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

Room	Date	Named By	Explanation
W.C.T.U. Hall	08/1892	W.C.T.U.	Women's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.) Hall which held a meeting in this room, dedicated it in 1892. Located on the Garden of Eden tour route near Silent Lake.
Waiting Room	05/05/1893	Alvin McDonald, John Stabler	People rested in this room while the rest of their group finished climbing up the Alpine Way on their way to the Fairgrounds.
Wakantanka	05/17/1991	Jim Nepstad, Mike Paulick, Stan Allison, Bob Kobza	A large room, 200-feet long, 20-40 feet wide and 10-20 feet high discovered over the Club Room. Wakantanka means "Great Mystery" in Lakota. It was a mystery why no one had found this large virgin room before.
Walk-In Entrance			The walking-sized entrance created near the Natural Entrance that is the start of the Natural Entrance Tour Route.
Walking Room, The	03/13/1995	James Wilson, Kevin Reynolds, Randy Brown, Eric Dutton
Walking Stick Maze	01/13/2007	Rpd Horrocks, Ken Geu	A five-foot long walking stick was found at station NS156 in this very mazey area. The stick had probably been drug into this area from the Juice Room and down the E survey in the 1890's.
Wall of Frost	<1893	Alvin McDonald
Wall Street	1981	Mike Scholl, Dan Swenson, NeNe Wolfe	Passage in the NY (New York) survey.
Wall, The	04/23/1985	Walt Kaminski, Jim Nepstad, Marv Zaske	A 30-foot high vertical wall in a large breakdown covered room.
Walmart Room	02/10/2007	Tim Moreland, Jim Wilson, Greg Glazner, Howard Bartlett	The other surveyors named this room and dedicated it to Howard in jest because he does not like the Walmart stores.
Wanderers Goal	<1893	Alvin McDonald
Wart Room	<5/18/1984		Room with loose stacked calcite blocks and a feature that resembles a wart.
Wash Boiler	<1901
Washington Boulevard	07/04/1891	Alvin McDonald, M.E. Crookam, Willie Crookam, George Lee
Washingtons Arbor	<1901
Water Hole #1	07/01/1972	Windy City Grotto	The closest water to Base Camp 2 is this small puddle.
Watermelon Way	05/12/1987	Jim Pisarowicz, Greg Nepstad, Darren Ressler, Karen Rosga	Karen Rosga was the first person through this passage and had just put a watermelon Jolly Rancher candy in her mouth before going into the lead.
Way Back Room	04/20/1981	Liz Chapman, Cory Crawford, Steve Matson, Kathy Raymond	A room "way back" into the cave.
Web, The	<1974		An area with a lot of gypsum hair/needles.
Wedged	09/12/1998	Jim Nepstad, Bob Kobza, Sarah Wedge	A very tight vertical slot that Sarah got "wedged" in for 15 minutes.
Weird Room	05/18/1988	Jim Pisarowicz, Shaun Larson	A 30-foot diameter room with a weird combination of features, including a small pool, dried flowstone, and a ceiling of translucent crystal boxwork.
Well of Souls	05/21/2001	Rod Horrocks, Dave Shurtz, Ryan Shurtz, Jordan Shurtz	A pit at the end of a crawl off the "Map Room" which was named to keep the Raiders of the Lost Arc movie theme going.
Western Fringe	<04/1993		A large room on the western "fringe" of the known cave.
Wet Dreams	08/14/1993	Dan Hansen, Steve Smith, Rob Phillis	A very actively dripping formation area with bacon, soda straws, stalagmites (2.5'), & helictites.
Whale Belly, The	11/17/1991	Tim Lindholm, Becca Bear, Tom Shelby, Ally Christie, Kreg Hamburger, Doug Pflugh
What the Hell Lake	1996	Stan Allison	This was the expression from the cavers who initially came upon this small lake in 1996. It is located in a previously dry passage that had been known for over 20 years. This lake rose to the point that it sumped the route to the main Lakes area and the deep point in the cave in July of 1999.
What! Yeah!	05/16/2006	Jason Walz, Jessie Mann, Chris Dale	These are Lil' Jon lyrics that came to mind when the group looked down into the 30' deep x 20' wide x 25' long chasm.
Wheezer, The	<11/21/1997	Stan Allison, Myk Coughlin	A crawl with strong airflow.
Whine Cellar, The	07/11/1992	Jim Wilson, Bill Yett, Aaron Birenboim, Dina Venezky	A large, low ceilinged passage discovered at the end of the survey trip that reminded Dina of her fathers Wine Cellar. The taller members of the group complained about having to survey it at the end of the day, thus the spelling.
Whine Room	06/12/1993	Bill Hawn, Bob Phillips, Murray Vogel, Steve Huck, Vern Carison	A large, low-ceilinged room that the surveyors were complaining about the low ceiling.
Whinning Stair	01/11/1992	Bill Hawn, Bob Phillips, Murray Vogel, Steve Huck, Vern Carison
Whiskey Bottle Room	10/01/1979	Jack Throssell	This room was named for an old whiskey bottle which was found in it.
White Chocolate Mousse	10/09/1993	Steve Smith, Ben Gaiser, Joe Vantook	A white formation area near Wet Dreams.
White Coral Room	08/17/1980	Phil Dodge, Gordon Messling, Rod O'Sullivan, Chuck Bertsch	A room/hall that has white walls.
White Denial	01/08/2000	Carl Bern, Jeff Goben, Amy Johnson, Christa Schnieder	A too tight lead that is covered with white frostwork.
White Elephant	01/02/1891	A.F. McDonald, Alfred Matt
White Gates	<1893	Alvin McDonald
White Guano Climb	10/22/1986	Jim Pisarowicz, Bob Kobza	An up-climb with white colored sand on its ledges that looked like white guano.
White Hall	06/05/1884	L.C. Faris, Frank Halden, Charlie Roe	Also called the Animal Cracker Room or the Rookery.
White Rock Room	04/11/1992	Dave Lester, Rich Wolfert, Bryan Smith, Bob Stucklen	A 42-foot diameter, 4-6 foot ceilinged room with a white rock sitting in the middle of it.
White Rose Chamber	07/11/1891	Alvin McDonald, C.S. McDonald, C.F. McBride
White Room	<06/01/1893	Alvin McDonald
White Socks Only
White Rose Chamber	07/11/1891	Alvin McDonald, C.S. McDonald, C.F. McBride	Located below the Garden of Eden.
White Whale, The	06/06/2007	Chris Amidon, Erin Niedringhaus, Alison Caryle	This passage had beautiful white formations and airflow that suddenly slammed shut, preventing the surveyors from continuing, like Ahab's chase of Moby Dick.
White Zinfindel	12/10/2005	Jason Walz, Larry Shaffer, Daryl Stisser, Cheryl Stisser	Everything is white and beautiful in this lower-level fissure passage, like the fine white wine known as White Zinfindel.
Whitney Avenue	01/08/1891	Alvin McDonald, J.D. McDonald, Josie Moss, Robert B. Moss	A narrow "oven" type of passage that connects Browns Canyon with Monte Cristos Palace.
Widows Rock	11/28/1991	Gene Kremer, Mark Wickham, Scott Lagaard, Dave Trumm, Craig Miller, Gene Kremer	A large breakdown rock that shifted sometime during 1991. Located below the gypsum spiders.
Wiggle Hole	02/15/1981	John Scheltens, Ken Allgier, Louise Hose	80 feet of tight passage beyond SE262.
Wild Berry Pit	03/14/1992	Verne Carlson, Kevin Smith, Steve Smith, Becky Ward	A hazardous 39-foot pit.
Wiley Coyote Canyon	03/09/2002	Rod Horrocks, Doug Werner, Mark Robin, Kevin Mimmo	This lower level vertical maze had several pedestals and slot canyons, reminding Doug of the scenery in the Wiley Coyote cartoon.
Wind Cave Chimes
Wind Gate	12/01/1979	John Scheltens, Miles Hecker	A strong breeze can often be felt in this passage.
Wind River Circle	<02/1891	Alvin McDonald	The route that connects the Specimen Route, Wind River Chamber, and Guides Discovery.
Wind River Chamber	02/19/1891	Alvin McDonald, J.M. Moore	This room was originally called the Wind River Circle but is now known as Room Draculum.
Wind River Circle	<1891		This room was later called the Wind River Chamber but is now known as Room Draculum.
Wind Tunnel	04/14/1982	Carl Grundstroh, Kathy Harrison, Ray Lahti, Steve Matson	This passage, on the way to Disappointment Chamber, often has very strong breezes moving through it.
Winding Stairs	12/1964	Dave Schnute, Herb Conn, Jan Conn	This exposed climb leads from the Calcite Jungle up to the Club Room on the Club Room Loop. It twists around on its way up. Resurveyed by John Scheltens 08/01/70.
Winding Way	07/17/1891	Alvin McDonald, Robert Norcutt, William Ranger
Windsor Gallery	07/17/1891	Alvin McDonald, Robert Norcutt, William Ranger
Windy City Lake	08/01/1970	Chris Hill	Named after the Windy City Grotto, who discovered this lake. The largest body of water yet discovered in Wind Cave. In 1999, the water table rose to the point that this lake merged with Calcite Lake.
Windy Dungeon	01/1987	Chris D. Gerow, Rich A. Brame, Joe D. Austin	Lower level cave off of Monument Hall.
Wine Cellar	03/13/1993	Jim Wilson, Eric Dutton, Randy Brown, Kevin Reynolds	A large room discovered by the survey crew.
Wisker Hollow	07/14/1984	John Scheltens, Rick Burk, Dave Springhettil
Witches Enchantment	<1893	Alvin McDonald?
Wood Pile	<1974
Woodman Hall	1897		The M.W.A. dedicated this room along the candlelight tour route.
Woop-Dee-Do Crawl	09/02/2000	Rod Horrocks, Derek Wolfe, Jim Lawton	A 20-foot long, awkward, vertical slot crawl that connects Spar Heights with Loose Cannon Run. Named by the very skinny 16 year old, Derek, after he saw the other members of the trip struggle through the slot.
Workman Hall	05/1900		Dedicated by the Grand Lodge of South Dakota (A.O.U.W.). "Workman" references the (Association of United Workingmen). Originally known as the Marble Quarry. Now known as the Bachelor Quarters.
Worlds Fair Administration Building	<1901
Worm Ranch	05/25/1981	John Scheltens, Marc Lamphere, Mike Fancik
WOW Passage	06/12/1985	Jim Nepstad, Larry Johnson, Jim Pisarowicz, Darren Ressler	When Darren Ressler first crawled into this passage he let out a loud "Wow!" Everyone agreed as the passage had 60-foot high ceilings.
Wretched Hole	05/21/1984	Jim Pisarowicz, Warren Netherton, Andi O'Conor	This is a very, very tight belly crawl with lots of boxwork to catch one's cloths. A truly wretched route!
Wrong Way Room	04/14/2001	Jeff Goben, Carl Bern, Greg Springer	A short passage off of Mule Creek Junction that was not the main way on.
WTF Hall	02/17/1989	Jim Nepstad, Darren Ressler, Bob Kobza, Marc Lamphere	A large passage looked down into by Bob, who was sure they had discovered a new room. However, Darren was sure it was an earlier passage the survey party had been in. Bob climbed around and confirmed that it was the earlier discovery. Another "Twilight Zone" experience.