Jollyville Plateau Cave is well known for having a beautiful and rugged terrain due to the fact that this particular cave located within Jollyville Plateau range which is part of the rugged and beautiful terrain of Western Travis County. There are many limestone fissures which can be found inside Jollyville Plateau Cave. Jollyville Plateau Cave contains numerous karst features since this cave is located within the Jollyville Plateau.
The depth of this cave extends to 254 feet. Elevation of the main entrance is 1,030 feet. There are several entrances that connect to this cave. However some of these entrances have been plugged with boulders. An area of interior collapsed and fill are located beneath the ceiling. Floors are composed of clay composites with clean solid rock floors. “The Skilight Wound Entrance” descends into a 12 foot drop. There are known to be 11 entrances to this cave. (Ref: ftp://ftp.austintexas.gov/GIS-Data/WCD/WCD/Req/The_Caves_of_the_Balcones_Conservation_Plan.pdf)
Tooth Cave ground beetles and Bone Cave harvestman (Texella reyesi) have been confirmed to exist in Jollyville Plateau Cave. Several Tooth Cave ground beetles have been confirmed to exist inside the confines. (Ref: ftp://ftp.austintexas.gov/GIS-Data/WCD/WCD/Req/The_Caves_of_the_Balcones_Conservation_Plan.pdf)
Jollyville Plateau Cave contains the endangered Texella reyesi. The endangered Texella reyesi has been known to inhabit this cave. Tooth Cave ground beetles and Bone Cave harvestman have been confirmed to inhabit Jollyville Plateau Cave. It is confirmed that Tooth Cave ground beetles, Texella reyesi, and Bone Cave harvestman are within the 52-acre preserve of the Four Points HCP. (Ref: The Caves of the Balcones Conservation Plan, 1996)
“[t]his area contains a total of five caves (Owl Eyes, Japygid, Eluvial, Fernpit,
M.W.A. and Jollyville) known to be inhabited by Tooth Cave ground beetle
(four caves) and/or Bone Cave harvestman (three caves).”
Based on review of maps in the Four Points HCP from The Balcones Canyonlands Preserve karst management 2003 annual report, it appears that four caves (Disbelievers, Japygid, Jollyville Plateau, and MWA caves) confirmed to support Tooth Cave ground beetles are within the 52-acre preserve. The Balcones Canyonlands Preserve karst management 2003 annual report lists these four caves as within a common preserve. (Ref: The Balcones Canyonlands Preserve karst management 2003 annual report)
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