Giant Stalagmites
Several giant stalagmites in Carlsbad Caverns.
Limestone Stalagmite
A bulbous pale limestone stalagmite on a dark background.
Towering Stalagmites
Huge stalagmites lit dramatically from below, reaching toward the arching ceiling of an enormous limestone cave in Carlsbad Caverns.
Cave With Stalagmites 1
The floor and arched roof of a limestone cave in Carlsbad Caverns, with several stalactites on the floor in the mid-ground.
Wide Stalagmite
A wide flat conical stalagmite in Carlsbad Caverns.
White Stalagmite
The tip of a white limestone stalagmite in Carlsbad Caverns.
Stalagmites And Stalactites 1
A large limestone cave with huge, thick stalagmites in the foreground and a cluster of sharp pointed stalactites on the roof, in Carlsbad Caverns.
Cave With Stalagmites 2
The interior of a cave in Carlsbad Caverns, with large conical stalagmites covering the floor.
Narrow Stalagmite
A tall thin limestone stalagmite in Carlsbad Caverns.
Gray Stalagmite
The top of a large gray stalagmite in Carlsbad Caverns.
Conical Stalagmite
A large conical limestone stalagmite in Carlsbad Caverns, brightly lit against a dark background.
Parent category: Cave Pictures
In the depths of Carlsbad Caverns, water drips slowly through the limestone ceiling, carrying with it traces of dissolved rock. Over the long centuries, the deposits left by these drips as they hit the floor pile up into huge, strange rock formations called stalagmites, rising from the floor like pillars. These formations are lumpy and strangely shaped, like drip castles made of sand. Some are tall and thin, others broad and low. Some tower as tall as trees, while others join with stalactites from the ceiling to form solid pillars reaching from floor to ceiling.
