Caves of Bagà
Bagà, in the Berguedà, has 22 inventoried cavities: 13 pits and 9 caves, with 592 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 26 m. The Avenc de Coll de Pal stands out, with 88 m of passage and 26 m of vertical drop.
Bagà has 22 catalogued caves, including 13 potholes and 9 caves. The longest is Avenc de Coll de Pal (88m). 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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Bagà, a municipality in the Berguedà, has 22 inventoried cavities: 13 pits and 9 caves. Together they total 592 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 26 metres. All the recorded cavities develop in limestone.
Among the cavities most notable for their length are the Avenc de Coll de Pal, with 88 metres; the Bauma de l'Arcada, with 82 metres and a vertical drop of -18 metres; the Avenc de Comabella, with 69 metres; the Esquerda Sg-5, with 51 metres; and the Graller dels Rocs de Canells, with 49 metres. As for depth, in addition to the Avenc de Coll de Pal (26 metres), there are the Avenc de la Roca Tiraval (24 metres), the Avenc Cp-2 (20 metres), the Escletxa del Gel (19 metres) and the Graller dels Rocs de Canells (19 metres).
The Avenc de Coll de Pal, located at the Coll de Pal, was located and cleared by GEFOMA in the late 70s and resurveyed in 2011 by GE Badalona and CE de Castellar del Vallès. The Avenc de Comabella, in the Comabella area, was explored and surveyed from 1970 and was the object of clearing in 2021. The Esquerda Sg-5, at the Rasos de la Comabella, has two entrances opened by clearing in July 2011.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc de Coll de PalBagà, Barcelona88 m
- 2Bauma de l'ArcadaBagà, Barcelona82 m
- 3Avenc de ComabellaBagà, Barcelona69 m
- 4Esquerda Sg-5Bagà, Barcelona51 m
- 5Graller dels Rocs de CanellsBagà, Barcelona49 m
- 6Tuta de la MasenaBagà, Barcelona45 m
- 7Forat Cb-6 de la Collada de la BòfiaBagà, Barcelona44 m
- 8Escletxa del GelBagà, Barcelona33 m
- 9Avenc Cp-2Bagà, Barcelona30 m
- 10Avenc de la Roca TiravalBagà, Barcelona29 m
- 11Esquerda Sg-2Bagà, Barcelona24 m
- 12Esquerda Sg-3bBagà, Barcelona24 m
- 13Cova de l'Estret de RiugréixerBagà, Barcelona15 m
- 14Esquerda Sg-3aBagà, Barcelona13 m
- 15Esquerda Cb-2 del Coll de la BòfiaBagà, Barcelona11 m
- 16Esquerda Rs-1 de Roca SançaBagà, Barcelona11 m
- 17Esquerda Sg-1Bagà, Barcelona10 m
- 18Cova de ComabellaBagà, Barcelona8 m
- 19Bauma dels IsardsBagà, Barcelona7 m
- 20Esquerda Sg-4Bagà, Barcelona7 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc de Coll de PalBagà, Barcelona26 m
- 2Avenc de la Roca TiravalBagà, Barcelona24 m
- 3Avenc Cp-2Bagà, Barcelona20 m
- 4Escletxa del GelBagà, Barcelona19 m
- 5Graller dels Rocs de CanellsBagà, Barcelona19 m
- 6Bauma de l'ArcadaBagà, Barcelona18 m
- 7Avenc de ComabellaBagà, Barcelona13 m
- 8Esquerda Sg-5Bagà, Barcelona11 m
- 9Forat Cb-6 de la Collada de la BòfiaBagà, Barcelona9 m
- 10Esquerda Sg-2Bagà, Barcelona7 m
- 11Esquerda Sg-3bBagà, Barcelona7 m
- 12Tuta de la MasenaBagà, Barcelona7 m
- 13Esquerda Cb-2 del Coll de la BòfiaBagà, Barcelona6 m
- 14Esquerda Sg-3aBagà, Barcelona6 m
- 15Esquerda Rs-1 de Roca SançaBagà, Barcelona5 m
- 16Esquerda Sg-1Bagà, Barcelona4 m
- 17Esquerda Sg-4Bagà, Barcelona4 m
- 18Esquerda Sg-6Bagà, Barcelona3 m
- 19Cova de ComabellaBagà, Barcelona2 m
- 20Esquerda Cb-3 del Coll de la BòfiaBagà, Barcelona2 m
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