Avenc dels Eriçons

Small pit 15 m deep in Horta de Sant Joan (el Port), discovered and explored by the Espeleo Club Tortosa on 16 December 2012.

Horta de Sant Joan • Terra Alta 25m 15m

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Avenc dels Eriçons

Small pit 15 m deep in Horta de Sant Joan (el Port), discovered and explored by the Espeleo Club Tortosa on 16 December 2012.

Horta de Sant Joan · Terra Alta

Length: 25 m · Depth: 15 m

Updated record

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

Small pit 15 m deep in Horta de Sant Joan (el Port), discovered and explored by the Espeleo Club Tortosa on 16 December 2012.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Horta de Sant Joan
Region: Terra Alta
Unit: Port, el
Length: 25 meters
Depth: 15 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: February 3, 2014

Location

From the refugi de les Clotes you must climb to the coll dels Eriçons and from there continue along the ridge in a N direction, as far as the start of the Rases del Maraco. The cavity is located below the ridge, on the west-facing slope and in the upper part of the head of the barranc or riu dels Estrets.

Entrances

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Avenc dels Eriçons
Elevation: 1046 m
40.858671, 0.338190
UTM 31T (ED 50) 275743 4526682
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Topographic

Avenc dels Eriçons - Topography, Horta de Sant Joan, Terra Alta

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Photos

Avenc dels Eriçons - Photo, Horta de Sant Joan, Terra Alta

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Description

Morphology

A mouth of good dimensions (approximately 3 by 2 metres) allows access, by means of a scramble down, to a first chamber. Below it there is a second chamber, more interesting than the upper one.

Speleothems

The second chamber has quite a few formations and at its start a stalagmitic column stands out.

Progression

A mouth of good dimensions allows access, by means of a scramble down, to a first chamber.

History

Discovered and explored by members of the Espeleo Club Tortosa during a prospection in the area on 16 December 2012. At the base of the first chamber they found an exploded bomb from the time of the 1936-39 war.