Forat del Camí Nou

Tiny 5-metre-deep pit in the Montsec de Rubies (Gavet de la Conca), an active sinkhole explored by GEFOMA in the autumn of 1976.

Gavet de la Conca • Pallars Jussà 8m 5m

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Forat del Camí Nou

Tiny 5-metre-deep pit in the Montsec de Rubies (Gavet de la Conca), an active sinkhole explored by GEFOMA in the autumn of 1976.

Gavet de la Conca · Pallars Jussà

Length: 8 m · Depth: 5 m

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Tiny 5-metre-deep pit in the Montsec de Rubies (Gavet de la Conca), an active sinkhole explored by GEFOMA in the autumn of 1976.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Gavet de la Conca
Region: Pallars Jussà
Unit: Montsec de Rúbies
Length: 8 meters
Depth: 5 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: October 20, 2024

Location

In the Montsec de Rubies (Gavet de la Conca). From the Hostal Roig, if we head towards the Pas Nou we will find a track on the right which climbs towards the upper part of the Montsec de Rubies and the Portella Blanca; at the start one passes by some ruined corrals that remain on the left and soon we find a bend to the right; on the straight stretch that follows we will find the cavity on the right-hand edge of the track.

Entrances

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Forat del Camí Nou
Elevation: 1109 m
42.035720, 1.001610
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 334587 4655674
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Topographic

Forat del Camí Nou - Topography, Gavet de la Conca, Pallars Jussà

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Photos

Forat del Camí Nou - Photo, Gavet de la Conca, Pallars Jussà

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Description

Morphology

It is a pit 5 metres deep. In 1979 a depth of 5 metres was reached, with the possibility of digging out the bottom since there appeared to be a continuation. At present (2010) the sediments washed down from the track have filled the cavity and do not even allow one to reach -5 metres.