天(tian)(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)(men)洞(dong)是世界海拔(ba)最高(gao)的(de)天(tian)(tian)(tian)然穿(chuan)山溶洞(dong),三國(guo)吳(wu)永安六年(公元263年),嵩梁山峭壁轟然洞(dong)開,玄朗如門(men)(men)(men),吳(wu)王視(shi)為吉祥,亦由此改稱天(tian)(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)(men)山,下(xia)置(zhi)天(tian)(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)(men)郡(jun)。天(tian)(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)(men)洞(dong)南北對穿(chuan),門(men)(men)(men)高(gao)131.5米(mi)(mi),寬57米(mi)(mi),深60米(mi)(mi),拔(ba)地依天(tian)(tian)(tian),宛(wan)若一道(dao)通天(tian)(tian)(tian)的(de)門(men)(men)(men)戶(hu)。
天(tian)(tian)門山(shan)海拔1518.6米,山(shan)頂面積2平方公(gong)里。主峰東面絕壁有一巨型溶洞(dong),南北(bei)貫通透(tou)明如(ru)(ru)門,謂之——天(tian)(tian)門洞(dong),天(tian)(tian)門山(shan)由此而(er)得名(ming)。天(tian)(tian)門山(shan)東嶺(ling)筆架山(shan),西扼七(qi)星(xing)山(shan)。十六峰環列左右(you),綿延數十里,如(ru)(ru)一道天(tian)(tian)然屏障(zhang)。
天(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)奇景,古人有贊(zan):永定勝(sheng)狀,在(zai)天(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)山(shan)一山(shan)。故今人稱天(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)山(shan)為武陵之魂。天(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)山(shan)下,有澧水發育(yu),切開(kai)山(shan)下谷(gu)地,使(shi)高山(shan)與(yu)谷(gu)地拉開(kai)極(ji)大高差,10公(gong)里之內,差高1300多米,造就(jiu)天(tian)(tian)門(men)(men)山(shan)孤峰(feng)高聳、臨空獨(du)尊的雄偉氣勢。