Avenc de la Jaça de les Vaques

Small pit 13 metres deep in La Vansa i Fórnols, explored by the GELL in 1998.

Vansa i Fórnols, La • Alt Urgell 16m 13m

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Small pit 13 metres deep in La Vansa i Fórnols, explored by the GELL in 1998.

Vansa i Fórnols, La · Alt Urgell

Length: 16 m · Depth: 13 m

Updated record

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Small pit 13 metres deep in La Vansa i Fórnols, explored by the GELL in 1998.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Vansa i Fórnols, La
Region: Alt Urgell
Unit: Port del Comte, el
Length: 16 meters
Depth: 13 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

To reach the Prat de Sangonelles, at the head of the Padrinàs valley, we will take from the coll de Port the paved road that climbs to the refugi d'Arp and the Tuixén - La Vansa cross-country ski trails. Then we will take a track that skirts the mountain along the shady side, until we find a fork to the right. After 2 kilometres we will come to the shepherds' hut of the Prat de Sangonelles. A track made for now-disused forestry use descends in zigzags before finally levelling off. Walking along it we will cross an important torrent (the second one we will find), with a cliff that forces the track to wind. Ascending now on our left up the torrent and about 60 metres above the track among some pines, the mouth of the pit opens. Very approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Avenc de la Jaça de les Vaques
Elevation: 1945 m
42.197690, 1.506360
UTM 31T (ED 50) 376776 4673010
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Topographic

Avenc de la Jaça de les Vaques - Topography, Vansa i Fórnols, La, Alt Urgell

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Description

Morphology

The mouth, a little more than one metre in diameter, gives way to a smooth 12-metre shaft, with the bottom collapsed by stones and cut trunks, making a supposed continuation impossible.