Caves and potholes in the El Montseny geological unit
Spans: Osona, Vallès Oriental
Part of the Serralada Prelitoral major unit, dominated by limestone (63 %). Its caves are spread across Osona, Vallès Oriental.
The Montseny, el, in the Serralada Prelitoral, brings together 24 cavities: 20 caves and 4 pits, with 747 m of total passage and 14 m of maximum depth. Limestone is the dominant lithology.
There are 24 catalogued cavities in the El Montseny geological unit, including 4 potholes and 20 caves. The longest is el Carrer de la Fou (296m) and the deepest is Forat Nº2 de les Pedreres (14m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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The Montseny, el, the emblematic massif of the Serralada Prelitoral, gathers 24 cavities: 20 caves and 4 pits. The group totals 747 m of passage and reaches a maximum depth of 14 m. Beneath the crystalline rock summits, the limestone layers host caves and pits; limestone is the most represented lithology, with 15 cavities, followed by marbles and granites, with 3 each, sandstones, with 2, and travertines, with 1.
Among the longest cavities stand out the el Carrer de la Fou, with 296 m, the Cova de l'Home Mort, with 78 m, the Cova de l'Infern, with 42 m, the Avenc de les Pedreres, with 41 m, and the Cova del Moro, with 31 m. As for depth, the Forat Nº2 de les Pedreres reaches 14 m, the Cova de l'Infern 13 m, the Avenc de les Pedreres 10 m, the Cova del Moro 8 m and the Avenc de Prades 7 m.
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The 20 longest
- 1el Carrer de la FouEl Brull, Barcelona296 m
- 2Cova de l'Home MortLa Garriga, Barcelona78 m
- 3Cova de l'InfernAiguafreda, Barcelona42 m
- 4Avenc de les PedreresGualba, Barcelona41 m
- 5Cova del MoroAiguafreda, Barcelona31 m
- 6Forat Nº2 de les PedreresGualba, Barcelona30 m
- 7Cova del DucTagamanent, Barcelona28 m
- 8Cova Ii de l'AfrauSeva, Barcelona26 m
- 9Cova Nº3 del Cingle del MoroAiguafreda, Barcelona19 m
- 10Avenc de PradesCànoves i Samalús, Barcelona18 m
- 11Cova de la PenitentaFogars de Montclús, Barcelona17 m
- 12Cova I de l'AfrauSeva, Barcelona17 m
- 13Cova B-2 de Vall-llosseraSeva, Barcelona16 m
- 14Cova de l'ErmitaAiguafreda, Barcelona12 m
- 15Cova Nº1 del Cingle del MoroAiguafreda, Barcelona11 m
- 16Cova de RoquerolsSeva, Barcelona10 m
- 17Cova Nº2 del Cingle del MoroAiguafreda, Barcelona10 m
- 18Cova de l'Ermita de Sant SegimonViladrau, Girona8 m
- 19Forat Nº1 I 1/2 de les PedreresGualba, Barcelona8 m
- 20Balma d'en GausarAiguafreda, Barcelona7 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Forat Nº2 de les PedreresGualba, Barcelona14 m
- 2Cova de l'InfernAiguafreda, Barcelona13 m
- 3Avenc de les PedreresGualba, Barcelona10 m
- 4Cova del MoroAiguafreda, Barcelona8 m
- 5Avenc de PradesCànoves i Samalús, Barcelona7 m
- 6Cova Nº1 del Cingle del MoroAiguafreda, Barcelona7 m
- 7Forat Nº1 I 1/2 de les PedreresGualba, Barcelona5 m
- 8Cova de l'Home MortLa Garriga, Barcelona4 m
- 9Cova Nº3 del Cingle del MoroAiguafreda, Barcelona4 m
- 10Cova de la PenitentaFogars de Montclús, Barcelona3 m
- 11Cova de l'ErmitaAiguafreda, Barcelona3 m
- 12Cova I de l'AfrauSeva, Barcelona1 m
- 13Cova Nº2 del Cingle del MoroAiguafreda, Barcelona1 m
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