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| Name | Date Discovered | Comments |
| Dago Misery | 03/29/1892 | Ernest Knight, Alvin McDonald and William Ranger. |
| Dangaroos Crossing | 12/20/1997 | A loose, exposed climb requiring a hand-line to traverse. Named because of a tourist question about the "Bison are Dangerous" sign along Highway 385. Myk Coughlin, Mike Wiles and Stan Allison. |
| Danny's Crawl | 04/20/1981 | A long tube crawl originally done by a NOLS student by the name of Danny. Surveyed by Liz Chapman, Cory Crowford, Steve Matson and Kathy Raymond. |
| Dante's Inferno | 07/29/1891 | A dark-colored room. A.C. McBride and Alvin McDonald. |
| Da-Ooh-Ahhh Room | 08/02/1972 | A 40-foot high passage. John Scheltens, Dave Springhetti, & William Frith |
| Dark Wing Duck Area | 11/11/1992 | Dave Lester, Randy Brown, & Kirk Haley |
| Darren's Democratic Discovery | 03/18/1987 | This tight lead was found by Darren Ressler while waiting for Jim Nepstad to return from doing a climb. There was a breeze blowing through the hole and when Jim returned he said to Darren, "I vote you to do it!" From this "group decision" the name evolved. Also known as the Three D Crawls. Jim Nepstad and Darren Ressler. |
| Dave's Room | 12/27/1980 | Mike Wiles, Dave Springhetti, & John Scheltens |
| Dead End | 12/13/1980 | A dead end side lead in the Silent Expressway area. John Scheltens, Dave Springhetti and Mike Wiles. |
| Dead Sea Stroll | 07/10/1993 | Evan Anderson, Bill Hawn, Steve Smith, & Thane Moyes |
| Death Valley | 05/22/1990 | Jim Pisarowicz and Karen Rosga. |
| Deep Confusion | 12/15/1979 | A term coined by Norm Pace for this part of the cave because it is so far into the cave that there is "deep confusion" about how to get back out. Andy Flurkey, Norm Pace and John Scheltens. |
| Deep Dish | 04/03/1999 | A 20-foot deep pit off of Pizza Hut. Marc Ohms, Rene Rogers and Mike Wiles. |
| Deep Throat | 07/14/1987 | A vertical pit that looked as if you are looking down someone's throat. Jim and Greg Nepstad and Jim Pisarowicz. |
| Degree of Honor Hall | 1898 | An area with a chert ceiling that has a rock that resembles the head of a sheep. Also known as the Sheeps Head. |
| Delta, The | 01/19/1991 | A flat area near the Headwaters, where a stream once pounded. Jim Nepstad, Bob Kobza, & Stan Allison |
| Delusions of Grandure | 12/07/1991 | A small area accessed by a passage from Gypsy Road. Jim Nepstad, Stan Allison, Paul Burger, & Dawn Reed |
| Destiny Climb | 02/09/1991 | Pat Seiser, Vi Schweiker, Jim Clark, & Bob Stuckland |
| Devenport's Den | 07/12/1973 | Rick Banning and Andy Flurkey |
| Devil's Punch Bowl | 1898 | A large rock with a hole in it in the Bachelor's Quarters. |
| Devil's Lookout | 06/05/1884 | A 35-foot high fissure. Before electric lights one could not see into the ceiling of this chamber. It was often said that the Devil was watching people from the top of this passage. This was the extent of exploration in the cave until 1890 when Alvin McDonald chiseled a hole larger. Named by L.C. Faris, Frank Halden and Charlie Roe |
| Die Passage | 12/12/1992 | The DIE survey with stands for "Damn it Ends". |
| Dinosaur Bone | 05/26/1991 | Paul Burger, Stan Allison, Dina Venezky, & Bob &Younger |
| Dinosaur Delight | 03/09/1996 | Dave Lester, Rich Wolfert, Emma Rainforth, & Bob Stucklin |
| Dinosaur Room | ||
| Disappointment Chamber | 03/01/1983 | Exploration along Expectation Trail towards the Snake Pit Entrance (Blowhole) was halted in this area by dead ends. Surveyed by Tod Collet, Andy Harley, Merl Ness and Ted Stouks. |
| Disappointment Pit | ||
| Diving Board | 04/10/1993 | A wall pendant that sticks out over a pit. Max Mazur, John Coyne III, & Mike Mazur |
| Do-Drop-In Pit | 08/10/1991 | Kevin Smith, Steve Smith, Ken Hendrick, & Josh Williams |
| Dog Pound | 06/03/1984 | Before this trip, Warren Netherton made the comment that everyone was as excited as a pack of wolves with lots of "tail wagging", degenerated into a dog pound full of dogs with lots of "tail wagging". |
| Dogtooth Room | 1971 | John Scheletens, Mark Stock?, & Kurt Johnson |
| DOH Room | 12/12/1992 | Doh is an expletive used by Homer Simpson in the animated TV show the Simpsons. Stan Allison, Mike Wiles, & Myk Coughlin |
| Domey Way | 07/20/1985 | A passage with many ceiling domes. Jim Nepstad, Jim Pisarowicz and Glen Raleigh. |
| Don's Disappointment Pit | A series of dead end pits are located in this area discovered in 1971. Don Coons, the survey team leader, was disappointed that none of them led to new discoveries. | |
| Door #3 Pit | 07/16/1987 | Fifty-foot pit requiring a rope to descend. Who ever knows what's behind door #1, door #2, or door #3? Jim Pisarowicz and Karen Rosga. |
| Double D Pit | 05/08/1999 | Two D size flashlight batteries were found at the bottom of this 30-foot deep, 5 foot diameter pit, giving the surveyors its name. Surveyed by Rod Horrocks, Kyle Voylis, Heidi Melville and Erik Freeman |
| Doughnut Hole | 04/10/1993 | A tight squeeze at CQA12. Bryan Smith & Steve Posey |
| Doughnut Room | 07/27/1984 | Also Known as the Chinese Mushroom. |
| Doughnut Shop | ||
| Draculum, Room | 02/19/1891 | The words "Room Draculum" are smoked in the ceiling of this room. The room was originally called Wind River Circle but this was changed to Wind River Chamber. |
| Dragon Eyes Scramble | 04/05/1991 | Martha Kubicek, Doiug Pflugh, Tom Shields, T?m Sulser |
| Dragon Room | 1901 | Also known as the Council Chamber. Surveyed by Herb & Jan Conn before 1962. |
| Dragons Lair | 04/11/1992 | Dave Lester, Rich Wolfert, Bryan Smith, & Bob Stucklen |
| Dreamland | 02/21/1987 | The night before this trip both Jim Nepstad and Darren Ressler dreamed that they were going to discover a large new area of the cave, and they did. Greg and Jim Nepstad and Darren Ressler. |
| Dreamsicle Room | 03/04/2000 | A small room discovered by the survey party on 03/04/2000 that has dozens of 1 1/2 foot long, pure white, stalactites and soda straws. Rod Horrocks, Joe Oliphant, John Citta, & Marc Pedersen |
| Drip Drop Chamber | 07/06/1974 | A room with flowstone caused by dripping water. Surveyed by Mike Brinkmeyer, Cindy Brome, Janine LeRoy and Tom Miller. |
| Drip Drop Room | 12/11/1981 | J. Hazzen, & Mike and Mary Laycock |
| Dripstone Delight | 05/13/2000 | A four-foot high upper-level passage with beautiful 3 to 4-feet long stalactites. Also columns, sodastraws and stalagmites. Surveyed by John Scheltens, Ed LaRock, & Mike Behn |
| Drool Cave | 02/11/1984 | Andy Flurkey, Ed LaRock, Eric Liebes and John Scheltens. |
| Dry Oasis | 11/22/1991 | A small breakdown chamber with a few dry desiccated soda straws and flowstone. Doug Pflugh, Kreg Hamburger, & Tom Shelby |
| Duncan | 01/05/1991 | In 1989, during the search for a lost person in Wind Cave, the park received a call from a psychic saying that the lost person would be found in a room named Duncan. In fact, when the lost person was located she was found in an area of the cave which had not been explored or mapped. The surveyors named the room Duncan, thus confirmed the psychic prediction. Surveyed by Steve Baldwin, Devin Hachmeister and Sarge Preston. |
| Dusty Trail | 10/08/1980 | Named for the deep, powdery dust on the floor in this area. Tom Miller, John Scheltens, Pete Shiflett and Mike Wiles. |
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