Caves of Camprodon
Camprodon, in the Ripollès, brings together 42 cavities: 24 pits and 18 caves, with 878 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 54 m. La Tomba del Sitjar is the deepest; the Forat dels Sunyers, the longest. Limestone predominates.
Camprodon has 42 catalogued caves, including 24 potholes and 18 caves. The longest is Forat dels Sunyers (87m) and the deepest is la Tomba del Sitjar (54m). 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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Camprodon, a municipality in the Ripollès, brings together 42 catalogued cavities: 24 pits and 18 caves. The group totals 878 m of passage and reaches a maximum depth of 54 m. Limestone is the dominant lithology (39 cavities), accompanied by sandstones (2) and travertines (1).
Among the longest cavities are the Forat dels Sunyers, with 87 m, and la Tomba del Sitjar, with 65 m. The latter is also the deepest, at -54 m, structured as an 18 m ellipsoid shaft. Other notable cavities are the Avenc Nº7 de la Boixeda, 35 m deep, and la Dou de Beget, a temporary spring surveyed in 2017.
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The 20 longest
- 1Forat dels SunyersCamprodon, Girona87 m
- 2la Tomba del SitjarCamprodon, Girona65 m
- 3Avenc Nº7 de la BoixedaCamprodon, Girona59 m
- 4la Dou de BegetCamprodon, Girona58 m
- 5Avenc Nº5 de la BoixedaCamprodon, Girona40 m
- 6Forat de Cal NoiCamprodon, Girona38 m
- 7Esquerda del Coll de la CreuetaCamprodon, Girona30 m
- 8Casa Falsa del SitjarCamprodon, Girona28 m
- 9la ToscaCamprodon, Girona28 m
- 10Tuta dels TrigassosCamprodon, Girona28 m
- 11Cova de CordonetCamprodon, Girona25 m
- 12Cova del NevàCamprodon, Girona25 m
- 13Coves del Passant del FaigCamprodon, Girona24 m
- 14Avenc Nº1 de la BoixedaCamprodon, Girona23 m
- 15Avenc Nº6 de la BoixedaCamprodon, Girona23 m
- 16Tuta dels MaimonsCamprodon, Girona23 m
- 17Tuta d'EscaladuixCamprodon, Girona23 m
- 18Tuta de Sota el CastellCamprodon, Girona23 m
- 19Tuta OblidadaCamprodon, Girona23 m
- 20Tuta de Can VinardellCamprodon, Girona20 m
The 20 deepest
- 1la Tomba del SitjarCamprodon, Girona54 m
- 2Avenc Nº7 de la BoixedaCamprodon, Girona35 m
- 3Tuta dels TrigassosCamprodon, Girona20 m
- 4Avenc Nº5 de la BoixedaCamprodon, Girona18 m
- 5Esquerda del Coll de la CreuetaCamprodon, Girona18 m
- 6Avenc Nº1 de la BoixedaCamprodon, Girona16 m
- 7la ToscaCamprodon, Girona16 m
- 8Avenc Nº6 de la BoixedaCamprodon, Girona15 m
- 9Forat de Cal NoiCamprodon, Girona15 m
- 10Forat dels SunyersCamprodon, Girona15 m
- 11Avenc de CanemarCamprodon, Girona12 m
- 12Avenc Nº4 de la BoixedaCamprodon, Girona12 m
- 13Tuta de Can VinardellCamprodon, Girona12 m
- 14Avenc Nº3 de la BoixedaCamprodon, Girona11 m
- 15Avenc Nº10 de la BoixedaCamprodon, Girona10 m
- 16Coves del Passant del FaigCamprodon, Girona10 m
- 17Tuta OblidadaCamprodon, Girona10 m
- 18Avenc Nº2 de la Roca SabeiaCamprodon, Girona9 m
- 19Avenc Nº9 de la BoixedaCamprodon, Girona9 m
- 20Avenc del Coll de l'alecCamprodon, Girona8 m
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