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Cova Gran

Cova Gran

Gran balma de 9 metres de fondo a la Juncosa de Montmell.

Montmell, El • Baix Penedès9m1m

Large rock shelter 9 metres deep at the Juncosa de Montmell.

Characteristics

Location

From the Puig de la Cova, where the track coming from the coll d'Arca arrives, we will head NW and then turn towards the W, following the small crag (1-2 metres) that overlooks the right hydrographic slope of the valley that opens at our feet. When we have descended about 80 metres of elevation gain, we will find a path marked with red paint and cairns; this path comes from the Puig de la Cova, but there is a section, where it skirts the valley, that is quite lost. Once the path is found, you only have to follow it until you reach the cave.

Mapa

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Gran, Cova

    Elevation: 525 m

    41.315032, 1.470576
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 372079 4575061
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

It is a rock shelter 31 metres wide by 9 metres deep with a height of 6.35 metres.

Other details

It is a usual spot for climbing practice.

History

Known since time immemorial, the entrance can be seen from the Juncosa de Montmell.

This cave is probably the one that Norbert Font i Sagué cites as cova dels Costers.

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Bibliography

  1. Font i Sagué,N. (1897).-””Catàlech Espeleològich de Catalunya”. Butlletí del CEC (29):198. CE Catalunya.
  2. Virella i Bloda, Joan. (1978).-”Experiències a l'entorn de la localització d'estacions prehistòriques”. Miscel·lània Penedesenca (1978):261.

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