Cova dels Carboners

A rock shelter with a frontal opening of about 20 metres and a depth of 8 metres in Odèn, explored by the EDES between 29 April and 1 May 1962.

Odèn • Solsonès 8m

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Cova dels Carboners

A rock shelter with a frontal opening of about 20 metres and a depth of 8 metres in Odèn, explored by the EDES between 29 April and 1 May 1962.

Odèn · Solsonès

Length: 8 m

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A rock shelter with a frontal opening of about 20 metres and a depth of 8 metres in Odèn, explored by the EDES between 29 April and 1 May 1962.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Odèn
Region: Solsonès
Unit: Solsonès
Length: 8 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Conglomerate
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: February 9, 2014

Location

It opens on the right slope of the Rasa d'Encies, almost at the confluence with the Rasa de la Canaleta. It appears to be near the place called Fonts Caldes. Approximate coordinates without much precision.

Entrances

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Cova dels Carboners
Elevation: 1034 m
42.116575, 1.531159
UTM 31T (ED 50) 378668 4663967
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Topographic

Cova dels Carboners - Topography, Odèn, Solsonès

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Description

Morphology

It is a long rock shelter of just over 20 metres of frontal opening by 8 metres of depth at the point of greatest extent; the rest of the shelter is 4 metres deep.

History

Explored by the EDES between 29 April and 1 May 1962.

The place name Fonts Caldes, which indicates the approximate place where the cavity is located, is found repeated in various points of the municipality of Odèn, always linked to a popular legend that is repeated in each of the localities where it appears.

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Bibliography

Borràs,J; Miñarro,J.M; Talavera,F.(1980).-”l'Urgell, el Solsonès, la Segarra i el Berguedà”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol 5):1-233. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
Ubach, Montserrat; Escolà, Oleguer.(1968).-”Operació Solsonès – campanyes 1962 a 1965 (primera etapa). Espeleòleg (5):158-162. ERE-Centre Excursionista de Catalunya.