
Buca del Rapace
Cave with a door-shaped wall entrance and a horizontal passage traversable for about 8 m with perpendicular branches.
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Buca del Rapace
Cave with a door-shaped wall entrance and a horizontal passage traversable for about 8 m with perpendicular branches.
Orvieto
Length: 8 m · Depth: 1 m
Updated record
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Cave with a door-shaped wall entrance and a horizontal passage traversable for about 8 m with perpendicular branches.
Topographic
© Mauro Barbieri · CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ · Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria · https://catasto.fugs.it/index.php?mod=caves&op=view&id=1026
Photos
© Mauro Barbieri · LicenseRef-FUGS-media-per-item · Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria · https://catasto.fugs.it/index.php?mod=caves&op=view&id=1026
Description
Morphology
Horizontal passage traversable for about 8 m with perpendicular branches. Trend: Horizontal.
Progression
Traversability: Demanding; recommended period All year round. Rigging: Temporary; a 40 m rope is needed to tackle the descent on the wall with natural anchors and at least 2-3 bolts to be rigged. Hazards: Dangerous access, Landslides/rockfalls.
Other details
Geology: SAA Scaglia Rossa - Upper Cretaceous-Middle Eocene (Turonian-Lutetian); stratified micritic limestones; Stratified.
History
Notes on the name: Named for the presence of prey remains of a bird of prey.
Bio
Found remains of prey presumably of a bird of prey.
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Source: Catasto Cavità Umbria (Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici, FUGS) (catasto.fugs.it), modified. LicenseRef-FUGS-no-licence-stated Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria · https://catasto.fugs.it/index.php?mod=caves&op=view&id=1026 · data as of 2025 · Source: Catasto Cavità Umbria (Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici, FUGS) (catasto.fugs.it), modified. LicenseRef-FUGS-media-per-item Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria · data as of 2025


