Kizelov Cave

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The Kizelovskaya Cave on the northern outskirts of the town of Kizel is interesting. It was formed in the Visean limestones of the Lower Carboniferous and is a complex underground labyrinth with a total length of about 800 meters. The cave is three-storied. There are 20 grottoes connected by a system of passages and narrow corridors.

The largest grotto Giant, located in the far part of the cave, reaches 25 meters in length and height. The air temperature in most of the grottoes is constant, about 4°. The ceiling and walls of the cave are decorated in many places with calcite deposits.

Cave pearls were found. In winter, in the near part of the cave, where the temperature drops below 0°, ice transparent stalactites and stalagmites are formed. There is also a 3 m high and 1 m wide icefall.