Scărișoara Cave

Scărișoara Cave
Scărișoara Glacier
The Church
LocationGârda de Sus, Alba County, Romania
Coordinates46°29′23″N 22°48′35″E / 46.48972°N 22.80972°E / 46.48972; 22.80972
Depth105 m
Length720 m
Elevation1,150 m (3,770 ft)
Discovery1847
GeologyLimestone
Entrances1
AccessPublic
FeaturesStalactites, stalagmites, columns, parietal hangings, corallites, speleothems

Scărișoara Cave (Romanian: Peștera Scărișoara, Hungarian: Aranyosfői-jégbarlang), is one of the biggest ice caves in the Apuseni Mountains of Romania, in the western part of the Romanian Carpathians. It is considered a show cave and one of the natural wonders of Romania. It has also been described as a glacier cave.