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B-1 di Piaggia Bella

Active sinkhole doline with perennial runoff, opening near the Capanna Saracco-Volante and ending at a fissure at the bottom.

Briga Alta 7m 7m

Active sinkhole doline with perennial runoff, opening near the Capanna Saracco-Volante and ending at a fissure at the bottom.

Characteristics

  • Type: Cave
  • Municipality: Briga Alta
  • Cadastre no.: PI532
  • Length: 7 meters
  • Depth: 7 meters
  • Record updated:

Location

It opens in the immediate vicinity of the Capanna Saracco-Volante.

Map

Entrances

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  1. B-1 di Piaggia Bella

    Elevation: 2213 m

    44.168419, 7.708447
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Description

Morphology

Sinkhole doline with a fissure at the bottom. To the side there is a small shaft a few metres deep, also closed off at a narrow passage.

Hydrology

It is active, with perennial runoff; the waters feed the Ramo dei Montoneros (dye tracing August '86) in Piaggia Bella.

Other details

In some seasons there is a weak draught of air.

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Source: Catasto speleologico del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta (AGSP, catastogrotte-piemonte.net) (catastogrotte-piemonte.net), modified. CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Associazione Gruppi Speleologici Piemontesi (AGSP), Catasto Speleologico Piemontese e Valdostano · Text by Massimo Taronna (Descrizione) · adapted by Espeleoworld (normalized, translated); the adaptation is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ · https://catastogrotte-piemonte.net/caves-view-460.html · data as of 2026