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

Room	Date	Named By	Explanation
N'Sync, The	02/24/2001	Matt Reece, Marc Ohms	A small pit or "sink" that connects Aguileras Attic with Britneys Boudoir. Named after the popular teen band, N'Sync. In keeping with the teen rock group theme of the area.
Napoleons Tomb	<1901		A large breakdown block that resembles Napoleon's tomb. Located in the start of Browns Canyon.
Nasal Passage	11/01/1979	Jack Trossell	A tight crawlway that you almost have to scrape your nose off to get through.
Nasbys Dome	<1893	Alvin McDonald
Natural Bridge Room
Natural Dump	01/23/1891	Alvin McDonald, Frank and Walter Stirling
Natural Entrance	1881	Tom Bingham, Jesse Bingham	Refers to the entrance found in 1881 by Tom and Jesse Bingham.
Nature In Bloom	<1893	Alvin McDonald
Nave Junction	12/09/2000	Rod Horrocks, Chris Ingebretsen	Passages radiate off this low room like "spokes from the hub of a wheel", thus the name.
Navi-Gate	06/14/1997	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer, Myk Coughlin
Navi-Hole	06/14/1997	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer, Myk Coughlin
Navi-Poo	07/05/1998	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Noah Daniels
Navi-Road	06/14/1997	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer, Myk Coughlin
Navi-Way	06/14/1997	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer, Myk Coughlin
Navidad	06/14/1997	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer, Myk Coughlin
Navidead	06/14/1997	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer, Myk Coughlin
Navideadendy	06/14/1997	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer, Myk Coughlin
Navidud	06/14/1997	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer, Myk Coughlin
Navi-Gate	06/14/1997	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer, Myk Coughlin
Near Ice	04/13/1993	Jim Nepstad, Bill Hawn, Bob Phillips, Steve Lester, Steve Smith	A puddle of water.
Nebraska Dome	07/04/1891	Alvin McDonald, M.E. Crookam, Willie Crookam, George Lee
Necessary Evil	07/09/1994	Evan Anderson, Bruce Albright, Hazel Barton, Paul Burger	This is one of the few drops in Wind Cave that actually require a rope. It is a 45-foot rope drop into the Lunatic Fringe.
Needle Nook	03/19/1987	Jim Nepstad, Kevin Frasier, Greg Nepstad, Darren Ressler	A series of low rooms with false floors and millions of gypsum needles.
Needles Highway	03/11/1992	Max Manzur, Becky Ward, Wes Allen, David Coles	The NH (Needles Highway) survey.
Never Again Climb	04/10/1993	Max Mazur, Mike Mazur, John Coyne	A difficult climb on the BHA survey.
Never Goes	11/30/1988	Jim Nepstad, Darren Ressler, Bill Rodgers	A crawl that started underneath a false floor near the end of the Elephant Trunk and led to 700+ feet of cave. Jim had commented before they entered the crawl that false floors never go anywhere.
New Beginnings Room	06/11/1999	Rod Horrocks, Quincy Bahr, Rosie Bahr	As the new cave specialist, Rod took on this area as his first project in Wind Cave, thus the name. The room had candle stubs and string probably dating from the Alvin McDonald era. Alan Howard began the survey into this room in 1962, but didn't finish it.
New Orleans Passage	08/18/1970	John Scheltens, Chris Hill	The NO or New Orleans survey.
New Proportions	09/17/2005	Rod Horrocks, Karen Henker, Billie Myers	Karen was the only person on the survey team that was able to fit through the sub 8" squeeze leading into this room. She stated that she was only able to fit because of a recent diet she had been on, thus the "new proportions". The "new" keeps with the them of the area (the New Beginnings and New Throne Rooms).
New Realities	11/16/1991	Jim Nepstad, Stan Allison, Bob Kobza	After passing several large virgin leads on their survey, Jim declared that Wind Cave now had a "new reality", with big going passages in multiple directions.
New Throne Room	06/25/1999	Rod Horrocks, Derek Nelson, Bina Vanmali	Named after Rod found a nice flat rock to sit down and sketch. This room was found off of the New Beginnings Room. Named to keep the "new" theme going. Rob Richardson first discovered the room on August 11, 1957 and left his name on the ceiling in the soft corrosion residue.
New York Elevated Railroad	<1901
Newkys Plunge	06/20/2006	Jason Walz, Stephanie Graham, Adam Newkirk	Named after the nickname of one of the surveyors (Adam) that slipped and fell 14 feet at this site.
Newspaper Room	1890's	Andy Flurkey, Chris Hill	Old newspaper, left behind by the McDonalds or Stablers in the 1890s, is scattered around this room. Rediscovered in December of 1971.
Nice Hummers			Named because the huge boxwork fins hum when someone yelled.
Nice Ice	04/16/1993	Bill Hawn, Bob Phillips, Steve Lester, Steve Smith, Jim Nepstad, Bob Kobza	A crystal encrusted pool.
Ninas Cavern	03/20/1890	Alvin McDonald, Elmer McDonald, J.D. McDonald, George Stabler
No Forgivness Pit	09/14/1996	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Jim Wilson, Tim Moreland	A 20-foot pit.
No Forgiveness Pit	09/14/1996	Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Jim Wilson, Tim Moreland	A 20-foot pit.
No Kidding Hall	01/08/2005	Jason Walz, Sara Booth, Ben Hutchins	A survey shot in this passage was 77 feet long with no side passages, "no kidding".
No Thru Streets	12/13/1980	John Scheltens, Dave Springhetti, Mike Wiles	So named because its passages do not lead to anywhere.
No Way Crawl	11/25/1987	Jim Pisarowicz, Shaun Larson	A tight crawl with an elusive breeze but there is no way that a person could continue on in this passage. Discovered at the end of a very frustrating day of exploring.
No! Don’t! Stop!
Noahs Beard	1893	Alvin McDonald	This large display of gypsum resembles an old man's beard. Surveyed by Alan Howard in 1963.
Nobel Prize, The	05/06/1987	Jim Nepstad, Jim Pisarowicz	Large room off of the Super Conductor (the discovers thought that they will surely be given a Nobel Prize for this discovery).
Nokay Coral	09/14/2002	Mike Wiles, Carl Bern, Jeff Goben	Located parallel with the OK Coral, this was not "OK", thus "nokay". It also had lots of brachiopods fossils.
Nook Room	02/23/1991	Bob Kobza, Jim Nepstad, Warren Netherton, Mike Paulick
North Dressing Room	<06/01/1893	Alvin McDonald
North Room	06/05/1885	L.C. Faris, Frank Halden, Charlie Roe	The northern most room on the tour trails. This area was probably first entered before 1884, but this date is the earliest written record for the room. This room has also been called the Bridal Chamber because of a wedding held in this room.
Northwest Area	<1962
Northwest Territory	10/26/1991	Stan Allison, Paul Burger, Doug Kent	Large room (100' x 100' x 40' high) and passage area just northwest of Southern Comfort.
Not Real Room	08/17/2004	Chris Amidon, Valoree Varick, Tom Jarvela	A passage named because the surveyors found lots of evidence of an unused N.O.L.S. survey (NR) and lots of yellow flagging and because there was lots of room in this passage.
NSS Loop	1988	Jim Nepstad, John Scheltens	During the 1988 NSS Convention held in nearby Hot Springs, the Club Room Recreation Route was expanded so it made a loop through the Winding Stair and Boxwork Chimney. The route was then renamed the NSS Loop. That recreation route was returned to the original route in the 2007 Cave and Karst Resource Management Plan.
Nuclear Winter Room	<1987		A small room with a pit in the floor and calcite-covered floors.
Nudist Colony	08/30/1964	Dave Schnute, Herb Conn, Jan Conn	Dave thought that this room with its multiple leads was more fun than a mosquito in a nudist colony.
Nursery Exhibit	<06/01/1893	Alvin McDonald
Nursery	<1966	Dave Schnute, Herb Conn, Jan Conn	They decided that the number of geodes in this area meant it was the area where Soilcreeps hatch (mythical cave creatures known as Hodags in other parts of the country). These creatures (calcite coated projections) are said to constantly grab at you, ripping your clothes or drop rocks on your head.
Nursery Exhibit	03/07/1905	Alvin McDonald
Nuthouse	07/12/1973	Rick Banning, Andy Flurkey
Nutcracker, The	<5/3/1984