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| Name | Date Discovered | Comments |
| Iceberg | 08/01/1971 | The name of a HUGE breakdown block, possibly the largest known in Wind Cave. Chris Hill, Nelson Kuniansky, Steve Nordstrom and John Scharres. |
| Ice Flow | 11/10/1990 | Aragonite blister-floored passage. Garrie Petrie, Norm Thompson, & Pat Seiser |
| Ice Gorge | 03/12/1892 | Alvin, Elmer and J.D. McDonald and George Stabler. |
| Ice Room | 10/6/1984 | Located before the low belly crawl to the Lower Colombian Hall. |
| Ice Storm | 12/29/1979 | The huge quartz geode has finger-like projections with manganese interiors. Beautiful crystals resemble jewels. Also known as the Crown Jewels. John Scheltens and Dave Springhetti. |
| Ice Stream Room | 06/09/1984 | There is a small pure white flowstone deposit like a small stream flowing across this room. Warren Netherton, Jim Pisarowicz and Karen Rosga. |
| Ida's Washbasin | 12/15/1897 | Ida's Washbasin was written on the walls in this area. Near BQ4-T. |
| Igloo Room | 12/11/1993 | James Wilson, Mike Zawada, & Steve Kumpf |
| Imagination Room | 08/27/1987 | Large, domed room where the frostwork and popcorn was really spectacular. You could use your imagination to see just about anything in the room. Jim Nepstad, Jim Pisarowicz and Karen Rosga. |
| Independence Hall | 12/01/1971 | Originally entered by Ken Carpenter and other members of the Colorado Grotto on the 4th of July, 1969. John Scheltens & ? |
| Indistinct Avenue | 11/10/1990 | Jim & Greg Nepstad, Stan Allison, & Paul Burger |
| Inner Outlet | 11/23/1990 | Matt Kramar, Randy Waslien?, & Rich Ness |
| Inner Sea | 10/22/1986 | A small lake off the Mammoth's Backbone. Jim Pisarowicz and Bob Kobza. |
| Insane on the Membrane Squeeze | 12/14/1996 | An 8 1/2" squeeze. Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer, & Skip Withrow |
| Intimate Rock | 04/05/1991 | A rock that has to be climbed over in a crawl near station GBC9. Martha Kubicek, Doiug Pflugh, Tom Shields, T?m Sulser |
| Irish Misery | 11/26/1890 | Alvin McDonald and Robert Moss. |
| Irish Point Lace | ||
| It's Still Early | 05/06/1987 | It was still early in the trip when this small room was discovered. Jim Nepstad and Jim Pisarowicz. |
| Name | Date Discovered | Comments |
| Jacob's Well | 1901 | The pit located next to the Garden of Eden Room. |
| Jamie's Deadend Passage | 03/12/1994 | A passage that Jamie thought deadened, but after a constriction it split into four leads. Sandy Kraemer, Kathy Petty, & Jamie Sherer |
| Janine's Pitfall | 08/05/1976 | Seasonal Ranger Janine Leroy fell while down-climbing this slope and was pinned by a large boulder. She luckily fell into a small depression, escaping serious injury. Surveyed by Phil Dodge, Bob Huber, ? Simon |
| Jan's Revenge | 04/17/1980 | A tight squeeze near NX14. Steve Matson, Dan Sonis, Clark Wallis, Jan Gelfand, Ben Greenstein, Jodi Johnson |
| Jarbridge Pool | 07/19/1973 | A 25-foot long section of lake. Don Coons & Mark Stock |
| Jeez Pit | 11/10/1990 | A very deep pit with a loose rock at the top. Jim & Greg Nepstad, Stan Allison, & Paul Burger |
| Jenny Lane | 05/26/1991 | |
| Jeopardy Pit | 03/14/1992 | Verne Carlson, Kevin Smith, Steve Smith, & Becky Ward |
| Jigsaw Puzzle | 07/28/1990 | A room with numerous breakdown blocks strewn around like a jigsaw puzzle. Stan Allison, Paul Burger and Brad Stephenson. |
| Jigsaw Room | 07/28/1990 | Paul Burger, Stan Allison, & Brad Stephenson |
| Jim's Balk & Bonk Pit | 05/06/1987 | Jim Pisarowicz first ascended this tricky climb and then called down for the survey tape after finding that it led to a large room. Jim Nepstad attempted to throw the tape up to him several times (Pisarowicz was over 30 feet above Nepstad). Once when the tape was not caught it came crashing down on Nepstad's helmet. Jim Nepstad and Jim Pisarowicz |
| Jim-Bob's Plunge | 10/22/1986 | Named after Jim Pisarowicz and Bob Kobza who discovered this new area of lakes. To get down to this body of water one has to chimney down an exposed area over the lake. They were sure someone was going to take the plunge one of these days. Jim Pisarowicz and Bob Kobza |
| John Boys Christmas Loft | John Scheltens?, Andy Flurkey?, Mike Hanson | |
| Johnny's Anthill | 07/01/1972 | John Scheltens, A. ?, & R. L |
| John Wayne Room | Large room named by John Scheltens after the movie star. | |
| Johnstone's Campground | 1898 | The room where the famed mine reader, Paul Alexander Johnstone, slept during the third night in the cave while hunting for the pin. Paul Alexander Johnstone |
| Jolly's Room | Small passage named by a NOLS survey party. Tom Pantelioni, Ach Harrison, Nancy Taylor, Eric Hoser, Greg Wright | |
| Juice Room | 10/1/1979 | ? Throssell. |
| Jump Off Pit | 04/14/1982 | A small pit where this survey jumped off (i.e. began). Roy Lahti, Kathy Harrison, Carl Grundstrom, Steve Matson. |
| Just Deserts | 05/08/1993 | A nice formation area. Steven Smith, Bill Hawn, Steve Lester, Doug Kent, Evan Anderson, Steven Smith |
| Name | Date Discovered | Comments |
| Kamakazi Crawl | 11/11/2000 | While surveying a bellycrawl, Derek fell eight feet when the false floor he was crawling over collapsed. Luckily, he only suffered minor injuries in what they named Kamakazi Crawl. Jim Wilson, Greg Glazner, Barbara Smith, & Skip Withrow |
| Karlian Crawl | 03/04/2000 | A chert-ceilinged crawl discovered by the survey party on 03/04/2000. It was named after Joe's dog after a chert concretion was found that strongly resembled a dogs femur. Karelian is also a province between Finland and Russia. Rod Horrocks, Joe Oliphant, John Citta, & Marc Pedersen |
| Kelly's Slide | ||
| Ken's Room | 12/27/1980 | Mike Wiles, John Scheltens, Dave Springhetti |
| Keyhole | 07/16/1973 | A squeeze at KU15 on the way to the Sugar Shack. Don Coons, Andy Flurkey, & Bob Reinstatler |
| Key Room | 08/02/1972 | This room in the northwestern part of Wind Cave is one of the largest in the cave. William Frith, John Scheltens and Dave Springhetti. |
| Kilroy's Bridge | 04/27/1980 | A narrow path or bridge between two pits. Surveyed by Kathy Bogan, Jenny Lee, John Easby, Steve Lonis, Jim Lesh, Eric Hegastead. |
| Kimball's Music Hall | 1901 | A high fissure passage lined with boxwork. Later renamed the McKinley Memorial Hall. Could be what is now called Browns Canyon. |
| King Fissure | 11/03/1986 | A large fissure where the explorers had to chimney in the upper sections as they explored. Bob Kobza and Jim Pisarowicz. |
| King Solomon's Mines | 07/05/1891 | Alvin McDonald, M.E. Crookam and C.F. McBride. |
| Kiptide | 08/18/1990 | Steve Baldwin, Stan Allison, & Mary Laycock |
| Klingon Crawl | 02/09/1991 | Jim Nepstad, Mike Paulick, Bob Kobza, & Louise Hose |
| K.M.S. Room | The letters K.M.S. are written on a wall of this room. The letters probably stand for Katie Stabler who explored the cave in the early 1890's. Surveyed by Alan Howard | |
| Knee Bone Room, The | 06/10/2000 | Named because of its proximity to the Elbow Room. Jim Wilson, Eric Dutton, Leo Thompson, & Greg Glazner |
| Knights Assembly | 03/20/1892 | Alvin, Elmer and J.D. McDonald and George Stabler. |
| Knight's Well | 03/29/1892 | Named after Ernest A. Knight who discovered this area. Ernest Knight, Alvin McDonald and William Ranger. |
| Knobby Gates, The | 12/6/1987 | The passage is a 15-foot high fissure with "knobby" popcorn protruding from the walls at intervals, flowstone, and false floors. This reminded one of the explorers of going through a series of turnstiles. Shaun Larson, Darren Ressler and Karen Rosga. |
| Kobzapectate | 12/15/1986 | This passage is a terrible, terrible crawl and hammer dig that Bob Kobza tried to get through but he just plugged up the passage. After breaking through the first dig (three hours) they found another dig and gave up. Bob Kobza and Jim Pisarowicz. |
| Krakotoa | 04/9/1989 | Crack between Bishop Fowlers and the lower level. Ben Hicks, Dave Gibson, Rich Diforis, Paul Cronin, & Amy Anderson |
| Kurt's Crawl | 07/?/1972 | A belly crawl at station Delta13. Windy City Grotto |
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