Cova de la Cinta

Petita cova a la base del Cap del Faraó (Matadepera)

Matadepera • Vallès Occidental15m9m

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Cova de la Cinta

Petita cova a la base del Cap del Faraó (Matadepera)

Matadepera · Vallès Occidental

Length: 15 m · Depth: 9 m

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Small cave at the base of Cap del Faraó, in Matadepera, with a gallery of about 6 m that narrows and a lateral chimney of about 9 m.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Matadepera
Region: Vallès Occidental
Unit: Sant Llorenç del Munt
Length: 15 meters
Depth: 9 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Conglomerate
Last review: 2020-04-19

Location

At the base of Cap del Faraó, in Matadepera. The cave is found before reaching the vertical of the wall. Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Cova de la Cinta
Elevation: 870 m
41.631316, 2.015883
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 418028 4609311
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Topographic

Cova de la Cinta - Topography, Matadepera, Vallès Occidental

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Description

Morphology

An entrance about 2 m high through which one enters a gallery about 6 m long that narrows until it becomes impenetrable. At the middle of the gallery, laterally, the joint climbs in the form of a chimney and rises about 9 m.

History

Explored by members of the SIS – CE Terrassa (Xavier Badiella) on an undetermined date, possibly in the early 1990's.

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Bibliography

Valles, Jordi de (2011).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. Vol. 5. 560 pp. Espeleo Club de Gràcia / Federació Catalana d'Espeleologia. Barcelona. (2016)