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Esquerda Nº6 del Mas de les Fonts

Esquerda Nº6 del Mas de les Fonts

A 6-metre-deep fissure in Vallirana.

Vallirana • Baix Llobregat 9m 6m

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Esquerda Nº6 del Mas de les Fonts

A 6-metre-deep fissure in Vallirana.

Vallirana · Baix Llobregat

Length: 9 m · Depth: 6 m

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Main entrance reference 41.355655, 1.933690 UTM 31 · 410795 4578787
Topographic map of the main entrance
Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

A 6-metre-deep fissure in Vallirana.

Characteristics

Location

Take the track that leaves the Pla d'Ardenya towards the Serra del Mas and the Sotarro; on reaching the first crossroads, follow the one on the left. When the climb is practically over and the track turns right towards the doline of the serra del Mas, we must branch off to the left towards 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 come across the different numbers that have been given to the Esquerda del Mas de les Fonts. This is located towards the right between the Esquerda no. 5 (SM-5 and 6) and the Esquerda no. 3 (SM- 8/9/10).

Map

Entrances

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  1. Mas de les Fonts, Esquerda Nº 6 del

    Elevation: 525 m

    41.355655, 1.933690
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 410795 4578787
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

A 6-metre-deep fissure. After a short drop, the descending gallery leads to a 3-metre drop. Above this, and as a continuation of the gallery, there is a partition formed by thick flowstone that has come away from the walls, dividing a small chamber in two.

History

At the end of the 70s it was explored by the ERE of the CEC, where they refer to the various fissures as Penya Esquerdada with different numbers to identify them, in this case number 6. On 26 January 1996 it was explored and surveyed by members of the SEO-CE Vallirana, who named it with the initials SM-7 and also Penya esquerdada 7.

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Bibliography

  1. Amenós, Toni.(1980).-“Esquerda del Mas de les Fonts”. Espeleòleg (30): 679-684.
  2. SEO del CE Vallirana. (2001).-“Les Esquerdes del Mas de les Fonts” Ardenya (1):1-7. Vallirana.
  3. Rubinat Aumedes, Francesc (2004).- “Catàleg Espeleològic del Massís de l'Ordal”. Espeleosie (Monogràfic):1-117. SIE del CE Àliga. Barcelona.
  4. Valles, Jordi de (2017).-”Baix Llobregat” Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.6):1-468. EC Gràcia/FCE.
  • Situació, coordenades i fotografies facilitades per Montse Roca i Juli Serrano (SIE-CEA), març de 2021.

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