Caves of Caldes de Montbui
Caldes de Montbui (Vallès Oriental) has 5 cavities: 4 caves and 1 pit, with 346 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 29 m. Cova dels Ermitans, at 287 m, is the longest and deepest.
Caldes de Montbui has 5 catalogued caves, including 1 pothole and 4 caves. The longest is Cova dels Ermitans (287 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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In the municipality of Caldes de Montbui, in the comarca of Vallès Oriental, 5 cavities are known: 4 caves and 1 pit. Together they total 346 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 29 m. The lithologies represented are limestone (3 cavities), conglomerate (1) and travertine (1).
Cova dels Ermitans, at el Farell, is the longest and deepest cavity in the municipality: 287 m of passage, three entrances, a total elevation difference of 28.7 m (+9.3; -19.4) and 286.8 m surveyed. It is followed by Cova de Solanes, with a single gallery of about 25 m and two entrances, excavated between 1966 and the early 80s, and Avenc de la Costa Llisa, 7 m deep, explored by SIS – CET on 1 September 1984.
The group is completed by Font de l'Hort, a modest spring on the Solanes hill with a single gallery and a small pool of water, and Coves del Gorg d'en Pélacs, three small rock shelters in the Triassic sandstones of the Codonys stream with stalactitic formations in no. 3.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cova dels Ermitans | Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona | 287 m |
| 2 | Cova de Solanes | Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona | 30 m |
| 3 | Avenc de la Costa Llisa | Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona | 15 m |
| 4 | Font de l'Hort | Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona | 9 m |
| 5 | Coves del Gorg d'en Pélacs | Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona | 5 m |
The 20 deepest
| # | Cave | Location | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cova dels Ermitans | Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona | 29 m |
| 2 | Avenc de la Costa Llisa | Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona | 7 m |
| 3 | Cova de Solanes | Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona | 4 m |
Map
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova dels Ermitans | 287 meters | 29 meters | Caldes de Montbui | Vallès Oriental |
| Cova de Solanes | 30 meters | 4 meters | Caldes de Montbui | Vallès Oriental |
| Avenc de la Costa Llisa | 15 meters | 7 meters | Caldes de Montbui | Vallès Oriental |
| Font de l'Hort | 9 meters | 0 meters | Caldes de Montbui | Vallès Oriental |
| Coves del Gorg d'en Pélacs | 5 meters | 0 meters | Caldes de Montbui | Vallès Oriental |
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