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Forat del Pito

Small cave with a 12-metre passage in la Palma de Cervelló, with two entrances and a descending gallery that ends in a round chamber with a very low ceiling.

Palma de Cervelló, La • Baix Llobregat 12m 6m

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Forat del Pito

Small cave with a 12-metre passage in la Palma de Cervelló, with two entrances and a descending gallery that ends in a round chamber with a very low ceiling.

Palma de Cervelló, La · Baix Llobregat

Length: 12 m · Depth: 6 m

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Main entrance reference 41.413010, 1.975959 UTM 31 · 414510 4585317
Topographic map of the main entrance
Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Small cave with a 12-metre passage in la Palma de Cervelló, with two entrances and a descending gallery that ends in a round chamber with a very low ceiling.

Characteristics

Location

Leaving the Can Ponçgem farmhouse, follow the path cross-country in a NE direction along the left hydrographic slope of the torrent, until reaching a small rocky escarpment where the cavity is found.

Approximate coordinates with little reliability.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Forat del Pito

    Elevation: 150 m

    41.413010, 1.975959
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 414510 4585317
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Description

Morphology

The cavity has two entrances, although the upper one is obstructed by blocks. Through the lower entrance and after a large block we reach a gallery with a slightly descending floor and covered with clayey soil; it is 11 metres long with 1 metre of width at the beginning and 4 metres at the end, forming a round chamber with a flat floor and a very low ceiling.

History

Discovered and explored by M. Ruiz of the GERS in July 1980.

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Bibliography

  1. Asensio,A.(1983).-”Contribució al coneixement espeleo-tectònic de la riera de Corbera”. Carbonato (3):15-47. GERS-AE Muntanya. Barcelona.

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