Timpanogos Cave National Monument is a national monument on Mount Timpanogos near American Fork, Utah. The monument protects the Timpanogos Cave Historic District and is managed by the National Park Service.

Guided tours lead visitors up the steep 1.5 mile (2.4 kilometer) paved trail that climbs 1,000 feet (300 meters) on its way to the caves. The three caves are called Hansen Cave, discovered in 1887; Middle Cave, discovered in 1921; and Timpanogos Cave, discovered in 1913. The three caves are connected by manmade tunnels created by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s.

The caves feature many unusual formations including flowstone, helictites, stalactites, and stalagmites.

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