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Pozzo C-10 di Piaggia Bella

Pit in the compact limestone of the Jura, with a triangular entrance 2 by 2 m and a depth of 19 m, formed of an inclined section and a sub-vertical one, with a debris floor that retains snow until September.

Briga Alta 20m 19m

Pit in the compact limestone of the Jura, with a triangular entrance 2 by 2 m and a depth of 19 m, formed of an inclined section and a sub-vertical one, with a debris floor that retains snow until September.

Characteristics

  • Type: Pothole
  • Municipality: Briga Alta
  • Cadastre no.: PI501
  • Length: 20 meters
  • Depth: 19 meters
  • Record updated:

Location

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Entrances

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  1. Pozzo C-10 di Piaggia Bella

    Elevation: 2040 m

    44.160203, 7.711203
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Description

Morphology

Pit in the compact limestone of the Jura, with a triangular entrance (2 by 2 m), 19 m deep, formed of two parts: the first, along a fracture, inclined at 50°, and the following sub-vertical one with a SW-NE direction. The first section is oblique, with a floor of furrows and ridges that continue the forms of the lapiaz surrounding the entrance. At -7 m the vertical section begins, first slightly overhanging on the east wall, then on the west one. The floor, a flat debris floor, has an almost elliptical plan (4x1.5 m).

Other details

The floor retains snow until September. The morphologies present suggest that this is a pit originated by corrosion. The connection with the outside appears to be later than the formation of the cavity.

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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-429.html · data as of 2026