Aven de la Roca del Migdia Nº3

A 32-metre-deep pothole at the Roca del Migdia, La Febró, cited by Ramon Amigó i Anglés in 1960 and explored and surveyed in 1977 by Gabriel Roig (Biel) and other members of the D.E.R. REDDIS.

Febró, La • Baix Camp 128m 32m

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A 32-metre-deep pothole at the Roca del Migdia, La Febró, cited by Ramon Amigó i Anglés in 1960 and explored and surveyed in 1977 by Gabriel Roig (Biel) and other members of the D.E.R. REDDIS.

Febró, La · Baix Camp

Length: 128 m · Depth: 32 m

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A 32-metre-deep pothole at the Roca del Migdia, La Febró, cited by Ramon Amigó i Anglés in 1960 and explored and surveyed in 1977 by Gabriel Roig (Biel) and other members of the D.E.R. REDDIS.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Febró, La
Region: Baix Camp
Unit: Muntanyes de Prades
Length: 128 meters
Depth: 32 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

At kilometre 22 of the T-704 road (Vilaplana to La Febró) and 180 metres from the junction with the TV-7092 road (turn-off to l'Alforja), a track leaves the N side of the road heading towards the pits of La Febró. When we reach the coll de l'Agustens we will find the GR-7 on the left of the track heading towards l'Arbolí; we will follow this track until we pass under a power line; 500 metres further on we will find a junction, we must turn right, where there is an iron pole with a concrete base; the path passes again under the power line; when we reach the end, we will continue in a N direction until we reach the cliff. From here a large fissure can be seen, the cavity opens inside it, which cannot be seen due to the large amount of vegetation, although it is perceptible. Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Avenc de la Roca del Migdia Nº3
Elevation: 957 m
41.269333, 1.004603
UTM 31T (ED 50) 332959 4570780
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Topographic

Aven de la Roca del Migdia Nº3 - Topography, Febró, La, Baix Camp

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Description

Morphology

The large entrance gives access to a chamber from which, on the left, a descending ramp leads to a small pit; flanking along the ramp we reach the -14 metre level. From this point we must climb back up the gallery and descend some steps and a small pit to reach the deepest point of the cavity, -24 metres. Situated again at the -14 metre level, an adjoining gallery can be climbed which exceeds the entrance level in height. The total depth of the cavity is 32 metres (-24/+8).

History

Cited by Ramon Amigó i Anglés in 1960 in the third revised and expanded edition of “Les Muntanyes de Prades, el Montsant i Serra de la Llena”, in which he already mentions the existence of a large cave inside the fissures. This group of fissures located to the NW of the Roca del Migdia belongs to the same group of fissures as the avencots dels Motllats de la Pona, from which they are separated by less than a hundred metres; in this space between both groups of fissures, we also find more superficial fissures. In 1977 Gabriel Roig (Biel) together with other members of the D.E.R. REDDIS explored and surveyed it.

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Bibliography

Borrás, J.; Miñarro, J.M.; Talavera, F.(1984).-”El Baix Camp, el Priorat i la Ribera d'Ebre” Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol 7):1-283. Ed políglota. Barcelona.
Iglesies, Josep; Santasusagna, Joaquim; Amigó, Ramon.(1960). Les Muntanyes de Prades, el Montsant i Serra la Llena. (3ª edició revisada i ampliada):1-848. Ass. Exc. Reus.
Talavera, F. (1982).-”Avencs de la Roca del Migdia(Motllats – Baix Camp)” Boletin SIEP (14):20-23. SIEP-CE Poblet. Barcelona.