Caves of Cabrera d'Anoia
Cabrera d'Anoia, in the comarca of Anoia, contains 14 cavities: 9 pits and 5 caves, with a total length of 928 metres and a maximum depth of 24 metres. The Coves del Mamut, at 537 metres, is the longest and deepest cavity.
Cabrera d'Anoia has 14 catalogued caves, including 9 potholes and 5 caves. The longest is Coves del Mamut (537 m). Most caves are found in travertine.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Cabrera d'Anoia, a municipality in the comarca of Anoia, has 14 inventoried cavities: 9 pits and 5 caves. Together they total 928 metres of length and reach a maximum depth of 24 metres. All the recorded cavities develop in travertines.
The most notable cavity is the Coves del Mamut, with 537 metres of length and 24 metres of depth, which has several entrances and an exterior fissure of 103 metres. Other relevant cavities are M-15/15', a pit with 142 metres of length and 17 metres of depth located 13 metres from the avenc M-14; M-11/11', with 42 metres of length and 13 metres of depth, 12 metres from the M-10 mouth of the Coves del Mamut; the Avenc M-3/4, with 34 metres of length and 5 metres of depth, in the area of the Clots d'en Romagosa; and the Avenc M-14, with 30 metres of length and 5 metres of depth, 20 metres from the avenc M-11/M-11'.
Among the less developed cavities are the Esquerda C del Castell de Cabrera, with 10 metres of drop, an entrance of 5x6 metres, a shaft of -8 metres and a total length of 29.43 metres, and the Avenc M-2, 7 metres deep, 3 metres from the main mouth of the Coves del Mamut (M-1).
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The 20 longest
- 1 Coves del Mamut Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 537 m
- 2 M-15/15' Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 142 m
- 3 M-11/11' Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 42 m
- 4 Avenc M-3/4 Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 34 m
- 5 Avenc M-14 Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 30 m
- 6 Esquerda C del Castell de Cabrera Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 29 m
- 7 Cova Dakotes Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 22 m
- 8 Cova de la Font dels Capellans Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 21 m
- 9 Esquerda a del Castell de Cabrera Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 20 m
- 10 Cova del Castell de Cabrera Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 15 m
- 11 Avenc M-2 Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 11 m
- 12 Esquerda B del Castell de Cabrera Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 10 m
- 13 Avenc M-13 Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 9 m
- 14 Balma del Castell de Cabrera Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 6 m
The 20 deepest
- 1 Coves del Mamut Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 24 m
- 2 M-15/15' Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 17 m
- 3 M-11/11' Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 13 m
- 4 Esquerda C del Castell de Cabrera Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 10 m
- 5 Avenc M-2 Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 7 m
- 6 Esquerda a del Castell de Cabrera Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 7 m
- 7 Avenc M-14 Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 5 m
- 8 Avenc M-3/4 Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 5 m
- 9 Esquerda B del Castell de Cabrera Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 5 m
- 10 Avenc M-13 Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 4 m
- 11 Cova de la Font dels Capellans Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 4 m
- 12 Balma del Castell de Cabrera Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 3 m
- 13 Cova Dakotes Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona 1 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coves del Mamut | 537 meters | 24 meters | Cabrera d'Anoia | Anoia |
| M-15/15' | 142 meters | 17 meters | Cabrera d'Anoia | Anoia |
| M-11/11' | 42 meters | 13 meters | Cabrera d'Anoia | Anoia |
| Avenc M-3/4 | 34 meters | 5 meters | Cabrera d'Anoia | Anoia |
| Avenc M-14 | 30 meters | 5 meters | Cabrera d'Anoia | Anoia |
| Esquerda C del Castell de Cabrera | 29 meters | 10 meters | Cabrera d'Anoia | Anoia |
| Cova Dakotes | 22 meters | 1 meters | Cabrera d'Anoia | Anoia |
| Cova de la Font dels Capellans | 21 meters | 4 meters | Cabrera d'Anoia | Anoia |
| Esquerda a del Castell de Cabrera | 20 meters | 7 meters | Cabrera d'Anoia | Anoia |
| Cova del Castell de Cabrera | 15 meters | 0 meters | Cabrera d'Anoia | Anoia |
| Avenc M-2 | 11 meters | 7 meters | Cabrera d'Anoia | Anoia |
| Esquerda B del Castell de Cabrera | 10 meters | 5 meters | Cabrera d'Anoia | Anoia |
| Avenc M-13 | 9 meters | 4 meters | Cabrera d'Anoia | Anoia |
| Balma del Castell de Cabrera | 6 meters | 3 meters | Cabrera d'Anoia | Anoia |
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