Caves and potholes in the Montserrat geological unit
Spans: Baix Llobregat, Anoia, Bages
Part of the Serralada Prelitoral major unit, dominated by conglomerate (98 %). Its caves are spread across Baix Llobregat, Anoia, Bages.
A unit of Montserrat, in the Serralada Prelitoral: 122 cavities (33 pits and 89 caves) with 4291 m of total passage and 148 m of maximum depth, in conglomerates.
There are 122 catalogued cavities in the Montserrat geological unit, including 33 potholes and 89 caves. The longest is Coves del Salnitre (958m) and the deepest is Pou de Costa Dreta (148m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Montserrat is a unit of the Serralada Prelitoral with 122 recorded cavities: 33 pits and 89 caves. The total passage is 4291 m and the maximum depth reaches 148 m. The dominant lithology is conglomerates, present in 120 cavities, with 1 of sandstones and 1 of limestones.
Among the longest cavities are the Coves del Salnitre, with 958 m of passage and a vertical range of 42.7 m (-19.5/+23.2), and the Pouetons de les Agulles, of 529 m. As for depth, the Pou de Costa Dreta reaches 148 m, followed by the Pouetons de les Agulles with 125 m and the Pou de l'Enclusa with 59 m.
The most iconic conglomerate mountain in Catalonia, where dissolution and erosion have generated caves and pits among needles and cliffs.
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The 20 longest
- 1Coves del SalnitreCollbató, Barcelona958 m
- 2Pouetons de les AgullesEl Bruc, Barcelona529 m
- 3Pou de Costa DretaCollbató, Barcelona250 m
- 4Cova FredaCollbató, Barcelona232 m
- 5Avenc VentósCollbató, Barcelona140 m
- 6Cova de la Dona MortaMonistrol de Montserrat, Barcelona104 m
- 7Pou de la PortellaEl Bruc, Barcelona95 m
- 8Pou de l'EnclusaEl Bruc, Barcelona75 m
- 9Avenc Carrilet 2002El Bruc, Barcelona70 m
- 10Cova del PontCollbató, Barcelona67 m
- 11Pou Petit del Torrent FondoCollbató, Barcelona65 m
- 12Cova de Sant JeroniMarganell, Barcelona48 m
- 13Coves de Santa CecíliaMarganell, Barcelona47 m
- 14Avenc del SalnitreCollbató, Barcelona45 m
- 15Escletxa de Sant SalvadorMonistrol de Montserrat, Barcelona45 m
- 16Pou de la SajolidaCollbató, Barcelona45 m
- 17Escletxa dels TeixosMarganell, Barcelona40 m
- 18Pou Gran del Torrent FondoCollbató, Barcelona40 m
- 19Cova GranCollbató, Barcelona38 m
- 20Mentirosa de MonistrolMonistrol de Montserrat, Barcelona36 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Pou de Costa DretaCollbató, Barcelona148 m
- 2Pouetons de les AgullesEl Bruc, Barcelona125 m
- 3Pou de l'EnclusaEl Bruc, Barcelona59 m
- 4Coves del SalnitreCollbató, Barcelona43 m
- 5Pou de la PortellaEl Bruc, Barcelona43 m
- 6Avenc Carrilet 2002El Bruc, Barcelona37 m
- 7Escletxa de Sant SalvadorMonistrol de Montserrat, Barcelona36 m
- 8Pou Petit del Torrent FondoCollbató, Barcelona35 m
- 9Pou de la SajolidaCollbató, Barcelona29 m
- 10Cova de Sant JeroniMarganell, Barcelona25 m
- 11Avenc VentósCollbató, Barcelona21 m
- 12Escletxa dels TeixosMarganell, Barcelona20 m
- 13Pou de l'EstevetEl Bruc, Barcelona20 m
- 14Escletxa Escorpí-gallaretMarganell, Barcelona17 m
- 15Pou Gran del Torrent FondoCollbató, Barcelona17 m
- 16Cova FredaCollbató, Barcelona16 m
- 17Avenc-cova C.2 del SalnitreCollbató, Barcelona15 m
- 18Escletxa Capeta-foradadaMarganell, Barcelona15 m
- 19Pou de la Canal del MoroMarganell, Barcelona15 m
- 20Cova de la Dona MortaMonistrol de Montserrat, Barcelona14 m
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