la Gatera de l'Auferí

A 63-metre-long cavity in Margalef, explored by the GELL in 2001.

Margalef • Priorat 63m 20m

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A 63-metre-long cavity in Margalef, explored by the GELL in 2001.

Margalef · Priorat

Length: 63 m · Depth: 20 m

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

A 63-metre-long cavity in Margalef, explored by the GELL in 2001.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Margalef
Region: Priorat
Unit: Montsant, el
Length: 63 meters
Depth: 20 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Conglomerate
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

Follow the path that climbs from the barranc de la Taverna until reaching the avenc del Púdol; from there we will descend towards the left slope of a small ravine that leads to a large entrance called La Bocota. You must descend on the left side of this until, level with the entrance, you find a new, much more discreet collapse. Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Auferí, la Gatera de L'
Elevation: 812 m
41.291940, 0.802194
UTM 31T (ED 50) 316067 4573700
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Topographic

la Gatera de l'Auferí - Topography, Margalef, Priorat

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Description

Morphology

The low-roofed entrance quickly gives access to a small step that leaves us beside an imposing gallery that descends gently to a kind of clastic plug. Once past this passage, one enters a gallery with characteristics similar to the previous one. Shortly before entering the last gallery, we find a collapse through a fissure that for now remains blocked by boulders.

Progression

The low-roofed entrance quickly gives access to a small step. The clastic plug had to be cleared.

History

Explored by the GELL in 2001. The name was due to the narrowness of the entrance; currently the entrance is quite wide after carrying out a powerful clearance.

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Bibliography

Farrús, M.;Satorra, A.;Pérez, Ll.(2006).-”Resultats de les campanyes del GELL a la serra del Montsant,II. Anys 1998-2005”. Grallera (6):3-33. GELL. Lleida.