Avenc de les Vinyes Velles

Small pit 8 m deep at Puig de la Balma (Mura), with an elongated entrance 4.5 by 0.80 metres and a single joint-controlled shaft.

Mura • Bages 12m 8m

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Small pit 8 m deep at Puig de la Balma (Mura), with an elongated entrance 4.5 by 0.80 metres and a single joint-controlled shaft.

Mura · Bages

Length: 12 m · Depth: 8 m

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Small pit 8 m deep at Puig de la Balma (Mura), with an elongated entrance 4.5 by 0.80 metres and a single joint-controlled shaft.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Mura
Region: Bages
Unit: Obac, Serra de l'
Length: 12 meters
Depth: 8 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Conglomerate
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: April 22, 2013

Location

It is located in the area of Puig de la Balma (Mura). From the house of Puig de la Balma one must go up to the high-voltage tower located to the NW of the house. Here there is a wide path heading W and shortly after take a fork to the left, in a S direction, which climbs up towards elevation 675 (the Puig). Once at the top one must follow another fork that goes to a high-voltage tower and from it continue as best one can beneath the power line, in a SW direction for about a hundred metres, and a little beyond the line the cavity is found. Years ago the pit was beside a track that must have been made for the construction of the power line, but today it is completely lost. There may be some other more direct route, but not advisable because of the vegetation covering all the surroundings.

Entrances

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Avenc de les Vinyes Velles
Elevation: 626 m
41.689499, 1.960234
UTM 31T (ED 50) 413565 4616028
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Description

Morphology

The entrance is elongated, 4.5 by 0.80 metres. It consists of a single joint-controlled shaft 8 metres deep with the base occupied by earthy sediments and some cobbles.

History

We do not know who made the first exploration or when. The oldest report we have record of is a visit by members of GES – CMB in July 1960. At some point it had come to be confused with the neighbouring Avenc Sense Nom.

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Bibliography

Badiella, X.; Claverí, J.; Ramos, M. (1982).- “Nota sobre les cavitats de Roca Picarda (Can Puig de la Bauma, Mura)”. Butlletí del GES del Club Muntanyenc de Terrassa (3): 43-46. Club Muntanyenc de Terrassa.

Vives, Salvador (1980).- “ Les cavitats dels contorns de Mura” Arxiu del Centre Excursionista de Terrassa (22): 215-223. Centre Excursionista de Terrassa.