Giant Dome
At 16 feet in diameter, this cave feature is quite literally giant.
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Giant Dome Details
At 16 feet in diameter, this feature is quite literally giant. The Giant Dome is actually a stalagmite, 62 feet tall, located in the Hall of Giants in the cavern's Big Room. Two smaller (but still impressively large) stalagmites called the Twin Domes also occupy this room.
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