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Cova C-3 de les Escaldes

Cova C-3 de les Escaldes

Small cave above the font de les Escaldes (Prullans), with a rounded gallery and a narrow passage leading to an ascending conduit filled with sediments.

Prullans • Cerdanya 13m 2m

Small cave above the font de les Escaldes (Prullans), with a rounded gallery and a narrow passage leading to an ascending conduit filled with sediments.

Characteristics

Location

Below km. 198.4 of the N-260 road (from Puigcerdà to la Seu d'Urgell), just past the Solana del Segre campsite. On the right bank of the river and about 12 metres above the font de les Escaldes.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Escaldes, Cova C-3 de les

    Elevation: 1010 m

    42.372362, 1.755114
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 397504 4691871
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

A rounded gallery of just over 1 x 1 m allows progress for about 6 m until it turns sharply to the left. There a narrow passage allows entry into a new conduit, of much smaller dimensions and slightly ascending.

Progression

Through the rounded gallery one can advance for about 6 m until it turns sharply to the left; the narrow passage allows entry into a new conduit, slightly ascending, which remains filled with sediments about 5 m further on.

History

The first data available are those of the visit by members of the SIE – CEA on 1 January 2005.

Visited again in early July 2024 by members of the Espeleodijous, while carrying out cataloguing work.

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Bibliography

  1. Valles, Jordi de (2009).-”Berguedà, Cerdanya, Garrotxa,Ripollès” Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.3):180. EC Gràcia/FCE.
  • Croquis de situació facilitat per Josep Manuel Victoria (SIE – CEA)
  • Actualització de dades, coordenades, topografia i fotografies extretes del web: espeleodijous.cat Apunt de l'activitat del 5-7-2024

Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/