Caves and potholes in the L'Alt Penedès geological unit
Spans: Alt Penedès
Part of the Serralada Prelitoral major unit, dominated by limestone (90 %). Its caves are spread across Alt Penedès.
A unit of the Serralada Prelitoral in Alt Penedès, with 105 cavities: 87 caves and 18 pits. Total surveyed length of 2692 m and maximum depth of 30 m. Limestone reliefs framing the Penedès plain.
There are 105 catalogued cavities in the L'Alt Penedès geological unit, including 18 potholes and 87 caves. The longest is Coves de Santa Anna (310m) and the deepest is Cova de Cal Magí Rossell (30m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Alt Penedès, l' is a unit of the Serralada Prelitoral that brings together 105 cavities, of which 87 are caves and 18 are pits. The combined surveyed length is 2692 metres and the maximum depth reached is 30 metres. The limestone reliefs of this unit frame the Penedès plain and constitute an inland prolongation of the Garraf and Ordal karst.
Among the cavities most notable for their length are the Coves de Santa Anna, with 310 metres of passage at Mediona, and the Esquerdes de les Roques Grans, with 241 metres at Pontons. Other relevant cavities are the Cova del Bolet, of 225 metres, and the Grutes de les Deus, of 223 metres. As for depth, the Cova de Cal Magí Rossell, at Torrelles de Foix, reaches 30 metres and is the deepest cavity of the unit.
The lithologies present include limestones, marls, dolomites, conglomerates, sandstones and travertines. The Cova de Cal Magí Rossell, discovered in 1951 and excavated from 1952, is catalogued as a natural inhumation burial cave of the Middle Bronze Age.
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The 20 longest
- 1Coves de Santa AnnaMediona, Barcelona310 m
- 2Esquerdes de les Roques GransPontons, Barcelona241 m
- 3Cova del BoletMediona, Barcelona225 m
- 4Grutes de les DeusSant Quintí de Mediona, Barcelona223 m
- 5Cova de Cal Magí RossellTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona102 m
- 6Avenc Nº1 de Can VerdeguerMediona, Barcelona80 m
- 7Cova de la JetaMediona, Barcelona62 m
- 8Cova FredaTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona54 m
- 9Avenc Josep CuadrenchTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona52 m
- 10Esquerda Nº1 de les Roques del PanyTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona52 m
- 11Cova-avenc del Mas de PontonsPontons, Barcelona44 m
- 12Forat de la BoiraMediona, Barcelona43 m
- 13Cova de Avenc del - Sant Salvador RalPontons, Barcelona37 m
- 14Avenc del Batlle VellPontons, Barcelona33 m
- 15Cova del CastellotCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona32 m
- 16Cova del BramPontons, Barcelona31 m
- 17Avenc de ClivelleresMediona, Barcelona30 m
- 18Cova XerolinaPontons, Barcelona30 m
- 19Avenc Nº3 de Can VerdeguerMediona, Barcelona28 m
- 20Cova Gran de Santa AnnaMediona, Barcelona27 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova de Cal Magí RossellTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona30 m
- 2Avenc Josep CuadrenchTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona25 m
- 3Cova del CastellotCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona23 m
- 4Coves de Santa AnnaMediona, Barcelona23 m
- 5Avenc Nº1 de Can VerdeguerMediona, Barcelona22 m
- 6Cova-avenc del Mas de PontonsPontons, Barcelona16 m
- 7Cova de la JetaMediona, Barcelona15 m
- 8Esquerda Nº1 de les Roques del PanyTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona15 m
- 9Esquerdes de les Roques GransPontons, Barcelona15 m
- 10Cova de Avenc del - Sant Salvador RalPontons, Barcelona14 m
- 11Avenc Nº2 de Can VerdeguerMediona, Barcelona13 m
- 12Cova FredaTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona13 m
- 13Avenc de ClivelleresMediona, Barcelona12 m
- 14Avenc del RotTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona12 m
- 15Avenc d'en GoriPontons, Barcelona11 m
- 16Avenc Nº3 de Can VerdeguerMediona, Barcelona10 m
- 17Cova del BoletMediona, Barcelona10 m
- 18Avenc de Can MarimonPontons, Barcelona9 m
- 19Cova del BramPontons, Barcelona9 m
- 20Cova del ToixóSant Quintí de Mediona, Barcelona8 m
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