• Wind Cave National Park - Two Worlds

    Wind Cave

    National Park South Dakota

PowerPoint Programs

Black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes

Black-footed Ferret

Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction - 2.9 mb
 
Stalactites in Wind Cave

NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz

Stalactites in Wind Cave

Geology of Wind Cave - 2.2 mb
 
Rankin Ridge Fire Tower

NPS Photo

Rankin Ridge Fire Tower

Building the Rankin Ridge Fire Tower - 1.2 mb

 

 
Subhyracodon

Subhyracodon

Centennial Fossil Site - 10.7 mb

Did You Know?

Natural Entrance of Wind Cave

Winds caused by changes in barometric pressure are what give Wind Cave its name.  These winds have been measured at the cave's walk-in entrance at over 70 mph. The winds at the natural entrance of the cave attracted the attention of Native Americans and early settlers.