Avenc dels Dalton

Petit avenc de 8 m. de fondària al Garraf (Begues)

Begues • Baix Llobregat12m8m

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Avenc dels Dalton

Petit avenc de 8 m. de fondària al Garraf (Begues)

Begues · Baix Llobregat

Length: 12 m · Depth: 8 m

Updated record

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

Small pit 8 m deep in the Garraf (Begues), discovered and dug open by members of the SES del GE Ribes in 2003.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Begues
Region: Baix Llobregat
Unit: Garraf, el
Length: 12 meters
Depth: 8 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Limestone
Last review: 2012-11-17

Location

Going along the road from Olivella towards la Plana Novella passing through Can Grau, we will pass the Corral Nou and park on the left after about 100 metres. We will walk up about 50 metres crossing two edges of cultivated fields and find the entrance among the abandoned crops.

Entrances

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Avenc dels Dalton
Elevation: 228 m
41.299558, 1.855138
UTM 31T (ED 50) 404246 4572848
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Topographic

Avenc dels Dalton - Topography, Begues, Baix Llobregat

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Description

Morphology

An entrance of 0.72x0.35 metres drops us into a 7 metre vertical that places us at the base of the pit. This base, 1 metre wide, runs from N to S, narrowing on a 14º slope until reaching the level of -8.3 metres.