Escletxa de les Rovires Nº5

Tiny 5-metre-deep crevice in Pallejà, about 7 metres from the main entrance of l'Escletxa de les Rovires no. 4.

Pallejà • Baix Llobregat 7m 5m

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Tiny 5-metre-deep crevice in Pallejà, about 7 metres from the main entrance of l'Escletxa de les Rovires no. 4.

Pallejà · Baix Llobregat

Length: 7 m · Depth: 5 m

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Tiny 5-metre-deep crevice in Pallejà, about 7 metres from the main entrance of l'Escletxa de les Rovires no. 4.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Pallejà
Region: Baix Llobregat
Unit: Ordal, muntanyes de l'
Length: 7 meters
Depth: 5 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

It is located about 7 metres from the main entrance of l'Escletxa de les Rovires no. 4, on the left-hand side of the path.

Entrances

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Rovires Nº 5, Escletxa de les
Elevation: 192 m
41.427710, 1.979750
UTM 31T (ED 50) 414848 4586946
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Topographic

Escletxa de les Rovires Nº5 - Topography, Pallejà, Baix Llobregat

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Description

Morphology

Tiny 5-metre-deep crevice. A narrow 4-metre drop leads into a meagre triangular gallery that becomes impenetrable after 7 metres of passage.

Progression

A narrow 4-metre drop leads into a meagre triangular gallery that becomes impenetrable after 7 metres of passage.

History

The first speleological references date from 1990, provided by Antonio Asensio and Pedro Valdepeñas, although there are references that would attribute the first visits to the GES del CMB in November 1948, generally grouping the set of crevices together as Forats de la Presa d'Aigües.

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Bibliography

Asensio,A.; Valdepeñas,P.(1993).-”Las cavidades de la Mola de Montmany y alrededores”. Passamà (1):5-26. GIRES. Sant Esteve de Sesrovires.
Rubinat Aumedes, Francesc.(2004).-Catàleg Espeleològic del massís de l'Ordal (monogràfic):1-117. SIE-CE Àliga. Barcelona.