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Forat d'Irgo

Petit avenc de 24 metres de fondària a Irgo (el Pont de Suert).

Pont de Suert, El • Alta Ribagorça38m24m

Small pit 24 metres deep in Irgo (el Pont de Suert), with two entrances connected by a small passage through a chaos of blocks.

Characteristics

Location

On the hilltop above the chapel of Sant Salvador, near the village of Irgo (el Pont de Suert). Approximate coordinates, not very reliable.

Mapa

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Forat d' Irgo

    Elevation: 1580 m

    42.434523, 0.775846
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 317148 4700622
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Description

Morphology

It has two entrances connected to each other by a small passage through a chaos of blocks. The N entrance gives access to a short stony ramp between blocks, which closes up within a few metres. The S entrance, after a short vertical section, gives access to a ramp that leads to the deepest point of the cavity.

History

Explored on 5 October 1985 by the SIRE of the Unió Excursionista de Catalunya (Horta delegation).

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Bibliography

Fresneda, Xavier.(1987).-”Contribució al coneixement espeleològic de l'Alta Ribagorça”. Excursionisme (143):86-91. Unió Excursionista de Catalunya.

Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/