Bajeyska Cave

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The Bajeyskaya Cave is located on the right bank of the Stepnoi Bajeyskaya River, 4 km northeast of the settlement of the same name. It was formed in Ordovician conglomerates. The Bajeyskaya Cave begins with a vertical well 20 meters deep. Its grottoes and passages are confined to tectonic fissures (more information: Cave formation), northwest and northeast directions. The largest grotto, Lion's Grotto, is 40 m long and 20 m wide.

Two streams flow in it, one of them (Porcelain) with a flow rate of 1.5 l/sec. The lake is interesting; it is 35 m long, 12 m wide and 3.5 m deep. The floor of the cave is covered with a thick layer of clay, pebbles and blocks of rock. Nate formations are poorly developed.

They are represented by small stalactites, stalagmites and lumpy growths. The total length of the Bajeyskaya cave is 5500 m, depth 170 m, volume 240 thousand m³.