Caves of the Alt Camp
Alt Camp contains 120 cavities: 70 pits and 50 caves, with a total length of 6410 m and a maximum depth of 80 m. The main lithologies are Limestone (85), Dolomite (26), Travertine (4), Sandstone (2), Marl (2) and Gypsum (1).
The Alt Camp region has 120 catalogued caves, including 70 potholes and 50 caves. The longest is Coves del Masiet (521m) and the deepest is Avenc Victoria (80m). Most caves are found in limestone.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Alt Camp brings together 120 cavities, among which 70 pits and 50 caves, with a total length of 6410 m and a maximum depth of 80 m. The lithologies represented are Limestone (85), Dolomite (26), Travertine (4), Sandstone (2), Marl (2) and Gypsum (1).
Among the longest cavities are the Coves del Masiet, with 521 m of length and a total drop of 48.40 m (+15.80/-33), excavated in gypsum at Mont-ral; the Avenc del Puig de Marc, of 310 m, at la Riba, in the Muntanyes de Prades; the Avenc Desencadenat, of 267 m and 79 m of depth, in the serra del Masiet, Mont-ral, explored in 2021; the Avenc Victoria, of 250 m and 80 m of depth, in the massís del Montmell (Aiguamúrcia), discovered in 1969; and the Cova de Mont-ral, with 232 m of total length and a traverse of 158 m and 28 m of drop.
As for depth, the Avenc Victoria (80 m), the Avenc Desencadenat (79 m), the Esquerda del Puig de Marc (56 m), discovered and explored around 1975, and the Avenc de l'Espanyol (55 m), at Mont-ral, stand out.
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The figures of these places do not add up to the total: a cave can be in more than one place, or in none when its location has no lower level.
The 20 longest
- 1Coves del MasietMont-ral, Tarragona521 m
- 2Avenc del Puig de MarcLa Riba, Tarragona310 m
- 3Avenc DesencadenatMont-ral, Tarragona267 m
- 4Avenc VictoriaAiguamúrcia, Tarragona250 m
- 5Cova de Mont-ralMont-ral, Tarragona232 m
- 6Avenc Mr-1Mont-ral, Tarragona192 m
- 7Cova de la MonedaMont-ral, Tarragona165 m
- 8Cova del CudóMont-ral, Tarragona140 m
- 9Avenc de l'EscletxaMont-ral, Tarragona133 m
- 10Avenc de l'EspanyolMont-ral, Tarragona130 m
- 11Avenc Gran de CabreraMont-ral, Tarragona129 m
- 12Avenc de Roca d'abellaMont-ral, Tarragona125 m
- 13Avenc GersLa Riba, Tarragona120 m
- 14Avenc de les NoguerolesMont-ral, Tarragona112 m
- 15Avenc Gran de FeliuMont-ral, Tarragona104 m
- 16Avenc M-14Mont-ral, Tarragona101 m
- 17Avenc SílviaMont-ral, Tarragona95 m
- 18Avenc Nr-8Mont-ral, Tarragona93 m
- 19Avenc de la FormacióMont-ral, Tarragona90 m
- 20Esquerda del Puig de MarcLa Riba, Tarragona90 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc VictoriaAiguamúrcia, Tarragona80 m
- 2Avenc DesencadenatMont-ral, Tarragona79 m
- 3Esquerda del Puig de MarcLa Riba, Tarragona56 m
- 4Avenc de l'EspanyolMont-ral, Tarragona55 m
- 5Avenc del Puig de MarcLa Riba, Tarragona48 m
- 6Avenc GersLa Riba, Tarragona48 m
- 7Coves del MasietMont-ral, Tarragona48 m
- 8Avenc SílviaMont-ral, Tarragona43 m
- 9Avenc de Roca d'abellaMont-ral, Tarragona41 m
- 10Avenc de les NoguerolesMont-ral, Tarragona39 m
- 11Avenc Nr-7Mont-ral, Tarragona38 m
- 12Avenc del Camí del TeixMont-ral, Tarragona37 m
- 13Avenc Mr-1Mont-ral, Tarragona34 m
- 14Avenc de l'ArbreMont-ral, Tarragona33 m
- 15Avenc del CabirolMont-ral, Tarragona33 m
- 16Avenc de l'EscletxaMont-ral, Tarragona33 m
- 17Avenc de la Roca d'en BenetQuerol, Tarragona31 m
- 18Avenc de la Serra de l'embestidaMont-ral, Tarragona29 m
- 19Avenc del TeixMont-ral, Tarragona28 m
- 20Avenc Nr-8Mont-ral, Tarragona28 m
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