Forat de Bonabé

Small cavity with 30 m of passage and 7 m of vertical drop in Alt Àneu, formed by a rock slide.

Alt Àneu • Pallars Sobirà 30m 7m

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Forat de Bonabé

Small cavity with 30 m of passage and 7 m of vertical drop in Alt Àneu, formed by a rock slide.

Alt Àneu · Pallars Sobirà

Length: 30 m · Depth: 7 m

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Small cavity with 30 m of passage and 7 m of vertical drop in Alt Àneu, formed by a rock slide.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Alt Àneu
Region: Pallars Sobirà
Unit: Alt Àneu
Length: 30 meters
Depth: 7 meters
Major Unit: Pirineu Axial
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

At the Pas de Bonabé, on the left of the track from Alòs to Montgarri, before crossing the bridge. It should not be confused with the geological test pits made by HECSA with the intention of building the Airoto-Bonabé pumped-storage plant.

Entrances

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Bonabé, Forat de
Elevation: 1350 m
42.722448, 1.111777
UTM 31T (ED 50) 345494 4731926
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Topographic

Forat de Bonabé - Topography, Alt Àneu, Pallars Sobirà

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Description

Morphology

It is a rock slide that formed this cavity, with 30 m of passage and 7 m of vertical drop.

Progression

At its final part there is an ascending joint that allows us to exit to the outside through an upper opening.

History

The first and only reference to this cavity is the one given by members of the Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona who explored it in December 1992.

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Bibliography

GE Badalona (1997).- “Catalogació de vuit petites cavitats a Catalunya (Baix Llobregat, Garraf, Vallès Oriental, Osona, Pallars Sobirà)”. Cavernes (24): 67-70. Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona.