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Cova del Torrent Desgavellat

Petita cova de 13 metres de recorregut a la Palma de Cervelló.

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Small cave with a passage of 13 metres in la Palma de Cervelló, at the head of the torrent Desgavellat.

Characteristics

Location

At the head of the torrent Desgavellat (Descabellat according to the ICC), at the edge of the ledge. Because of its better location, some fig trees growing inside it are worth noting, visible from afar (data from 1983).

Approximate coordinates with little reliability.

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Entrances

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  1. Cova del Torrent Desgavellat

    Elevation: 230 m

    41.416280, 1.973090
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 414275 4585683
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Description

Morphology

Through a square entrance located on a cornice of the ledge, we access by means of a 3 metre deep drop a gallery 10 metres long with an ascending floor until reaching a view of the outside through a second impassable entrance. The gallery is divided in two due to the accumulation of blocks.

History

Discovered by the CE Cervelló in 1979 and explored a year later by the GERS.

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Bibliography

  1. Asensio,A.(1983).-”Contribució al coneixement espeleo-tectònic de la riera de Corbera”. Carbonato (3):15-47. GERS-AE Muntanya. Barcelona.

Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/