Avenc de Sant Josep

A 29-metre-deep pit at Turó de la Miloquera, Marçà, explored and surveyed in 1979 by the Espeleo Club de Gràcia.

Marçà • Priorat 49m 29m

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Avenc de Sant Josep

A 29-metre-deep pit at Turó de la Miloquera, Marçà, explored and surveyed in 1979 by the Espeleo Club de Gràcia.

Marçà · Priorat

Length: 49 m · Depth: 29 m

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

A 29-metre-deep pit at Turó de la Miloquera, Marçà, explored and surveyed in 1979 by the Espeleo Club de Gràcia.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Marçà
Region: Priorat
Unit: Serra de Llaberia - Colldejou
Length: 49 meters
Depth: 29 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Dolomite
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

From the S side of the church square, we will follow carrer de la Bassa and take the camí del Castell; at the end of it we will find the Parc de les Olors de la Miloquera and the Mediterranean turtle interpretation centre. From their car park, we will head SW, pass over the summit of the Miloquera and, continuing in the same direction, we will soon find the cavity, at the mouth of which there is a fig tree. It is the most NE part of the fissure that forms the Miloquera. Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Sant Josep, Avenc de
Elevation: 395 m
41.123770, 0.800888
UTM 31T (ED 50) 315486 4555031
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Topographic

Avenc de Sant Josep - Topography, Marçà, Priorat

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Description

Morphology

Inside the fissure we find a mouth of large dimensions that makes access difficult. The cavity has a depth of 29 metres and ends in the form of an impenetrable shaft.

Progression

The mouth gives way to a 4-metre drop and later to another of 6 metres. The base is a ramp full of blocks that leads us to the end of the cavity.

History

We do not know who the first explorers were, but the first documented mention we have reference to is that of the Espeleo Club de Gràcia, who explored and surveyed it in 1979.

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Bibliography

Borrás, J.;Miñarro, JM.;Talavera, F.(1984).-”el baix camp, el priorat i la ribera d'ebre”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol. 7):1-283. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
Ferreres i Gabarda, Jaume; Cardona Oliván, Ferran; Delgado i Alberich, Xavier; Garcia i Arroyo, Josep.(1982).-”Les cavitats del Turó de la Miloquera. Marçà (Priorat)”. Exploracions (6):19-31. EC Gràcia. Barcelona.