Snežná diera Abyss

Category: UNESCO Natural Heritage (Slovakia ❯ UNESCO World Heritage ❯ UNESCO Natural Heritage)
National Natural Monuments (NNM) (Slovakia ❯ Nature protection ❯ Division and categories of protected areas ❯ National system of protected areas ❯ Categories of protected areas ❯ National Natural Monuments (NNM))
Caves (Nature ❯ Caves)

Region: Košice Region
District: Rožňava
City / Municipality: Bôrka
Tourist location: Gemer
Mountains:Slovak Karst (Slovenský kras)

Horný vrch
National natural monument
World Heritage: UNESCO Natural Heritage

National natural monument Snežná diera Abyss is situated on the Horný vrch Plateau in the National nature reserve Havrania skala, northerly from the upper part of the Zádielska Gorge (Zádielska tiesňava). Crevasse-corrosion gravitationally widened underground fissure with the length of 100 m and depth of 25 m. There are smaller coatings of permanent ice fill at the end. Entry into the cave is strictly prohibited.