Caves of Aiguafreda
Aiguafreda, in the Vallès Oriental, has 7 inventoried caves, all catalogued as Cova. Together they total 132 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 13 metres.
Aiguafreda has 7 catalogued caves, including 7 caves. The longest is Cova de l'Infern (42 m). Most caves are found in limestone.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Aiguafreda, a municipality in the Vallès Oriental, has 7 inventoried caves, all of them catalogued as Cova. Together they total 132 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 13 metres. The lithologies represented are limestone, with 5 caves, sandstone, with 1, and travertine, with 1.
The longest cave is the Cova de l'Infern, with 42 metres of passage, which is also the deepest, at 13 metres. It is followed by the Cova del Moro, with 31 metres of passage and 8 metres of depth, and the Cova Nº3 del Cingle del Moro, with 19 metres. Other cavities are the Cova de l'Ermita, with 12 metres, and the Cova Nº1 del Cingle del Moro, with 11 metres, discovered in October 2010 by the GE Badalona.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cova de l'Infern | Aiguafreda, Barcelona | 42 m |
| 2 | Cova del Moro | Aiguafreda, Barcelona | 31 m |
| 3 | Cova Nº3 del Cingle del Moro | Aiguafreda, Barcelona | 19 m |
| 4 | Cova de l'Ermita | Aiguafreda, Barcelona | 12 m |
| 5 | Cova Nº1 del Cingle del Moro | Aiguafreda, Barcelona | 11 m |
| 6 | Cova Nº2 del Cingle del Moro | Aiguafreda, Barcelona | 10 m |
| 7 | Balma d'en Gausar | Aiguafreda, Barcelona | 7 m |
The 20 deepest
| # | Cave | Location | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cova de l'Infern | Aiguafreda, Barcelona | 13 m |
| 2 | Cova del Moro | Aiguafreda, Barcelona | 8 m |
| 3 | Cova Nº1 del Cingle del Moro | Aiguafreda, Barcelona | 7 m |
| 4 | Cova Nº3 del Cingle del Moro | Aiguafreda, Barcelona | 4 m |
| 5 | Cova de l'Ermita | Aiguafreda, Barcelona | 3 m |
| 6 | Cova Nº2 del Cingle del Moro | Aiguafreda, Barcelona | 1 m |
Map
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova de l'Infern | 42 meters | 13 meters | Aiguafreda | Vallès Oriental |
| Cova del Moro | 31 meters | 8 meters | Aiguafreda | Vallès Oriental |
| Cova Nº3 del Cingle del Moro | 19 meters | 4 meters | Aiguafreda | Vallès Oriental |
| Cova de l'Ermita | 12 meters | 3 meters | Aiguafreda | Vallès Oriental |
| Cova Nº1 del Cingle del Moro | 11 meters | 7 meters | Aiguafreda | Vallès Oriental |
| Cova Nº2 del Cingle del Moro | 10 meters | 1 meters | Aiguafreda | Vallès Oriental |
| Balma d'en Gausar | 7 meters | 0 meters | Aiguafreda | Vallès Oriental |
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