Balma de la Castellassa de Can Torres

Petita concavitat a la paret de la Castellassa de Can Torres (Sant Llorenç del Munt)

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Balma de la Castellassa de Can Torres

Petita concavitat a la paret de la Castellassa de Can Torres (Sant Llorenç del Munt)

Matadepera · Vallès Occidental

Length: 5 m

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

A small hollow in the wall of the Castellassa de Can Torres, in Sant Llorenç del Munt, long known to hikers and used as a shelter.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Matadepera
Region: Vallès Occidental
Unit: Sant Llorenç del Munt
Length: 5 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Conglomerate
Last review: 2021-03-21

Location

On the S face of the Castellassa de Can Torres. Following the path that goes around the Castellassa on the S and continues to the Canal dels Arítjols, one passes by its side.

Entrances

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Balma de la Castellassa de Can Torres
Elevation: 785 m
41.636066, 2.027766
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 419024 4609827
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Description

Morphology

A hollow structured on a sandstone bed intercalated in the conglomerates, about 8 m long and of little depth. No survey is available, so the exact dimensions are unknown.

History

Long known to hikers and has been used as a shelter.

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Bibliography

GES-CMB (1974).- Catálogo espeleológico de la provincia de Barcelona. 198 pp. Club Montañés Barcelonés /Diputación Provincial de Barcelona.
Valles, Jordi de (2016).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. Vol. 5: 560 pp. EC Gràcia / Fed. Catalana Espeleologia. Barcelona.