Esquerdot de l'Espinós

A 19-metre-deep fissure at la Morera de Montsant, with 23 metres of aerial passage and 26 of underground passage.

Morera de Montsant, La • Priorat 49m 19m

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A 19-metre-deep fissure at la Morera de Montsant, with 23 metres of aerial passage and 26 of underground passage.

Morera de Montsant, La · Priorat

Length: 49 m · Depth: 19 m

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A 19-metre-deep fissure at la Morera de Montsant, with 23 metres of aerial passage and 26 of underground passage.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Morera de Montsant, La
Region: Priorat
Unit: Montsant, el
Length: 49 meters
Depth: 19 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Conglomerate
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

Located on the camí de l'Espinós, coming from the turnoff of the camí de la Morera de Montsant towards the pas de la Grallera. You must walk about ten minutes from the start of the path to find, on the right, an area of fissures in the conglomerate rock without much speleological interest. The only exception seen is the Esquerdot de l'Espinós, an intersection of clean, rectilinear fissures of an angular nature.

Approximate coordinates without much reliability.

Entrances

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Espinós, Esquerdot de L'
Elevation: 1035 m
41.273860, 0.841270
UTM 31T (ED 50) 319290 4571610
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Topographic

Esquerdot de l'Espinós - Topography, Morera de Montsant, La, Priorat

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Description

Morphology

The main and widest fissure is aerial, from which the underground fissure emerges in an E direction, beginning with a small five-metre drop, becoming impenetrable at 26 metres of passage. Shortly before there is an impenetrable branch in an S direction. Due to the characteristics of the fissure, 23 metres are aerial passage and 26 underground. The total drop is -19.5 metres.

History

Explored by the GELL around 1997.

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Bibliography

Farrús,M.;Satorra,A.;Pérez,Ll.(1999).-Resultats de les campanyes del grup espeleològic lleidatà a la serra del Montsant. Anys 1995-1997. El Montsant” Grallera (5):5-44. GELL-CE Lleida.