Forat Micó

Small pit 12 metres deep in Sanaüja, first explored by the SIE del CEA in 1971.

Sanaüja • Segarra 51m 12m

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Forat Micó

Small pit 12 metres deep in Sanaüja, first explored by the SIE del CEA in 1971.

Sanaüja · Segarra

Length: 51 m · Depth: 12 m

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Small pit 12 metres deep in Sanaüja, first explored by the SIE del CEA in 1971.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Sanaüja
Region: Segarra
Unit: Altiplà de la Segarra
Length: 51 meters
Depth: 12 meters
Major Unit: Depressió Central
Lithology: Gypsum
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: June 17, 2025

Location

Located in Biosca, at the roundabout on the C-452 road, we continue towards Guissona on the C-451 road. Shortly after passing kilometre 27 and before crossing the Llobregós river we turn right onto a track towards the ruined Mas del Sot; once past it, 255 metres further on we must climb 24 metres to the right up a gully. The cave entrance is on the hydrographic left of the gully.

Entrances

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Micó, Forat
Elevation: 435 m
41.830825, 1.323333
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 360773 4632352
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Topographic

Forat Micó - Topography, Sanaüja, Segarra

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Description

Morphology

After an initial vertical drop of -6 metres we reach a gallery 4 metres wide, which continues ascending towards the SE for a distance of 24 metres, while on the opposite side it closes after a few metres, dividing into two almost perpendicular branches. One of these galleries descends towards the S and soon becomes impassable, representing the deepest point of the cave; the other branch enters a small circular chamber from which a new, short impassable gallery emerges.

History

The first exploration was carried out by the SIE del CEA in 1971.

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Registered Explorations (1)

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Exploration date: June 7, 2026

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Bibliography

Ferro i Guitart, Antonio.(1972).-'Avance al catastro del karst en yesos de la cuenca del río Llobregós'. EspeleSie (11):55-73.SIE-CE Àliga. Barcelona.

Borràs, J.; Miñarro, JM.; Talavera, F.(1980).-'l'Urgell, el Solsonès, la Segarra i el Berguedà'. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. (Vol.5):211-227.(). Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.

Valles, Jordi de (2008).-'Alt Urgell, Noguera, Pla d'Urgell, Segarra, Solsonès, Urgell'. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.2):1-384. E C Gràcia/FCE.

Coordenades, situació i fotografies facilitades per Enric Subirats. Juny de 2025.