Querant Nº2 del Pas Nou

A 52-metre-deep pit at Pas Nou, Vilanova de Meià.

Vilanova de Meià • Noguera 109m 52m

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A 52-metre-deep pit at Pas Nou, Vilanova de Meià.

Vilanova de Meià · Noguera

Length: 109 m · Depth: 52 m

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A 52-metre-deep pit at Pas Nou, Vilanova de Meià.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Vilanova de Meià
Region: Noguera
Unit: Serres marginals - Est
Length: 109 meters
Depth: 52 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

Between kilometre 4 and 5 of the road that climbs from Vilanova de Meià towards Pas Nou, we find a 180º left-hand bend, where on the right there is an enormous metal water tank. In this area the vehicle can be left and we can head towards the crag located to the N of the font Blanca and from there climb up a channel formed between the crag and a detached needle, following the edge until reaching the mouth of the pit, just behind a monolith.

Approximate coordinates without much precision.

Entrances

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Pas Nou, Querant Nº 2 del
Elevation: 950 m
42.019160, 1.036160
UTM 31T (ED 50) 337499 4653973
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Topographic

Querant Nº2 del Pas Nou - Topography, Vilanova de Meià, Noguera

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Description

Morphology

The cavity is structured by a network of joints produced by the attraction to the void on the limestone mass, caused by the proximity of the crag, finding the typical phenomena of this type of cavity (wedged blocks, false floors, etc.).

Progression

The entrance shaft communicates with a gallery that, descending a few steps, becomes blocked. One must return to the foot of a step where, through another joint, we find a new shaft split by a ledge; at its foot and through a new gallery of the same morphology, we reach the end of the cavity after descending a final step.

History

The first exploration was carried out by the GES del CMB in 1967. Later, they themselves published it in a bulletin of the CE Puig Castellar, renaming it with the name avenc del Cingle.

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Bibliography

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