Caves and potholes in the L'Anoia geological unit
Spans: Anoia, Baix Llobregat
Part of the Serralada Prelitoral major unit, dominated by limestone (50 %). Its caves are spread across Anoia, Baix Llobregat.
The Anoia, in the Serralada Prelitoral, contains 60 cavities: 45 caves and 15 pits, with 3183 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 47 m. Limestones and travertines predominate.
There are 60 catalogued cavities in the L'Anoia geological unit, including 15 potholes and 45 caves. The longest is Cova de les Rondes (552m) and the deepest is Avenc d'en Viumala (47m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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The Anoia, in the Serralada Prelitoral, contains 60 cavities: 45 caves and 15 pits. The total recorded passage is 3183 m and the maximum depth is 47 m. The limestone and conglomerate reliefs of the comarca lie at the transition to the depressió Central.
Among the longest cavities are the Cova de les Rondes, with 552 m; the Coves del Mamut, with 537 m and an exterior fissure of 103 m; and the Coves de Castellolí, of about 450 m, excavated in Eocene limestones. Other notable cavities are the Cova de la Censada Nova, of about 265 m, and the small avenc M-15/15', of 142 m, located 13 m from the avenc M-14.
As for depth, the Avenc d'en Viumala reaches 47 m; the Cova de les Rondes, 37 m; the Cova de la Censada Nova, 33 m; the Avenc d'Ancosa, 26 m, begun in 1907 by the Club Muntanyenc; and the Coves del Mamut, 24 m. The lithologies present are limestones (30), travertines (22), dolomites (4), conglomerates (3) and sandstones (1).
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova de les RondesLa Llacuna, Barcelona552 m
- 2Coves del MamutCabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona537 m
- 3Coves de CastellolíCastellolí, Barcelona450 m
- 4Cova de la Censada NovaOrpí, Barcelona265 m
- 5M-15/15'Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona142 m
- 6Avenc d'en ViumalaLa Llacuna, Barcelona115 m
- 7Cova del TempleCarme, Barcelona103 m
- 8Cova del PouCarme, Barcelona68 m
- 9Cova del BressolCarme, Barcelona62 m
- 10Cova de Cal SantLa Llacuna, Barcelona60 m
- 11Avenc d'AncosaLa Llacuna, Barcelona50 m
- 12M-11/11'Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona42 m
- 13Cova dels ForatsCarme, Barcelona39 m
- 14Avenc M-3/4Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona34 m
- 15Balma de Can SolàEl Bruc, Barcelona34 m
- 16Avenc de Cal SantLa Llacuna, Barcelona31 m
- 17Avenc M-14Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona30 m
- 18Esquerda C del Castell de CabreraCabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona29 m
- 19Cova del DiableSant Martí de Tous, Barcelona28 m
- 20Esquerda de la Roca del FrareLa Llacuna, Barcelona28 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc d'en ViumalaLa Llacuna, Barcelona47 m
- 2Cova de les RondesLa Llacuna, Barcelona37 m
- 3Cova de la Censada NovaOrpí, Barcelona33 m
- 4Avenc d'AncosaLa Llacuna, Barcelona26 m
- 5Coves del MamutCabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona24 m
- 6Avenc de les GarsesLa Llacuna, Barcelona17 m
- 7M-15/15'Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona17 m
- 8M-11/11'Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona13 m
- 9Esquerda de la Roca del FrareLa Llacuna, Barcelona12 m
- 10Cova de Cal SantLa Llacuna, Barcelona10 m
- 11Cova de Mas VilarSanta Maria de Miralles, Barcelona10 m
- 12Coves de CastellolíCastellolí, Barcelona10 m
- 13Esquerda C del Castell de CabreraCabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona10 m
- 14Balma de Can SolàEl Bruc, Barcelona8 m
- 15Avenc M-2Cabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona7 m
- 16Esquerda a del Castell de CabreraCabrera d'Anoia, Barcelona7 m
- 17Fou de Can MilàSanta Margarida de Montbui, Barcelona7 m
- 18Avenc de Cal SantLa Llacuna, Barcelona6 m
- 19Cova del TempleCarme, Barcelona6 m
- 20Avenc de l'ApotecariSanta Maria de Miralles, Barcelona5 m
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