Forat de la Tartera del Saüc

Small 6 m cave in Urús (Cerdanya), with a single slightly ascending gallery of rounded section.

Urús • Cerdanya 6m 1m

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Forat de la Tartera del Saüc

Small 6 m cave in Urús (Cerdanya), with a single slightly ascending gallery of rounded section.

Urús · Cerdanya

Length: 6 m · Depth: 1 m

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Main entrance reference 42.325310, 1.838085 UTM 31 · 404264 4686550

Small 6 m cave in Urús (Cerdanya), with a single slightly ascending gallery of rounded section.

Characteristics

• Type: Cave
• Municipality: Urús
• Region: Cerdanya
• Unit: Alt Segre
• Length: 6 meters
• Depth: 1 meters
• Major Unit: Pirineu Axial
• Lithology: Limestone
• Updated on EspeleoÍndex: October 9, 2018

Location

On the right bank of the torrent de Saüc, below a secondary track branching off another that leaves Urús. The cavity lies at the foot of a rocky spur surrounded by a scree slope.

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Entrances

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1. Forat de la Tartera del Saüc

   Elevation: 1505 m

   42.325310, 1.838085
   UTM 31T (ETRS89) 404264 4686550
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Description

Morphology

Small cave formed by a single slightly ascending gallery, of rounded section and only 6 metres in length.

History

Cavity unpublished until it was located and visited by members of the Espeleodijous group on 5-7-2018.

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