Esquerda Nº2 del Mas de Pontons

Small cavity in Pontons, formed by faults at the edge of the cliff, with access via a steeply sloping gully.

Pontons • Alt Penedès 8m

EspeleoWorld

Small cavity in Pontons, formed by faults at the edge of the cliff, with access via a steeply sloping gully.

Pontons · Alt Penedès

Length: 8 m

Updated record

https://espeleoworld.com/en/c/esquerda-n-2-del-mas-de-pontons

Information can change. Always verify coordinates, access, weather, and cave conditions before setting out.

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

Small cavity in Pontons, formed by faults at the edge of the cliff, with access via a steeply sloping gully.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Pontons
Region: Alt Penedès
Unit: Alt Penedès, l'
Length: 8 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: April 21, 2024

Location

On the BV-2441 road in Pontons and above Km 11.5, take the paved track heading towards La Llacuna and follow it for 4 km until reaching the col beside the Masia de Ca l'Aleix. At this point leave the asphalt and take a new dirt track descending towards the SE for 750 m to a junction of tracks. At this point leave the vehicle and continue on foot along the same track heading SE for 60 m, where you leave the track on its right towards a marked stone slope.

The cave is about 150 m from the track, climbing the stone slope beneath the cliff and the blind gully with a height difference of about 8 m that ascends steeply towards the cave.

Taking the Cova-Avenc del Mas de Pontons as a reference, the cavity in question lies about 70 m to the SE on the same cliff wall.

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

Mas de Pontons, Esquerda Nº2 del
Elevation: 762 m
41.433324, 1.529087
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 377106 4587906
Open in map Open in Google Maps

Download all entrances as GPX

Topographic

Esquerda Nº2 del Mas de Pontons - Topography, Pontons, Alt Penedès

View image

Click to enlarge

Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.

Image 1 of 1

Photos

Esquerda Nº2 del Mas de Pontons - Photo, Pontons, Alt Penedès

View image

Click to enlarge

Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.

Image 1 of 4

Description

Morphology

Cavity formed from the faults existing at the edge of the cliff. The entrance mouth is about 4.5 m high, in which a wedged block limits the access height to 1.6 m. The gallery goes inwards and turns in an E direction to a small distributor, from which the two final impenetrable passages emerge.

Progression

Access is by climbing a steeply sloping gully until reaching the entrance mouth.

History

In October 2019 Jordi Navarro and Montse Mañosa (Centre Excursionista Castellar) visited it and made the survey.

User Comments (0)

No comments yet.

Be the first to share your experience!

Registered Explorations (0)

No explorations registered yet.

Bibliography

Valles, Jordi de (2023).-”Alt Penedès, Baix Penedès, Garraf, Tarragonès”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.7):508 pp. Espeleo Club Muntanyenc Barcelonès / Federació Catalana d'Espeleologia. Barcelona.