
Avenc dels Ermets de Passamonte
A cavity 41 m deep and 115 m long in Prat de Comte, with a descending gallery and a decorated chamber.
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Avenc dels Ermets de Passamonte
A cavity 41 m deep and 115 m long in Prat de Comte, with a descending gallery and a decorated chamber.
Prat de Comte · Terra Alta
Length: 115 m · Depth: 41 m
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A cavity 41 m deep and 115 m long in Prat de Comte, with a descending gallery and a decorated chamber.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
The mouth, open at the foot of a small natural bank, gives way to a descending gallery of small dimensions and 40º of inclination. After 36 metres it reaches the ceiling of a chamber. At the E end of the chamber, a new gallery emerges. At 23 metres the water falls down a small 5-metre shaft.
Speleothems
The chamber is beautifully decorated with all kinds of lithogenic forms.
Hydrology
Through the new gallery at the E end of the chamber flows a small flow of water that is born from different drips located in the chamber. At 23 metres the water falls down a small 5-metre shaft feeding a pool at its base which overflows into a crawlway that sumps within a few metres.
History
We know of no previous reference to this cavity. During some ERE campaigns in Terra Alta they were informed by the parishioners of the bar of a whole series of cavities, this one turning out to be the most interesting. The first exploration and survey was carried out by members of the ERE – CEC on 22-2-1981.
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Bibliography
- Inglès, A. (1986).- “Ports de Beseit: Catàleg espeleològic de Prat de Comte” Espeleòleg (37): 39-44, ERE – CEC, Barcelona
- Fotografies “JNC” facilitades per Jordi Navarro (Centre Excursionista de Castellar del Vallès).
- Fotografies 2020, dades de localització i revisió de coordenades extretes del web: espeleodijous.cat - Apunt del 26-11-2020
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