Forat d'en Met

A 27-metre-deep pit in Alta Garrotxa, Albanyà, located in 1989 and explored in 1991.

Albanyà • Alt Empordà 36m 27m

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Forat d'en Met

A 27-metre-deep pit in Alta Garrotxa, Albanyà, located in 1989 and explored in 1991.

Albanyà · Alt Empordà

Length: 36 m · Depth: 27 m

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A 27-metre-deep pit in Alta Garrotxa, Albanyà, located in 1989 and explored in 1991.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Albanyà
Region: Alt Empordà
Unit: Alta Garrotxa
Length: 36 meters
Depth: 27 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

Along the Lliurona track towards Bassegoda, we will see the Casalot on the right; following the track about 675 metres further on and level with the puig de Sant Ció, we find on the right a metal fence parallel to the track with a closed gate. 70 metres from the gate and right beside the edge of the track, we find the cavity covered by small blocks. Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Met, Forat d'en
Elevation: 800 m
42.295566, 2.678573
UTM 31T (ED 50) 473597 4682848
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Topographic

Forat d'en Met - Topography, Albanyà, Alt Empordà

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Description

Morphology

The entrance is 0.50x0.40 metres and opens in the middle of a limestone pavement; it gives access to a 23.50-metre pit. After a few drops one reaches -27.50 metres, where we find two chimneys with no further continuation.

History

The cavity was located by Jaume, en Met de Can Nou de Bassegoda, in 1989, on observing that humid air was coming out of a small hole. He later cleared it. Around 1991, en David Campo and other colleagues from the SIRE-UEC Barcelona finished clearing the access and explored it.

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Bibliography

Miret, Francesc; García,Martí.(1999).-”Catàleg Espeleològic de l'Alta Garrotxa”. Coves de l'Alta Garrotxa. Pp 1-108.
Miret, F.(1996).-”Les Baumes, Coves, Forats i Tutes del terme d'Albanyà”. Albanyà (8). Albanyà.