Caves and potholes in the Sant Llorenç del Munt geological unit
Spans: Vallès Occidental, Bages
Part of the Serralada Prelitoral major unit, dominated by conglomerate (96 %). Its caves are spread across Vallès Occidental, Bages.
A unit of Sant Llorenç del Munt, in the Serralada Prelitoral: 163 cavities among 64 pits and 99 caves, with 6362 m of total passage and 126 m of maximum depth. A massif of monumental conglomerates between the Bages and the Vallès.
There are 163 catalogued cavities in the Sant Llorenç del Munt geological unit, including 64 potholes and 99 caves. The longest is Cova del Manel (788m) and the deepest is Avenc de les Rovires (126m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Sant Llorenç del Munt is a unit of the Serralada Prelitoral with 163 recorded cavities: 64 pits and 99 caves. The known total passage is 6362 m and the maximum depth reaches 126 m. The dominant lithologies are conglomerates, present in 156 cavities, and limestones, in 7.
The massif of monumental conglomerates between the Bages and the Vallès has been sculpted by water, which has created caves and pits of spectacular morphology. Among the most notable cavities are the Cova del Manel, with 788 m of passage and 64 m of vertical extent (-12; +52), known since 1899; the Avenc de les Rovires, 126 m deep; the Cova Simanya, with 372 m of passage, closed since 2021; the Coves de les ànimes, with 264 m, joined in 2012; and the Avenc del Daví, 65 m deep.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova del ManelMatadepera, Barcelona788 m
- 2Avenc de les RoviresMatadepera, Barcelona416 m
- 3Cova SimanyaSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona372 m
- 4Coves de les ànimesMatadepera, Barcelona264 m
- 5Avenc del DavíSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona250 m
- 6Avenc del ClubMatadepera, Barcelona210 m
- 7Avenc de la CarboneraCastellar del Vallès, Barcelona170 m
- 8Avenc de la CodoledaMatadepera, Barcelona145 m
- 9Avenc Quim SolbasSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona135 m
- 10Cova del TriangleSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona121 m
- 11Cova Gran de les FoguerosesSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona120 m
- 12Cova dels ToixonsMatadepera, Barcelona105 m
- 13Els òbitsMatadepera, Barcelona100 m
- 14Avenc del FiguerotMatadepera, Barcelona95 m
- 15Cova de Santa AgnèsMatadepera, Barcelona90 m
- 16Avenc de Can PoblaMatadepera, Barcelona80 m
- 17Cova de la Canal del BocMatadepera, Barcelona80 m
- 18Cova del FrareMatadepera, Barcelona80 m
- 19Avenc Gran de la MuntadaSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona70 m
- 20Cova ClaraMatadepera, Barcelona70 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc de les RoviresMatadepera, Barcelona126 m
- 2Avenc del ClubMatadepera, Barcelona90 m
- 3Avenc de la CarboneraCastellar del Vallès, Barcelona80 m
- 4Avenc del DavíSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona65 m
- 5Cova del ManelMatadepera, Barcelona64 m
- 6Avenc del FiguerotMatadepera, Barcelona55 m
- 7Avenc de Can PoblaMatadepera, Barcelona46 m
- 8Avenc de Can GarrigosaMatadepera, Barcelona43 m
- 9Avenc Quim SolbasSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona37 m
- 10Avenc del MuronellCastellar del Vallès, Barcelona35 m
- 11Avenc del Cavall de la BarataMatadepera, Barcelona33 m
- 12Avenc de la CodoledaMatadepera, Barcelona32 m
- 13Avenc de l'AladernarCastellar del Vallès, Barcelona32 m
- 14Avenc Gran de la MuntadaSant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona32 m
- 15Avenc de l'Obaga de l'illaCastellar del Vallès, Barcelona24 m
- 16Avenc del Sot del MuronellCastellar del Vallès, Barcelona22 m
- 17Avenc de la Canal de les TeixoneresMura, Barcelona20 m
- 18Avenc del MontcauMura, Barcelona20 m
- 19Avenc del Sot de la BótaMura, Barcelona20 m
- 20Avenc de Can TorresMatadepera, Barcelona19 m
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