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Caves of Castellet i la Gornal

Castellet i la Gornal, a municipality in Alt Penedès, contains 20 cavities: 17 caves and 3 pits, with a total length of 258 m and a maximum depth of 14 m. Cova de l'Or is the longest and deepest.

Castellet i la Gornal has 20 catalogued caves, including 3 potholes and 17 caves. The longest is Cova de l'Or (56m). Most caves are found in limestone.

20caves
258mtotal length
14mmax depth

Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.

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Castellet i la Gornal, a municipality in Alt Penedès, has 20 inventoried cavities: 17 caves and 3 pits. Together they total 258 m of length and reach a maximum depth of 14 m. All the recorded cavities develop in limestone.

Cova de l'Or is the most notable cavity, with 56 m of length and 14 m of vertical drop; it was explored on 10 August 1971 by Angel Lagar and surveyed on 25 November 1973 by SIRE. Among the longest cavities are Avenc d'en Tort and Avenc Fals de l'Or, both 28 m, and Cova Xoriguera, at 22 m. Other notable cavities are Cova d'en Muntaner, at 19 m, and Balma de la Font d'horta, with 6 m of vertical drop.

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The 20 longest

  1. 1Cova de l'OrCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona56 m
  2. 2Avenc d'en TortCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona28 m
  3. 3Avenc Fals de l'OrCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona28 m
  4. 4Cova XorigueraCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona22 m
  5. 5Cova d'en MuntanerCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona19 m
  6. 6Cova FoscaCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona12 m
  7. 7Coves del BernatCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona10 m
  8. 8Cova Nº2 del CabraCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona9 m
  9. 9Cova Vint-i-cincCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona9 m
  10. 10Balma de la Font d'hortaCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona8 m
  11. 11Balma del NoguerCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona8 m
  12. 12Balma de la VoltaCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona7 m
  13. 13Cova Petita de l'OrCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona7 m
  14. 14Avencó de la CasualitatCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona6 m
  15. 15Cova Nº1 del CabraCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona6 m
  16. 16Coveta EnrassadaCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona6 m
  17. 17Balma de la Caseta d'en SeguraCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona5 m
  18. 18Cova del CorrentCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona5 m
  19. 19Esquerda del Sostre de LlastraCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona4 m
  20. 20Covetes de la Font d'hortaCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona3 m
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The 20 deepest

  1. 1Cova de l'OrCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona14 m
  2. 2Avenc d'en TortCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona7 m
  3. 3Avenc Fals de l'OrCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona7 m
  4. 4Balma de la Font d'hortaCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona6 m
  5. 5Cova d'en MuntanerCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona5 m
  6. 6Cova Nº2 del CabraCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona3 m
  7. 7Avencó de la CasualitatCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona2 m
  8. 8Balma del NoguerCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona2 m
  9. 9Cova XorigueraCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona2 m
  10. 10Cova FoscaCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona1 m
  11. 11Cova Petita de l'OrCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona1 m
  12. 12Esquerda del Sostre de LlastraCastellet i la Gornal, Barcelona1 m
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Length↓
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Cova de l'Or56 meters14 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Avenc Fals de l'Or28 meters7 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Avenc d'en Tort28 meters7 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Cova Xoriguera22 meters2 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Cova d'en Muntaner19 meters5 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Cova Fosca12 meters1 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Coves del Bernat10 meters0 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Cova Vint-i-cinc9 meters0 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Cova Nº2 del Cabra9 meters3 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Balma del Noguer8 meters2 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Balma de la Font d'horta8 meters6 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Cova Petita de l'Or7 meters1 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Balma de la Volta7 meters0 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Coveta Enrassada6 meters0 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Cova Nº1 del Cabra6 meters0 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Avencó de la Casualitat6 meters2 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Cova del Corrent5 meters0 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Balma de la Caseta d'en Segura5 meters0 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Esquerda del Sostre de Llastra4 meters1 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès
Covetes de la Font d'horta3 meters0 metersCastellet i la GornalAlt Penedès

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