
Avenc de Can Roca Roja Nº4
Avenc de 22 metres de fondària a la zona de Can Roca Roja, Sant Feliu de Pallerols.
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Avenc de Can Roca Roja Nº4
Avenc de 22 metres de fondària a la zona de Can Roca Roja, Sant Feliu de Pallerols.
Sant Feliu de Pallerols · Garrotxa
Length: 24 m · Depth: 22 m
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A 22-metre-deep pit in the Can Roca Roja area, Sant Feliu de Pallerols.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
A wide open joint forms the first section of the cavity, down which one descends by a ramp occupied by blocks that place us at a depth of -6 metres. From here one continues among blocks that give access to a vertical drop of 7 metres (level -14 metres); at this point a ramp with a 35º incline begins that will take us to the bottom of the cavity at –22 metres.
History
The first exploration of which we have a record is the one carried out on 9 June 1976 by members of the GGG (Grup Geogràfic de Gràcia, predecessor of the current ECG), who explored and surveyed the cavity.
At first it was erroneously called “Avenc de Can Roca Reiga no. 4”; this name was corrected in later catalogues to the correct name of “Can Roca Roja”.
This cavity belongs to the municipality of Sant Feliu de Pallerols, and therefore to the comarca of the Garrotxa. At the time it was erroneously placed in the municipality of Rupit i Pruit and therefore in the comarca of the Osona; we suppose that this error came about because the access is from the Rupit road and because the house of Can Roca Roja is also located in that municipality, but the cavity is not.
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Bibliography
- Borràs, J;Miñarro, JM; Talavera, F.(1982).-”el Baix Empordà, el Gironès, la Selva,l'Osona, el Vallès oriental i el Maresme.” Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.6):84-85. Ed Políglota. Barcelona.
- Lagar, A.; Cardona, F.; Ferreres,J.(1977).-”Dades per al coneixement espeleològic de la Salut – Collsacabra. Barcelona” Excursionisme (31):24-32. UEC.
- Lagar, A.; Cardona, F.; Ferreres,J.(1978).-”Datos para el conocimiento espeleològico de la Salut – Collsacabra. Barcelona. Exploracions (2):11-27. Grup Geogràfic de Gràcia.
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