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The '''Niter Ice Cave''' is a geological feature approximately 3 miles south of the small southeastern Idaho town of [[Grace, Idaho]].

== History ==
The most probable explanation for the Niter Ice Cave is that thousands of years ago, a volcanic eruption formed a huge [[lava tube]] that eventually cooled to form this [[cave]]. Early settlers in the area found the cave to be a place to store their food and collect ice all year around. It has been a picnic spot and recreation site. There have been explicit drawings and [[graffiti]] on, around, and in the ice cave.<ref>Kate DuHadway. [http://news.hjnews.com/news/article_0380a6a2-d5c6-11e0-b5e2-001cc4c03286.html Cool it: Niter Ice Cave, a geologic wonder in Grace, Idaho.] The Herald Journal, Logan Utah. 3 September 2011. retrieved 17 January 2016.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://360panos.com/panos/NiterIceCaveInside.php Inside Niter Ice Cave] 360 panoramas website, G. Donald Bain, 26 July 26, 2014, retrieved 17 January 2016.  
*[http://www.untraveledroad.com/USA/Idaho/Caribou/Niter-Ice-Cave.htm Enter the Niter Ice Cave Virtual Tour] untraveledroad.com, not dated, retrieved 17 January 2016.
*[http://www.showcaves.com/english/usa/caves/NiterIce.html Niter Ice Cave] Showcaves.com, Jochen Duckeck. undated, retrieved 17 January 2016.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101107163447/http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2049/places/13371/ Photos and info]

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[[Category:Landforms of Caribou County, Idaho]]
[[Category:Caves of Idaho]]
[[Category:Lava tubes]]
[[Category:Ice caves]]


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