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Omega-21 del Ballaur

Pozzo verticale (vertical pit) with a lot of snow at the bottom and a few senile speleothems, whose formation is probably linked to the proximity of a very steep slope.

Briga Alta 60m 60m

Pozzo verticale (vertical pit) with a lot of snow at the bottom and a few senile speleothems, whose formation is probably linked to the proximity of a very steep slope.

Characteristics

  • Type: Cave
  • Municipality: Briga Alta
  • Cadastre no.: PI671
  • Length: 60 meters
  • Depth: 60 meters
  • Record updated:

Location

Cave located on the western slope of M. Pian Ballaur.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Omega-21 del Ballaur

    Elevation: 2533 m

    44.167838, 7.722394
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Description

Morphology

Pozzo verticale (vertical pit) with a lot of snow at the bottom. Its formation was probably contributed to by the proximity of a very steep slope.

Speleothems

A few senile speleothems.

Progression

A dig led into a large hall with a debris slope among huge landslide blocks for about 50 m of vertical drop.

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Source: Catasto speleologico del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta (AGSP, catastogrotte-piemonte.net) (catastogrotte-piemonte.net), modified. CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Associazione Gruppi Speleologici Piemontesi (AGSP), Catasto Speleologico Piemontese e Valdostano · https://catastogrotte-piemonte.net/caves-view-599.html · data as of 2026