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Grotta della Mina

Grotta della Mina

Horizontal cave 10 m long with obvious floor collapses, whose entrance opens beneath the rockfall nets of the state road.

Baschi 9m 1m

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Grotta della Mina

Horizontal cave 10 m long with obvious floor collapses, whose entrance opens beneath the rockfall nets of the state road.

Baschi

Length: 9 m · Depth: 1 m

Updated record

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Horizontal cave 10 m long with obvious floor collapses, whose entrance opens beneath the rockfall nets of the state road.

Characteristics

  • Type: Cave
  • Municipality: Baschi
  • Cadastre no.: UM190
  • Length: 9 meters
  • Depth: 1 meters
  • Record updated:

Location

Location: S.S. 448 km 10920. The entrance opens in the rock face on the road frontage, protected by the rockfall net; access is gained by climbing over the guardrail. Entrance context: natural, rock face, man-made. Access: fence; cave closed; closed by rockfall net even though it is accessible.

Route: 5 min. on foot, 80 m. Park at Km 11 of the SS448 where a short grassy clearing is found and continue on foot towards Km 10920, walking alongside the rock face for about 80 m, until reaching an opening in the net where the entrance hall opens. Route information: walkable path, dangerous access.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Grotta della Mina

    Elevation: 230 m

    42.735195, 12.292632
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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=190

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Description

Morphology

Horizontal cave 10 m long with obvious floor collapses. Trend: horizontal. Passability: easy; recommended period all year. Hazards: dangerous access, landslides/collapses.

Geology: SAA Scaglia Rossa - Upper Cretaceous-Middle Eocene (Turonian-Lutetian); stratified micritic limestones; stratified.

Hydrology

Internal temperature 20 °C; humidity 70 %; air flows absent. Weather data as of 26/10/2024: clear weather 20° C.

Bio

Other hypogean fauna: night moths as of 26/10/2024.

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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=190 · 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