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Esquerdot de Montaner

A 79-metre-long fissure in Fígols i Alinyà, explored by the GELL in 1998.

Fígols i Alinyà • Alt Urgell 79m 17m

A 79-metre-long fissure in Fígols i Alinyà, explored by the GELL in 1998.

Characteristics

Location

The serradell de Montaner is like a spur jutting out perpendicularly from the main mountain range that bounds the valley on the right, lying practically above the village of Alinyà. To reach it we take the track that leaves from the last bend of the road before arriving at l'Alzina and follow it for about four kilometres until we come to the first col, which is the coll de la Nou, where we will leave the vehicle. This track continues towards Fígols. From the col we will enter by way of Montaner following the highest ridge; after about twenty minutes of walking we link up with the cliff that faces the sunny side and the Alinyà slope; at this point we will find a major collapse, on whose left-hand side we have the main entrance of the cova de Montaner; one must continue a few metres further on until reaching a new and clear collapse of markedly tectonic characteristics; we are near the second entrance of the cova de Montaner, a fissure indicates the way to follow.

GPS readings taken before 2 May 2000 may present some margins of error.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Montaner, Esquerdot de

    Elevation: 1429 m

    42.190410, 1.419870
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 369620 4672329
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Description

Morphology

The cavity makes use of some important fractures well defined at the surface. After a spacious antechamber, a narrower section runs, descending and connecting with a joint interrupted by large wedged blocks. This joint, in the direction of the entrance but at a lower level, requires climbing over some blocks and reaching a drop that is impassable because of its roar. In the opposite direction, we quickly find the clastic deposits below the entrance.

History

Explored by the GELL in 1998.

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Bibliography

Pérez, Lluís; Gàzquez, Norbert; Gàzquez, Josep Lluís.(2006).-“Alt Urgell. Alinyà – La Vansa”. GRALLERA(6):35-69.GELL. CE Lleida.

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