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Tana di Peppazzone

Tana di Peppazzone

Steeply sloping cavity with an earthy debris cone, descending in trend, with a narrow entrance on a 1.5 x 1.5 m slope beneath a wall.

Stroncone 14m 4m

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Tana di Peppazzone

Steeply sloping cavity with an earthy debris cone, descending in trend, with a narrow entrance on a 1.5 x 1.5 m slope beneath a wall.

Stroncone

Length: 14 m · Depth: 4 m

Updated record

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Steeply sloping cavity with an earthy debris cone, descending in trend, with a narrow entrance on a 1.5 x 1.5 m slope beneath a wall.

Characteristics

  • Type: Cave
  • Municipality: Stroncone
  • Cadastre no.: UM498
  • Length: 14 meters
  • Depth: 4 meters
  • Record updated:

Location

Location: Pozzi Nuovi. Route: 300 m, 10 min. on foot. From the fountain to the parking area at the pits, follow the road. Route information: there is no beaten path; scrub or brush; steep slope; snow/ice in winter. Entrance: narrow sloping entrance of 1.5 x 1.5 m beneath a wall. Entrance setting: natural, slope. Access: free access; slope slippery when wet.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Tana di Peppazzone

    Elevation: 891 m

    42.484189, 12.696182
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Photos

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© Mario Giacomini · 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=498

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Description

Morphology

Steeply sloping cavity with an earthy debris cone. Trend: descending. Traversability: easy; recommended period all year. Hazards: landslides/rockfalls.

Speleothems

Leopard-skin ceiling concretions.

Hydrology

Internal temperature 10.4 °C; humidity 86 %; no air flows; external temperature 3 °C.

Other details

Geology: CDU2 Limestones with Saccoma and Aptici - Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian); stratified micritic limestones; stratified, obliterated. Environmental and biological protections: no.

History

Notes on the name: it takes its name from a brigand who frequented the area in the period before the unification of Italy.

Bio

Chiroptera: 2 chiroptera on 22/11/2025. Other hypogean fauna: Dolichopoda on 22/11/2025. Hypogean botany: roots down to depth, mycelia, moss.

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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=498 · 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