Cova de les Animetes

Petita cova de 16 m. de recorregut al cingle de les Ànimes (Sant Llorenç del Munt)

Matadepera • Vallès Occidental16m9m

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Cova de les Animetes

Petita cova de 16 m. de recorregut al cingle de les Ànimes (Sant Llorenç del Munt)

Matadepera · Vallès Occidental

Length: 16 m · Depth: 9 m

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Small cave with a 16 m passage on the cingle de les Ànimes, in Sant Llorenç del Munt.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Matadepera
Region: Vallès Occidental
Unit: Sant Llorenç del Munt
Length: 16 meters
Depth: 9 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Conglomerate
Last review: 2012-11-17

Location

Going down the same channel that leads to mouth A of la Cova de les Ànimes I, a little further down and to the left, in the direction of descent, is the mouth.

Entrances

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Cova de les Animetes
Elevation: 915 m
41.644957, 2.024700
UTM 31T (ED 50) 418874 4611021
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Topographic

Cova de les Animetes - Topography, Matadepera, Vallès Occidental

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Description

Morphology

Structured along an N65E joint, forming a single gallery of narrow section, 16 metres long and ascending to elevation + 9, where the narrowness makes it impassable.

History

The oldest reference to this cavity is provided by the GES del CMB, who visited it for the first time in April 1955.

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Bibliography

Collado, Mª A.; Sandoval, J. (1996).- “Coves de les Ànimes, de les Animetes i de les Ànimes Noves a Sant Llorenç del Munt” Excursionisme (240): 25-30. Unió Excursionista de Catalunya. Barcelona.

Garriga, J.; Freixes,A. (1972).- “La Cova de les Animes (Sant Llorenç del Munt, Barcelona)”. Speleon (19): 53-76. Centre Excursionista de Catalunya. Barcelona.