Avenc del Collet de la Creu

A 15-metre-deep pit in Cabó (Boumort), a single 15.5-metre shaft over a joint with a ledge at -11 metres.

Cabó • Alt Urgell 19m 15m

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A 15-metre-deep pit in Cabó (Boumort), a single 15.5-metre shaft over a joint with a ledge at -11 metres.

Cabó · Alt Urgell

Length: 19 m · Depth: 15 m

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A 15-metre-deep pit in Cabó (Boumort), a single 15.5-metre shaft over a joint with a ledge at -11 metres.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Cabó
Region: Alt Urgell
Unit: Boumort, el
Length: 19 meters
Depth: 15 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: January 21, 2024

Location

You leave the village of Cabó via carrer Església and continue along the paved track of the camí d'Escales; immediately on the left we find a large water tank. From there we follow the track for 1.07 kilometres to the collet de la Creu d'Ovella. At this point, on the left we have some fields and on the right a small hill. 35 metres in the direction of the hill the pit opens, which we will find covered with a stone slab and a wire fence.

Entrances

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Avenc del Collet de la Creu
Elevation: 867 m
42.225779, 1.232489
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 354135 4676357
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Topographic

Avenc del Collet de la Creu - Topography, Cabó, Alt Urgell

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Description

Morphology

It is a single 15.5-metre shaft structured over a joint with a ledge at -11 metres. With a small entrance, it is usually covered with a slab and a wire fence.

Progression

You must be careful with the continuous falling of blocks and possible problems of hypoxia at the bottom.

History

In May 1988, a group of villagers from Cabó accompany Jordi G. Quera to the entrance of the cavity, explaining that the previous summer one of them had gone down with a hemp rope. This hole had always been known, but it was not even a handspan; by removing stones they finally managed to make their way through.

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Bibliography

Amenós, A.;Quera,J.G.(1993).- “Recull de cavitats inèdites”. Fulls periòdics d'informació general (39):15. Federació Catalana d'Espeleologia. Barcelona.