All ARK Survival Ascended Cave Locations
Explore caves to get valuable resources, artifacts, and much more.
First Published November 14, 2023, 11:50
You will have to explore multiple locations in order to farm multiple resources in ARK Survival Ascended and caves are one of the prestigious places offering valuable resources and hidden artifacts. Not only this, you can also battle against dangerous bosses to kill them and pick their drops.
Some of the caves are required to access the Tek Cave, the final dungeon where you can face the ultimate boss of the game. However, it can be tiring just going out without any directions and trying to find caves and thus, here are all the locations of caves in ARK Survival Ascended.
All ARK Survival Ascended Cave Locations
There are over 20 cave locations on The Island map in ARK Survival Ascended, each with its own challenges and rewards. The caves are divided into three categories:
- Artifact Caves: Artifact caves contain ancient relics that are needed to summon the bosses of the game.
- Resource Caves: Resource caves have rare and useful materials that can help you craft better items and structures.
- Tek Cave: Tek cave is the entrance to the final challenge of the game, where you can fight the Overseer, the mysterious entity that controls the ARK.
You can have a look at the locations of each cave marked on the map below:
You can find the co-ordinates of each cave below:
| Cave Name | Coordinates | Artifact |
|---|---|---|
| Upper South Cave | lat 68.20, lon 56.10 | Artifact of the Pack |
| Lower South Cave | lat 80.20, lon 53.50 | Artifact of the Hunter |
| Central Cave | lat 41.60, lon 47.00 | Artifact of the Clever |
| North East Cave | lat 14.80, lon 85.30 | Artifact of the Devourer |
| North West Cave | lat 19.20, lon 19.00 | Artifact of the Skylord |
| Swamp Cave | lat 62.70, lon 37.30 | Artifact of the Immune |
| Snow Cave | lat 29.10, lon 31.80 | Artifact of the Strong |
| Caverns of Lost Hope | lat 45.90, lon 88.90 | Artifact of the Cunning |
| Caverns of Lost Faith | lat 53.70, lon 10.40 | Artifact of the Brute |
| Tek Cave | lat 43.20, lon 39.10 | None |
| South East Cave | lat 70.60, lon 86.10 | Artifact of the Massive |
| Unnamed Cave | lat 10.00, lon 21.50 | None |
| Unnamed Cave | lat 10.40, lon 39.50 | None |
| Unnamed Cave | lat 7.90, lon 90.10 | None |
| Unnamed Cave | lat 16.00, lon 10.10 | None |
| Unnamed Cave | lat 36.30, lon 91.50 | None |
| Unnamed Cave | lat 50.50, lon 11.20 | None |
| Unnamed Cave | lat 52.70, lon 91.90 | None |
| Unnamed Cave | lat 83.00, lon 9.90 | None |
| Unnamed Cave | lat 87.10, lon 90.20 | None |
| Unnamed Cave | lat 90.30, lon 71.30 | None |
| Unnamed Cave | lat 89.80, lon 36.80 | None |
| Unnamed Cave | lat 90.80, lon 13.00 | None |
That's everything you needed to know about cave locations in ARK Survival Ascended.
Written by Rabia Sayal
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