Caves and potholes in the Collserola - Pla de Barcelona geological unit
Spans: Vallès Occidental, Baix Llobregat
Part of the Serralada Litoral major unit, dominated by limestone (50 %). Its caves are spread across Vallès Occidental, Baix Llobregat.
A relief unit of the Serralada Litoral that dominates Barcelona, with 6 caves and 608 metres of total passage. It includes the Escletxes de Papiol, the Coves de Santa Creu d'olorda and several cavities of the Torre Negra.
There are 6 catalogued cavities in the Collserola - Pla de Barcelona geological unit, including 0 potholes and 6 caves. The longest is Escletxes de Papiol (300m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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The Collserola - Pla de Barcelona unit, within the Serralada Litoral, brings together 6 cavities, all of them caves, with a total passage of 608 metres and a maximum depth of 20 metres. The materials are diverse, with the presence of Limestone and Conglomerate, and small cavities between slates and limestones.
The longest cavity is Escletxes de Papiol, with 300 metres, also the deepest with 20 metres. It is followed by the Coves de Santa Creu d'olorda, with 206 metres of surveyed passage and a maximum vertical range of 14 metres, and the Cova de la Torre Negra, of 76 metres, known since 1964 and with an important assemblage of Neolithic burials. The Cova Petita de la Torre Negra, of 16 metres, explored on 14 February 1988, and the Cova Penjada de la Torre Negra, of 5 metres, complete the group.
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The 20 longest
- 1Escletxes de PapiolEl Papiol, Barcelona300 m
- 2Coves de Santa Creu d'olordaSant Feliu de Llobregat, Barcelona206 m
- 3Cova de la Torre NegraSant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona76 m
- 4Cova Petita de la Torre NegraSant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona16 m
- 5Cova Penjada de la Torre NegraSant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona5 m
- 6Forat del CementiriMontcada i Reixac, Barcelona5 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Escletxes de PapiolEl Papiol, Barcelona20 m
- 2Coves de Santa Creu d'olordaSant Feliu de Llobregat, Barcelona14 m
- 3Cova de la Torre NegraSant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona7 m
- 4Forat del CementiriMontcada i Reixac, Barcelona2 m
- 5Cova Penjada de la Torre NegraSant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona1 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escletxes de Papiol | 300 meters | 20 meters | Papiol, El | Baix Llobregat |
| Coves de Santa Creu d'olorda | 206 meters | 14 meters | Sant Feliu de Llobregat | Baix Llobregat |
| Cova de la Torre Negra | 76 meters | 7 meters | Sant Cugat del Vallès | Vallès Occidental |
| Cova Petita de la Torre Negra | 16 meters | 0 meters | Sant Cugat del Vallès | Vallès Occidental |
| Forat del Cementiri | 5 meters | 2 meters | Montcada i Reixac | Vallès Occidental |
| Cova Penjada de la Torre Negra | 5 meters | 1 meters | Sant Cugat del Vallès | Vallès Occidental |
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