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Bauma Nº1 dels Cingles de la Tossa d'espinau

9-metre-deep shelter at the Tossa d'Espinau (Beuda), with a group of three shelters; no. 1 is the westernmost.

Beuda • Garrotxa 9m 8m

9-metre-deep shelter at the Tossa d'Espinau (Beuda), with a group of three shelters; no. 1 is the westernmost.

Characteristics

Location

It is located to the S of the Tossa d'Espinau. You must climb from the centre of Espinau to the Tossa, heading towards the left-hand col. On the ledge of a cliff, located on the right, we will find this group of three shelters; no. 1 is the westernmost one. Approximate coordinates.

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Entrances

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  1. Cingles de la Tossa d'espinau, Bauma Nº1 dels

    Elevation: 985 m

    42.272831, 2.694052
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 474864 4680319
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Description

Morphology

The shelter extends for 65 metres in width and is between 5 and 9 metres deep. Inside there is a chimney that rises to +8.5 metres.

Hydrology

Inside the shelter we find a small water inflow.

History

Explored by the GEB on 17 April 1993, it is unknown whether the area gives them any other name.

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Bibliography

  1. Miret, Francesc; García,Martí.(1999).-”Catàleg Espeleològic de l'Alta Garrotxa”. Coves de l'Alta Garrotxa. Pp 1-108.
  2. Miret, F.(1996).-”Les Baumes, Coves, Forats i Tutes del terme d'Albanyà”. Albanyà (8). Albanyà.

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