Fern Pit Cave is one of the lesser known secluded caves of Austin, Texas. Not too much information can be found out about Fern Pit Cave. Hardly any information can be found or researched at all. This news article will explain what Fern Pit Cave is. This news article will explain the biology and nature of Fern Pit Cave.
Fern Pit Cave is known for having massive amounts fern growing both the inside and outside perimeters. Fern grows on the western portion of this cave. Fern can be found growing inside of this cave. The outside perimeter of Fern Pit Cave is surrounded by many oak trees, cedar breaks, and fern. This cave is entirely hollow with only plants growing inside.
Fern Pit Cave leads to other pits in the 52-acre preserve of the Four Points HCP. Fern Pit Cave has a depth of 27 meters. The total depth of Fern Pit Cave is 28 meters. (Ref: https://digital.lib.usf.edu/SFS0055019/00001)
Tooth Cave ground beetles and Bone Cave harvestman have been confirmed to inhabit Fern Pit. It is confirmed that Fern Pit ground beetles and/or Bone Cave harvestman are within the 52-acre preserve of the Four Points HCP. However no endangered cave invertebrates inhabit or occupy Fern Pit Cave. (Ref: https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/Documents/R2ES/HCP_TPGFourPoints_19951113.pdf)
“[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).”
Fern Pit Cave is located next to Eluvial Cave and MWA Cave as Fern Pit Cave is located on the same preserve as those caves. (Ref: https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/Documents/R2ES/HCP_TPGFourPoints_19951113.pdf)
Fern Pit Cave is located at 7502 River Place Boulevard, Austin, Texas, US 78726.
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