Esquerda Nº4 del Mas de les Fonts

An 8-metre-deep fissure in Vallirana, formed by a descending gallery that ends in a 4-metre shaft.

Vallirana • Baix Llobregat 10m 8m

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An 8-metre-deep fissure in Vallirana, formed by a descending gallery that ends in a 4-metre shaft.

Vallirana · Baix Llobregat

Length: 10 m · Depth: 8 m

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An 8-metre-deep fissure in Vallirana, formed by a descending gallery that ends in a 4-metre shaft.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Vallirana
Region: Baix Llobregat
Unit: Ordal, muntanyes de l'
Length: 10 meters
Depth: 8 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Dolomite
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: March 11, 2021

Location

You have to take the track that leaves from the Pla d'Ardenya in the direction of the Serra del Mas and the Sotarro. On reaching the first crossroads you have to follow the one on the left. When the climb is practically over and the track turns to the right in the direction of the doline of the serra del Mas, we will have to turn off to the left in the direction of the crag. Before reaching it we will find a fissure that blocks our way; following it both to the right and to the left we will keep finding the different numbers that have been given to the Esquerda del Mas de les Fonts. No. 4 is on the left between number 1 and number 2, at the beginning of the slope.

Entrances

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Mas de les Fonts, Esquerda Nº 4 del
Elevation: 526 m
41.356251, 1.933381
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 410779 4578854
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Topographic

Esquerda Nº4 del Mas de les Fonts - Topography, Vallirana, Baix Llobregat

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Description

Morphology

It is a small cavity formed by a descending gallery that ends in a 4-metre shaft. It is 8 metres deep.

History

At the end of the 70s it was explored by the ERE of the CEC, where they mention the various fissures as Penya Esquerdada, with different numbers to identify them, in this case number 4.

On 26 January 1996 it was explored and surveyed by members of the SEO-CE Vallirana; they named it with the initials SM-2.

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Bibliography

Amenós, Toni.(1980).-“Esquerda del Mas de les Fonts”. Espeleòleg (30): 679-684.
SEO del CE Vallirana. (2001).-“Les Esquerdes del Mas de les Fonts” Ardenya (1):1-7. Vallirana.
Rubinat Aumedes, Francesc (2004).- “Catàleg Espeleològic del Massís de l'Ordal”. Espeleosie (Monogràfic):1-117. SIE del CE Àliga. Barcelona.
Valles, Jordi de (2017).-”Baix Llobregat” Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.6):1-468. EC Gràcia/FCE.