1996	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer	A crawl that had big balls of gypsum hair on the floor that prevented continued exploration of the crawl.
Hairy Hooter Room	05/11/1996	Evan Anderson, Hazel Barton, Shawn Kramer	A double mound of calcified silt covered with gypsum hair.
Half-Mile Hall	08/01/1971	Andy Flurkey, Chris Hill, Bob Reinstatler	Originally known as "Half-Mile Haul", this 2800 foot long passage's name was changed because the project director didn't feel that "Haul" was appropriate.
Hallelujah Trail	10/27/1984	John Scheltens, Dave Springhetti, Ken Allgier, Ed LaRock, Marvin Zaske	The passage that connected the Snake Pit Entrance to Wind Cave.
Hallucinogenic Hall	05/26/1991	Paul Burger, Stan Allison, Dina Venezky, Bob Younger
Handle Hold Pit	08/01/1971	Chris Hill	A pit which, fortunately, has a handle shaped hold right at its top.
Handle Hole	<1974
Hanging Rock Chamber	<06/01/1893	Alvin McDonald?
Happy Hollow	04/29/1986	Jim Pisarowicz, Greg Nepstad, Jim Nepstad	A large upper level room. Everyone on the trip was happy to discover such a large "hollow."
Happy Route	05/13/1986	Jim Nepstad, Greg Nepstad, Jim Pisarowicz	This was the route from Happy Hollow across the "fault" to the western side of Wind Cave. It was only the second in-cave east to west route discovered after the Spillway (20 years earlier).
Hard Hat Area	11/30/1988	Jim Nepstad, Darren Ressler, Bill Rodgers	A crawl where Darren knocked a very large section of wall crust squarely onto Jim's helmet. The hard hat saved him.
Hard Scrabble Avenue	<1901		A passage located between the Rookery and the Opera House. Apparently named because of the extensive trail construction, filling, and grading that had to be completed in this area.
Harmon Den	06/19/2007	Chris Amidon, Abby Tobin, Alison Carlyle, Erin Niedringhaus	A small town in North Carolina that Erin had never been too. She felt that she had finally been there after visiting this small passage.
Harmony Chimes	<1893	Alvin McDonald
Hauling-A-Passage	08/01/1970	Chris Hill	A straight passage where long survey shots were taken.
Have Your Cake	07/29/2007	Chris Amidon, Erin Niedringhaus, Abby Tobin, Kristen Schulte	The point that the survey crew stopped to celebrate Kristen's birthday with some cheescake and a recording of Wagner's "Flight of the Walkyrie's".
Hawk, The	03/15/1988	Darren Ressler, Jim Nepstad, Coleen Walte, Erik Major
Hay Day Room	02/17/1989	Jim Nepstad, Darren Ressler, Bob Kobza, Marc Lamphere	A large room named after Bob had exclaimed that they were having a "hay day" in the cave.
Haystack Hollow	07/18/1973	John Scheltens, Don Coons, Alvin McLane	Mounds, looking like "haystacks", can be found in this area.
Headquarters of the TK	<06/01/1893	Alvin McDonald
Headwaters	01/19/1991	Jim Nepstad, Bob Kobza, Stan Allison	A 30-foot diameter room where evidence indicated that a stream one entered.
Heartbeat Hall	09/11/1993	Dave Lester, Rich Wolfert, Kirk Haley	A tight bellycrawl where the surveyors heard their heart beating in the confined quarters.
Heathers Fissure Room	03/?/1983	Shawn O'Day, Marie Buzzard, Scott Buck, Heather Pullen	A low ceilinged room.
Heidis Raft Room	10/30/1985	Heidi Grengg, Jim Pisarowicz, Fred Roberts, Lars Virbeck	A room first entered by Heidi Grengg with calcite rafts all over the walls and rocks of the room. It was Heidi's first survey trip.
Height of Fame	07/03/1891	Alvin McDonald, Willie and M.E. Crookam, George Lee
Helictite Forest	07/12/1973	Rick Banning, Andy Flurkey	A small room with an abundance of helictites.
Helictro, The	10/31/1985	Heidi Grengg, Jim Pisarowicz, Fred Roberts, Lars Virbeck	Named for all the small helictite bushes along one wall of this passage.
Hemingway Room	04/?/1981	Todd Cederholm, Rich Riski, Loure Wolfe, Birgitta Meade, Kathy Raymond
Hen Peck Pit	08/08/1992	Bryan Smith, Linda Gentile, Randy Brow, Stacy Smyth
Herbert Avenue	<1893	Alvin McDonald
Hi Hopes	05/04/1994	Dave Lester, Jamie Sherer, Margie Robinson, Steve Petruniak	A 20-foot climb into an upper level lead in a fissure.
Hidden Chamber	<1893	Alvin McDonald
Hideout, The	05/02/1992	Michael Longo, Cassa Hadley, Jenny Kuhlman, Jason Soll, Tatt Mauszewski, Ken Andrews	A room named by a NOLS survey party.
Hieroglyphic Dome	10/03/2006	Rod Horrocks, Vickie Siegel, William Stone	A series of moonmilk runners following cracks on the walls of this upper level dome resemble Egyptian Hieroglyphics.
High Hopes	02/22/2003	Rod Horrocks, John Scheltens, Steve Baldwin	A dome that corkscrews 54 feet above the Attic. The surveyors had "high hopes" for the area. They found a signature by Alvin McDonald dated 03/30/1892 at the top.
High Route	06/1891	Alvin McDonald	A route located at the top of the "Cliff Climbers Delight" and starting at the Five Points Room.
Highland Pass Route	09/04/1966		Route from Cairn Room to the Chert Room.
Hills Cut-a-cross	1971?	Andy Flurkey, Mark Stock	The HC survey, Hills Cut-a-cross.
Hip Hugger Hole	10/09/1993	Evan Anderson, Steve Lester, Alex Fong	A tight squeeze near AIV19.
Hippo Hole	<5/3/1984		Near the Boot Heel Room.
His Satanic Majestys Call	<1901		A large rock flake that rings when it is struck. Also known as the Sounding Rock.
Hit Parade	01/19/1987	Joe Austin, Mike Bailey, Chris Gerow, Karen Rosga	The survey team was carrying a small cassette tape player to play tunes while they surveyed in this area. It is not far off the tour route.
Hmm Hole	11/16/1988	Jim Nepstad, Darren Ressler, Bill Rodgers	An exposed pit that causes explores to give a concerned "hmm.." when first looking down it. It opens into a shattered room below.
Hobsons Bypass	05/29/2000	Rod Horrocks, Steve Langendorf, Sammi Langendorf	An upper-level tube with no side passages that completed a route from the Pyramid Room to the Multipurpose Room, bypassing the Frostline and Hobson's Choice.
Hobsons Choice	1963	Dave Schnute, Herb Conn, Jan Conn	A flat out belly crawl where there is no choice about the way to continue. Named after a man in England named Hobson that offered commercial horse rides and who chose the horse each customer rode. "Hobsons Choice" meant no choice at all.
Hobsons Overpass	05/11/1991	Steve Smith, Kevin Smith, Jerry Hassemer	A fissure passage overlying Hobsons Choice that connects to the Road Block.
Holding Tank	03/01/2005	Jason Walz, Larry Shaffer	A lower level canyon and associated fissues that held the cavers, preventing them from continuing exploration at that level. They were attempting to find a connection to Monument Hall, located at the same elevation just to the south.
Hole In the Ace Room	05/11/1996	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer
Hole In The Wall			Located near the Shadowy Depths on the Fairgrounds Tour Route.
Hole Thing, The	05/30/1992	Jim Nepstad, Stan Allison, Mike Wiles, Myk Coughlin	A 40-foot pit in a borehole on Route 66 that requires a handline to climb. Bob Kobza described the pit as a "hole thing".
Hollow Dome	01/27/1893	Alvin McDonald, J.D. McDonald, John Stabler, George Stabler
Holy Cross Room	07/09/1994	Dale Lankford, Kathy Lankford, Dennis Worthington, Rich Wolfert
Holy Lands	<1893	Alvin McDonald
House of the Fallen Snurd
Home of the Mountain Rat	<1893	Alvin McDonald
Homo Erectus	07/28/1986	Jim Nepstad, Jim Pisarowicz	Homo erectus translates from Latin as "Standing Man". This was the first place the explorers could stand after 3 ½ hours of surveying.
Honeymoon Hollow	05/22/1990	Jim Pisarowicz, Karen Rosga	Jim and Karen surveyed this passage on their honeymoon after being married at Mystery Cave on May 19, 1990.
Honeymoon Run	08/23/2000	Rod Horrocks, Matt Harris, Jennifer Harris	Named after Matt and Jennifer, who were on their honeymoon at the time of the survey.
Hoo-Pnew	01/08/2000	Evan Anderson, Pat Robertson, Shawn Kramer, Micah Ball	This was a play on the words, "Who Knew?" as the explorers were surprised to discover this large room.
Hook Room	<5/18/1984		Located near the Natural Entrance.
Horn Hall	07/?/1972	Windy City Grotto	Located near the Natural Entrance.
Hornets Nest	08/23/1964	Dave Schnute, Herb Conn, Jan Conn	A geode with a hole in it. Found in the ceiling above the Boxwork Chimney, it strongly resembled a hornet's nest. Another Hornets nest was named during the 1890's in St. Dominic Chamber on the Candlelight tour in the Historic Section.
Horse Head Room	05/07/1981	Lyn Peabody, Rich Oilman, Steve Matson, Alex Kazarinof	A speleogen protruding from the wall resembles a horse head.
Hortas Lair	07/13/1991	Paul Burger, Gary Petrie, Louise Hose
Hospitable Pit	09/09/2006	Rod Horrocks, Ken Geu, Shawn Thomas, Nick Smith	An easily climbed 40-foot deep fissure passage that was very inviting, sporty, and fun to climb for the surveyors.
Hospital	11/29/1890	Alvin McDonald, R.A. McAdam, T.L McAdam	On Alvin McDonalds third exploration trip after breaking through the Devils Lookout barrier, he explored from the Hospital to Geode Hall.
Hospital Ward	10/09/2004	Rock Horrocks, Larry Shaffer, Sara Booth	This moderate-sized room, which only has a small entrance and exit, was named because all three surveyors were not feeling well.
Hotel Fairburn	04/04/2006	Jason Walz, Bonny Armstrong, Eric Grunwald	A room named after an abondened in hotel found in the town of Fairburn.
Hotel Johnson	05/16/2006	Jason Walz, Jessie Mann, Chris Dale	A building in Custer, SD.
Hotel South Dakota	01/18/1997	Stan Allison, Paul Burger, Mike Wiles	A nice upper level room 100-feet long, 25-feet wide and 12-feet high.
House of the Fallen Snurd	11/13/1982	Andy Flurkey, Ed LaRock, Eric Liebes, John Scheltens	A fallen logomite ("snurd") can be found in this room.
Howards Pit	08/15/1972	Tom Bean, Jim Palmer, Joe Decker	Named after Alan Howard?
Hump the Hoe Hall	01/19/1991	Jim Nepstad, Bob Kobza, Stan Allison
Hunting Ground	1907	W.A. Rankin	An area opened up by a Park Service crew in 1907.
Hydro Piles	09/16/1990	Lottie Hufford, Mike Hanson, Dave Anderson