Cova del Cap del Faraó

Small cave with a 7-metre passage in Sant Llorenç del Munt, with a 4X3 entrance and a horizontal gallery that narrows.

Matadepera • Vallès Occidental 7m

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Small cave with a 7-metre passage in Sant Llorenç del Munt, with a 4X3 entrance and a horizontal gallery that narrows.

Matadepera · Vallès Occidental

Length: 7 m

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Small cave with a 7-metre passage in Sant Llorenç del Munt, with a 4X3 entrance and a horizontal gallery that narrows.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Matadepera
Region: Vallès Occidental
Unit: Sant Llorenç del Munt
Length: 7 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Conglomerate
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: April 22, 2017

Location

It is located at the base of the first cliff, in the place known as Revolt Nou and at the foot of the climbing route to Cap del Faraó, quite hidden by vegetation.

Entrances

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Cova del Cap del Faraó
Elevation: 767 m
41.631233, 2.015366
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 417985 4609302
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Topographic

Cova del Cap del Faraó - Topography, Matadepera, Vallès Occidental

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Description

Morphology

The 4X3 entrance gives access to a horizontal gallery 7 metres long, which gradually narrows, while the ceiling drops rapidly until it becomes impassable.

History

Known since ancient times, it already appears documented in 1971 in the Catálogo Espeleológico de la Provincia de Barcelona.

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Bibliography

GES-CMB (1974).-Catálogo Espeleológico de la Provincia de Barcelona (II):183-184. GES-CMB. Barcelona
Valles Tena, Jordi de (2016).-”Bages, Barcelonès, Maresme, Vallès Occidental, Vallès Oriental” Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.5):303. ECG/FCE