Forat de les Gralles

A 26-metre-deep pit in the Pedraforca, Gósol, with a single 24.7-metre shaft.

Gósol • Berguedà 31m 26m

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A 26-metre-deep pit in the Pedraforca, Gósol, with a single 24.7-metre shaft.

Gósol · Berguedà

Length: 31 m · Depth: 26 m

Updated record

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

A 26-metre-deep pit in the Pedraforca, Gósol, with a single 24.7-metre shaft.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Gósol
Region: Berguedà
Unit: Cadí - Moixeró
Length: 31 meters
Depth: 26 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

It is located beside the path that leads from the Set Fonts to the Pollegó Superior, on the S slope of the ridge that runs toward the coll del Verdet and about 500 metres from it.

Entrances

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Forat de les Gralles
Elevation: 2238 m
42.246050, 1.693830
UTM 31T (ED 50) 392336 4678125
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Topographic

Forat de les Gralles - Topography, Gósol, Berguedà

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Photos

Forat de les Gralles - Photo, Gósol, Berguedà

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Description

Morphology

The entrance is 4x1.5 metres and gives way to a single shaft 24.7 metres deep. The base is a slope and full of jackdaw excrement, and it ends at 26.7 metres depth.

History

The first exploration of which there is a record was carried out by the GES del CMB in 1956.

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Bibliography

Miñarro,J.M.(1974).- “Apuntes para el conocimiento espeleológico del Pedraforca” Espeleosie (15):23-54. SIE-CE Àliga. Barcelona.
Borràs,J; Miñarro,J.M.; Talavera,F.(1980).-Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.5): 19-126.(l'Urgell-el Solsonès-la Segarra i el Berguedà). ed. Políglota. Barcelona.

Coordenades i fotografia: Mirlo (Wikiloc). Toni Planes (Blog Senderisme).