Cova del Reietó

Small rock shelter in l'Argentera (Baix Camp), with a lateral gallery of phreatic morphology.

Argentera, L' • Baix Camp 10m

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Cova del Reietó

Small rock shelter in l'Argentera (Baix Camp), with a lateral gallery of phreatic morphology.

Argentera, L' · Baix Camp

Length: 10 m

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

Small rock shelter in l'Argentera (Baix Camp), with a lateral gallery of phreatic morphology.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Argentera, L'
Region: Baix Camp
Unit: Serra de l'Argentera - Pradell
Length: 10 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Sandstone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: December 21, 2018

Location

From the village of l'Argentera we will take the track that climbs along the barranc de l'Argentera up to Los Estrets; from here we will take a path on the left heading upstream in a S direction and climb up to a small hill called Muntxelló, where on the first rocky foothills we will find the cova del Reietó at the foot of a cliff.

Entrances

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Cova del Reietó
Elevation: 550 m
41.135127, 0.896050
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 323411 4555891
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Topographic

Cova del Reietó - Topography, Argentera, L', Baix Camp

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Photos

Cova del Reietó - Photo, Argentera, L', Baix Camp

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Description

Morphology

The cave is 11 metres wide by 4 metres deep with a maximum height of 8 metres. In the eastern sector a gallery opens that is 6 metres long by 1 metre high and 60 cm wide; this gallery narrows until it becomes impassable. This lateral gallery presents the morphology of an ancient phreatic circulation.

Other details

These are the remains of an ancient karst conduit that has been dismantled by the retreat of the cliff and by epigean erosion.

History

Known since ancient times. Geolocated on the ICGC maps and with no earlier record in speleological catalogues. Visited by members of the GE Badalona on 11-11-2017 while carrying out the cataloguing work.

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Bibliography

Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies han estat extretes del web: geb.cat (del Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona). Apunt del 21-9-2018. Dades: J. Cuenca i X. Samarra (GEB)