Cova del Pitu-pitu

Small cave with a 15-metre passage in Queralbs, with an entrance of 2.5 x 1 metre and a descending gallery.

Queralbs • Ripollès 15m 5m

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Cova del Pitu-pitu

Small cave with a 15-metre passage in Queralbs, with an entrance of 2.5 x 1 metre and a descending gallery.

Queralbs · Ripollès

Length: 15 m · Depth: 5 m

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

Small cave with a 15-metre passage in Queralbs, with an entrance of 2.5 x 1 metre and a descending gallery.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Queralbs
Region: Ripollès
Unit: Alt Freser
Length: 15 meters
Depth: 5 meters
Major Unit: Pirineu Axial
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

It opens in the same rocky outcrop as the cova de les Encantades, a little lower down and to the E, and about 5 metres above the cova del Bivac, a small cave used for overnight stays.

Entrances

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Cova del Pitu-pitu
Elevation: 2042 m
42.360907, 2.114075
UTM 31T (ED 50) 427138 4690432
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Topographic

Cova del Pitu-pitu - Topography, Queralbs, Ripollès

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Description

Morphology

An entrance of 2.5 x 1 metre allows access to a descending gallery that narrows until it is reduced to 1 metre. The last 7 metres of the cave are completely horizontal, while the height remains constant and the floor is made up of stones and clay.

History

The first record of exploration was provided in 1979 by members of the SIS of the Centre Excursionista de Terrassa.

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Bibliography

Borràs, J.; Miñarro, JM.; Talavera, F.(1980).-”el Ripollès, la Garrotxa i l'Alt Empordà”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. (vol. 4):1-296. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.