Caves of El Montmell
El Montmell (Baix Penedès) contains 30 cavities: 11 pits and 19 caves, with 697 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 38 m. Avenc dels Pinyerets is the longest and deepest cavity.
El Montmell has 30 catalogued caves, including 11 potholes and 19 caves. The longest is Avenc dels Pinyerets (110m). 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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El Montmell, a municipality in Baix Penedès, has 30 inventoried cavities: 11 pits and 19 caves. Together they total 697 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 38 m. The dominant lithologies are limestone, present in 28 cavities, and dolomite, in 2.
Avenc dels Pinyerets is the most notable cavity, with 110 m of passage and 38 m of depth; discovered in 1933, it has a first shaft of 15 m and another of 7 m, and a great profusion of lithogenic forms. It is followed in length by Avenc de Pallerets, of 90 m and 23 m of depth, mentioned since 1897 and explored in 1933, and Avenc dels Pinyerets de Baix, of 45 m and 15 m of depth. Among the caves, Cova de les Cambretes and Cova de Pedrafita each have 42 m of passage.
Other deep cavities are Avenc de la Roca Llisa, of 19 m, known since ancient times and explored in 1899, in 1956 and surveyed in 1973, and Avenc Antistiana, of about 15 m of depth.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc dels PinyeretsEl Montmell, Tarragona110 m
- 2Avenc de PalleretsEl Montmell, Tarragona90 m
- 3Avenc dels Pinyerets de BaixEl Montmell, Tarragona45 m
- 4Cova de les CambretesEl Montmell, Tarragona42 m
- 5Cova de PedrafitaEl Montmell, Tarragona42 m
- 6Avenc AntistianaEl Montmell, Tarragona40 m
- 7Avenc de Carles VEl Montmell, Tarragona35 m
- 8Cova de l'OllaEl Montmell, Tarragona33 m
- 9Cova Nº1 del GarrigaEl Montmell, Tarragona29 m
- 10Avenc de la Roca LlisaEl Montmell, Tarragona22 m
- 11Avenc de la CativeraEl Montmell, Tarragona20 m
- 12Avenc de les VentosesEl Montmell, Tarragona17 m
- 13Avenc de Puig FrancàsEl Montmell, Tarragona16 m
- 14Cova de la Moixeta PetitaEl Montmell, Tarragona16 m
- 15Cova Nº2 del GarrigaEl Montmell, Tarragona15 m
- 16Cova dels CostersEl Montmell, Tarragona13 m
- 17Cova Gran de MasllorençEl Montmell, Tarragona12 m
- 18Cova de la Moixeta AltaEl Montmell, Tarragona11 m
- 19Avenc de la Plana de la TorreEl Montmell, Tarragona10 m
- 20Cova de la MoixetaEl Montmell, Tarragona10 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc dels PinyeretsEl Montmell, Tarragona38 m
- 2Avenc de PalleretsEl Montmell, Tarragona23 m
- 3Avenc de la Roca LlisaEl Montmell, Tarragona19 m
- 4Avenc AntistianaEl Montmell, Tarragona15 m
- 5Avenc dels Pinyerets de BaixEl Montmell, Tarragona15 m
- 6Cova de les CambretesEl Montmell, Tarragona15 m
- 7Avenc de Carles VEl Montmell, Tarragona14 m
- 8Cova de PedrafitaEl Montmell, Tarragona11 m
- 9Cova de l'OllaEl Montmell, Tarragona10 m
- 10Avenc de Puig FrancàsEl Montmell, Tarragona8 m
- 11Avenc de la CativeraEl Montmell, Tarragona7 m
- 12Avenc de les VentosesEl Montmell, Tarragona7 m
- 13Avenc de la Plana de la TorreEl Montmell, Tarragona5 m
- 14Esquerda de les Plaques del SolEl Montmell, Tarragona5 m
- 15Cova de la MoixetaEl Montmell, Tarragona2 m
- 16Cova Gran de MasllorençEl Montmell, Tarragona2 m
- 17Cova Nº3 del GarrigaEl Montmell, Tarragona2 m
- 18Balma del GarrigaEl Montmell, Tarragona1 m
- 19Cova de la Moixeta PetitaEl Montmell, Tarragona1 m
- 20Cova del Fondo de la CurraEl Montmell, Tarragona1 m
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