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| Name | Date Discovered | Comments |
| Lacework Canyon | 07/05/1980 | An area with very delicate boxwork. Surveyed by Chuck Bertsch, Phil Dodge, Rod O'Sullivan and Gordon Messling. |
| Lacework Eyes | 04/05/1991 | Two pits near GBC6 that resemble eyes. Martha Kubicek, Doiug Pflugh, Tom Shields, T?m Sulser |
| Lachugala Room | 05/11/1991 | Louise Hose, Vi Allured, Ted Lappin, & Mike Frazier |
| Lackagluten Chamber | 07/14/1976 | The ceiling in this room is very crumbly, with nothing apparently holding it together, hence, "lack of gluten". Phil Dodge, Don Frankfort, ? Huber and Jim Palmer. |
| LA Freeway | 08/01/1970 | Located on the LA survey, this passage bypasses several small crawls on the JF route to the lakes. Chirs Hill & ? |
| Lake Land | 10/22/1986 | A water filled passage that was measured at 9.8 feet deep. Jim Pisarowicz & Bob Kobza |
| Lake-side Scenery | 07/04/1891 | Alvin McDonald, George Lee and M.E. and Willie Crookam. |
| Lakes Route | 05/15/1991 | The flagged route that goes from Buffalo Gap, Boxwork Chimney, Base Camp 1, Garden Gate, City Hall and back. |
| La Mesa Hundida | 07/17/1973 | This series of small rooms is located along the "Spanish Trail" (ST) survey. Don Coons and Bob Reinstatler. |
| Lamprey Mouth | 08/01/1971 | A geode that looks like the mouth of a lamprey. Chris Hill and team. |
| Lamprey Room | 08/01/1971 | A high passage near the Lamprey Mouth. Chris Hill and team |
| Land of a Million Leads | 08/01/1971 | Chris Hill, Nelson Kuniansky, Steve Nordstrom and John Scharres. |
| Land of 10,000 Lakes | 12/01/1970 | Named for the areas abundance of small pools. Andy Flurkey and John Scheltens. |
| Land of OZ | 08/08/1972 | A series of passages along the OZ survey. Scott Brougham, Alvin McLane and Ted Self |
| Lars Run | 10/30/1985 | Named for Lars Virbeck, the first person to get into this passage. Heidi Grengg, Jim Pisarowicz, Fred Roberts and Lars Virbeck. |
| Laugh Track | 04/29/1986 | When Greg Nepstad first crawled into this room Jim Pisarowicz and Jim Nepstad were still in an incredibly tight passage. Up ahead of them they could hear Greg carrying on with a string of #$!#!'s which started them laughing. Jim & Greg Nepstad, and Jim Pisarowicz |
| Lazy S | 03/23/1989 | |
| Leach Pit | 07/?/1972 | John Scheltens, A. ?, & R. L |
| Leaping Lizard | 07/14/1973 | This survey was called "Leaping Lizard" because it was the LL survey. Don Coons and Andy Flurkey. |
| Left Branch | 11/28/1890 | Alvin and J.D. McDonald |
| Lena's Arbor | ||
| Leonardo Lizardo | 05/01/1988 | A 25-foot wide by 15-feet high room. Named after the nick names for lizards on a recent Mexico caving trip. Darren Ressler, Jim Pisarowicz, Bob Kobza, & Shaun Larson |
| Leopard Skin Crawl | 10/27/1984 | Dave thought the walls in this crawl resemble leopard's skin. The is the passage that connected Blowhole Cave with Wind Cave. Dave Springhetti, Ed LaRock, & Ken Allgier |
| Les Miserables | 09/28/1991 | A sharp squeeze. Jim Nepstad, Mike Wiles, Stan Allison and Paul Burger |
| Le Tempting Crack | 02/08/1997 | Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, & Shawn Kramer |
| Letter Box | ||
| Liberty Bell | 1901 | A rock that is cracked just like the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. In the Rookery. |
| Lifeboat | 08/01/1971 | An area near the Iceberg and Titanic Room. Chris Hill, Nelson Kuniansky, Steve Nordstrom and John Scharres. |
| Light & Fluffy Passage | 02/10/1996 | Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, & Paul Burger |
| Lil' Bubble | This small, bubble shaped room looks like a smaller version of The Bubble. Surveyed by NPS Rangers | |
| Lincoln Falls | 07/04/1891 | Alvin McDonad, M.E. and Willie Crookam and George Lee. |
| Lincoln's Fireplace | A small room with a low arched alcove that resembled a fireplace. | |
| Linda's Stopper | 07/01/1992 | Dave & Steve Lester, Kevin Smith, Linda Gentile, & Becky Ward |
| Linnaeus Grotto | 1901 | Named after a renowned Swedish botanist. Located in one corner of the Garden of Eden Room. |
| Little Mermaid Room | 05/13/2000 | Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Amy Johnson, & Jeff Goben |
| Living Room | 04/08/2000 | A comfortable joint-controlled passage with a soft sandy floor. Jamie & Ron Sherer, Steve Turner, & Deb Slinkard |
| Lone Pine Point | 09/25/1988 | Small room with a 8" logomite that nearly resembles a perfect Christmas tree. Steve Baldwin & Jim Nepstad |
| Lone Tree | 12/12/1982 | A single logomite is found in one corner of this room. Ken Allgier, John Scheltens and Dave Springhetti. |
| Lonely Palace | 02/02/1895 | The words "Lonely Palace" were smoked on the ceiling of this long lost room rediscovered by Shaun Larson, Jim Nepstad, and Darren Ressler in December of 1987. Originally found on February 2, 1895 by Roy McDonald, Peter Paulson and John Stabler. One of the places in the cave where early explorers broke off speleothems, wrapped them in newspaper to carry the formations out of the cave to sell to early cave visitors. Roy McDonald, Peter Paulson and John Stabler |
| Lonesome Road | 07/01/1964 | Herb and Jan Conn and Dave Schnute |
| Long Loop | ||
| Looney Tubes | 09/14/1991 | The discovery group chased the wind beyond Silent Struggle through this area. Stan Allison, Paul Burger, & Dawn Reed |
| Loose Screw Room | 12/01/1971 | A large room along the LS ("Loose Screw") survey. Andy Flurkey, Dave Larson, Bill Mixon and Bill Wiener |
| Loron's Highway | 07/23/1891 | Charles Holmes, C.F. McBride and Alvin McDonald |
| Loss and Found | 11/07/1992 | Stan Allison, Jim Nepstad, Paul Burger, & Bob Kobza |
| Loose Cannon Run | 09/02/2000 | A virgin passage that Derek bolted down while the rest of the group was struggling through Woop-Dee-Do Crawl. He didn't return for 20 minutes, thus the name. Rod Horrocks, Derek Wolfe, & Jim Lawton |
| Lost & Found Room | 11/14/1992 | A 30-foot diameter room that was __? Dave Lester, Randy Brown, & Kirk Haley |
| Lost Compass Crack | 05/17/1979 | John Scheltens, Carole Loskot, & Dave Springhetti |
| Lost Continent of Atlantis | 10/27/1986 | An area with many leads going off in all directions. Beyond the new lakes area. Bob Kobza, Jim Pisarowicz and John Scheltens |
| Lost Crystal's Cavern | 08/08/1992 | Room with several types of quartz crystals. Bill Hawn, Rogert Phillips, Steve Huck, & Murray Vogel |
| Lost Knife Room | 08/?/1972 | Mark Stock & Nelson Kuniansky |
| Lost Paradise | After a long series of crawls the explorers reached "lost paradise". Surveyed by Alan Howard and others. | |
| Lost Snurds | 11/11/1982 | Andy Flurkey, John Scheltens, Ed Larock |
| Lots-O-Mud Passage | 10/09/1993 | A muddy passage. Evan Anderson, Steve Lester, & Alex Fong |
| Lottie's Pride | 07/03/1891 | Alvin McDonald, M.E. and Willie Crookam and George Lee |
| Lovely Little Lake | 10/22/1986 | Small lake with clear greenish-blue water in the new lakes area that looks like it has a sumped lead. Bob Kobza and Jim Pisarowicz. |
| Lovers Leap Pit | 02/14/1998 | Hazel Barton, Evan Anderson, Shawn Kramer |
| Lovers Retreat | ||
| Lunar Tubes | 07/13/1991 | In some areas of Wind Cave the rocks are so weathered that large pieces weigh virtually nothing. These rocks are usually called lunar rocks by the cave explorers. This area consists of many low crawls with many of these feather-light rocks. |
| Lunar Rock | 10/27/1986 | A very weathered rock near the Mammoth's Backbone. Jim Pisarowicz & John Scheltens |
| Lunatic Fringe | A large room. | |
| Lunch Room | 12/05/1984 | The explorers ate their lunch in this room on the day of the rooms discovery. There are films of manganese on the walls.Warren Netherton and Jim Pisarowicz. |
| Luray Cavern | 07/04/1891 | M.E. and Willie Crookam, George Lee and Alvin McDonald. |
| Luray Dome | 07/04/1891 | M.E. and Willie Crookam, George Lee and Alvin McDonald. |
| Lycos Hall | 01/12/2000 | A 60-foot long walking passage located below Yahoo. Surveyed by Rod Horrocks, Steve Baldwin, Steve and Sammi Langendorf |
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