Caves and potholes in the Montgrony geological unit
Spans: Ripollès
Part of the Pirineu Axial major unit, dominated by limestone (100 %). Its caves are spread across Ripollès.
Montgrony has 6 inventoried cavities, with 215 metres of total passage and a maximum depth of 67 metres.
There are 6 catalogued cavities in the Montgrony geological unit, including 1 potholes and 5 caves. The longest is Forat de Sant Ou (95m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Limestone range of the Ripollès, in the eastern Prepirineu, with high-mountain karst.
Montgrony has 6 inventoried cavities, with 215 metres of total passage and a maximum depth of 67 metres.
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The 20 longest
- 1Forat de Sant OuGombrèn, Girona95 m
- 2Cova del MoltóGombrèn, Girona58 m
- 3Cova de les PubillesGombrèn, Girona35 m
- 4Baumes de la CotGombrèn, Girona10 m
- 5Balma del PujantGombrèn, Girona9 m
- 6Balma Petita del PujantGombrèn, Girona8 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Forat de Sant OuGombrèn, Girona67 m
- 2Cova del MoltóGombrèn, Girona23 m
- 3Cova de les PubillesGombrèn, Girona12 m
- 4Balma del PujantGombrèn, Girona4 m
- 5Balma Petita del PujantGombrèn, Girona2 m
- 6Baumes de la CotGombrèn, Girona2 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forat de Sant Ou | 95 meters | 67 meters | Gombrèn | Ripollès |
| Cova del Moltó | 58 meters | 23 meters | Gombrèn | Ripollès |
| Cova de les Pubilles | 35 meters | 12 meters | Gombrèn | Ripollès |
| Baumes de la Cot | 10 meters | 2 meters | Gombrèn | Ripollès |
| Balma del Pujant | 9 meters | 4 meters | Gombrèn | Ripollès |
| Balma Petita del Pujant | 8 meters | 2 meters | Gombrèn | Ripollès |
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