Monday, September 20, 2021

Exploring Two Hole Shelter in Austin, Texas. One of Austin’s hidden rock shelters.

Two Hole Shelter is a rock shelter surrounded by a series of several different caves located within Gus Fruh Park and Barton Creek Preserve in Austin, Texas. Two Hole Shelter is located on the same cliffside as Hobo Cave, Gus Fruh Park Cave, Handprint Cave, Two Hole Cave, Bullet Cave, and Handprint Shelter. Two Hole Shelter is just right of Hobo Cave and left of Two Hole Cave. This news article will describe the geology and natural wildlife of Two Hole Shelter.


Entry and accessibility into Two Hole Shelter is quite difficult due to being located on the wall of a cliff and the steep rugged terrain that is on a hill that is at a 48º degree angle. The high distance above ground makes accessibility difficult for many people. In order to access Two Hole Shelter, you have to climb a steep slope on a hill at a 48º degree angle and navigate through a maze of boulders. The rugged terrain is difficult for anyone to navigate through. The high distance above ground makes accessibility difficult for many people.

To access Two Hole Shelter, you need to climb a steep slope that is located on a hillside. The length of this steep slope is 43 feet long and at a 48º degree angle. There are huge boulders which make accessibility towards getting to Two Hole Shelter difficult. Navigating through these boulders can be quite challenging. So wear proper hiking gear and climb with at least one person or climb with a group of 3 people and more.

Now entry into Two Hole Shelter is easy because Two Hole Shelter is a rock shelter that is 12 feet tall in height and 24 feet in width. The dimensions of this rock shelter are 12 x 24 feet. Two Hole Shelter is best to explore from the outside due to its large size and crawlspace.

Two Hole Shelter has no signs of wildlife whatsoever. No wildlife can be seen inhabiting this rock shelter. Not even insects inhabit this rock shelter. Shrubbery does not grow within perimeters of this rock shelter either.


The primary type of rock formation you will expect to see inside and outside of Two Hole Shelter is native limestone as many rock shelters in Central Texas have a rock formation of native limestone. Two Hole Cave was formed out of all natural limestone. Other geological elements can be found on the inside perimeter and outside perimeter. There are iron ore deposits which can be discovered as well.


Two Hole Shelter is located below and underneath houses located at the address of 1800 Glencliff Drive, Austin, Texas, US 78704.

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