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Grotta del Serpente

Grotta del Serpente

Recently cleared pit, with horizontal/vertical development and an entrance on a fault wall, whose progression is demanding.

Baschi 11m 11m

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Grotta del Serpente

Recently cleared pit, with horizontal/vertical development and an entrance on a fault wall, whose progression is demanding.

Baschi

Length: 11 m · Depth: 11 m

Updated record

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Recently cleared pit, with horizontal/vertical development and an entrance on a fault wall, whose progression is demanding.

Characteristics

  • Type: Cave
  • Municipality: Baschi
  • Cadastre no.: UM514
  • Length: 11 meters
  • Depth: 11 meters
  • Record updated:

Location

The entrance opens at the side of a fault wall on which the whole cave is set; it is a natural entrance on a slope, at Monte Pozzo Callarano. Access is free. There is no beaten path; the route crosses scrub or brush on steep terrain.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Grotta del Serpente

    Elevation: 773 m

    42.694420, 12.309620
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Photos

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© Mauro Barbieri · LicenseRef-FUGS-media-per-item · Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria · https://catasto.fugs.it/index.php?mod=caves&op=view&id=514

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Description

Morphology

The cave has horizontal/vertical development. The entrance opens at the side of a fault wall on which the whole cave is set. The geology consists of MAS Limestone - Lower-Upper Jurassic (Sinemurian-Pliensbachian); massive limestones, massive.

Progression

Progression is demanding, with a recommended period of all year. The rigging is exploratory. Progression difficulties include pits, climbs and narrow passages. The hazards are the dangerous access and the pits that discharge.

Bio

Wide presence of dolichopoda, spiders, caddisflies as of 21/06/2025. Environmental and biological protections: no.

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Source: Catasto Cavità Umbria (Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici, FUGS) (catasto.fugs.it), modified. LicenseRef-FUGS-no-licence-stated Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria · https://catasto.fugs.it/index.php?mod=caves&op=view&id=514 · data as of 2025 · Source: Catasto Cavità Umbria (Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici, FUGS) (catasto.fugs.it), modified. LicenseRef-FUGS-media-per-item Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria · data as of 2025