Caves of Capafonts
Capafonts, in Baix Camp, has 29 cavities: 8 pits and 21 caves, with 1195 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 34 m. Notable is the Avenc de la Llúdriga, explored in 1968.
Capafonts has 29 catalogued caves, including 8 potholes and 21 caves. The longest is Avenc de la Llúdriga (160m). 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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Capafonts, a municipality in Baix Camp, brings together 29 inventoried cavities: 8 pits and 21 caves. The group totals 1195 m of passage and reaches a maximum depth of 34 m. The lithologies present are limestone, in 23 cavities, and dolomite, in 6.
Among the most notable cavities are the Avenc de la Llúdriga, 34 m deep, discovered and explored in 1968 by Josep Maria Capellades of the AAEEMI de Valls, and the Forat del Pere Pòstol, with 160 m of passage on the pla dels Motllats, with an entrance hall, upper gallery and meandering lower gallery. The Cova-avenc d'en Daniel, with two entrances and 31 m of depth, contains an archaeological site and a history of exploration since 1964. The Cova del Grèvol, 107 m, is an old spring of the waters of the pla dels Motllats, and the Forat del Vent Glaçat, 62 m, owes its name to the cold air current that comes out of its mouth.
Other deep cavities are the Forat de Picorandan, 22 m, explored and surveyed for the first time in June 2019; the Avenc de la Llastra, 19 m, at the font de la Llúdriga, and the Avenc Puig Ronda, 19 m, explored and surveyed by the GIEM of the Club Excursionista de Montblanc on 10 April 1993.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc de la LlúdrigaCapafonts, Tarragona160 m
- 2Forat del Pere PòstolCapafonts, Tarragona160 m
- 3Cova-avenc d'en DanielCapafonts, Tarragona156 m
- 4Cova del GrèvolCapafonts, Tarragona107 m
- 5Forat del Vent GlaçatCapafonts, Tarragona62 m
- 6Esquerda Gran de PicorandanCapafonts, Tarragona58 m
- 7Avenc de la LlastraCapafonts, Tarragona46 m
- 8Cova Nº6 de l'EscudelletaCapafonts, Tarragona40 m
- 9Forat de PicorandanCapafonts, Tarragona40 m
- 10Cova Sense NomCapafonts, Tarragona32 m
- 11Cova de les GrallesCapafonts, Tarragona31 m
- 12Avenc Puig RondaCapafonts, Tarragona30 m
- 13Avenc CapelladesCapafonts, Tarragona28 m
- 14Surgència del MolinetCapafonts, Tarragona28 m
- 15Cova Nº1 de l'EscudelletaCapafonts, Tarragona26 m
- 16Cova del ReiCapafonts, Tarragona20 m
- 17Forat del PortellCapafonts, Tarragona20 m
- 18Cova Nº7 de l'EscudelletaCapafonts, Tarragona19 m
- 19Cova de la MoletaCapafonts, Tarragona17 m
- 20Cova Nº10 de l'EscudelletaCapafonts, Tarragona15 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc de la LlúdrigaCapafonts, Tarragona34 m
- 2Cova-avenc d'en DanielCapafonts, Tarragona31 m
- 3Forat de PicorandanCapafonts, Tarragona22 m
- 4Avenc de la LlastraCapafonts, Tarragona19 m
- 5Avenc Puig RondaCapafonts, Tarragona19 m
- 6Cova de les GrallesCapafonts, Tarragona18 m
- 7Cova del GrèvolCapafonts, Tarragona15 m
- 8Esquerda Gran de PicorandanCapafonts, Tarragona15 m
- 9Forat del Pere PòstolCapafonts, Tarragona15 m
- 10Avenc CapelladesCapafonts, Tarragona9 m
- 11Forat del Vent GlaçatCapafonts, Tarragona8 m
- 12Cova Nº10 de l'EscudelletaCapafonts, Tarragona7 m
- 13Cova Sense NomCapafonts, Tarragona7 m
- 14Forat del PortellCapafonts, Tarragona5 m
- 15Avenc de la Font del PujolCapafonts, Tarragona4 m
- 16Cova Nº5 de l'EscudelletaCapafonts, Tarragona4 m
- 17Esquerda Petita de PicorandanCapafonts, Tarragona4 m
- 18Surgència del MolinetCapafonts, Tarragona4 m
- 19Cova Nº1 de l'EscudelletaCapafonts, Tarragona3 m
- 20Cova Nº9 de l'EscudelletaCapafonts, Tarragona3 m
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