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Caves of Figaró-Montmany

The municipality of Figaró-Montmany, in Vallès Oriental, has 6 cavities: 4 caves and 2 pits, with a total length of 64 metres and a maximum depth of 14 metres. The lithologies present are limestones and travertines.

Figaró-Montmany has 6 catalogued caves, including 2 potholes and 4 caves. The longest is Cova del Bac (22m) and the deepest is Avenc d'en Toni (14m). Most caves are found in limestone.

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

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The municipality of Figaró-Montmany, in Vallès Oriental, contains 6 catalogued cavities: 4 caves and 2 pits. Together they total a length of 64 metres and reach a maximum depth of 14 metres. The lithologies present are limestones, with 3 cavities, and travertines, also with 3.

The cavity with the greatest length is the Cova del Bac, with 22 metres, formed in travertines on the S side of the Salt del Prat, in the Sot del Bac. The Avenc d'en Toni, 16 metres long and 14 metres deep, is the deepest cavity in the municipality; it was discovered in 1975 by the SIRE – UEC and revisited in 2016 by the espeleodijous group. Other notable cavities are the Cova Falsa de la Casa Falsa, with two entrances and a 7-metre shaft, and the Cova Inferior de la Casa Falsa, 6 metres long.

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The 20 longest

  1. 1Cova del BacFigaró-Montmany, Barcelona22 m
  2. 2Avenc d'en ToniFigaró-Montmany, Barcelona16 m
  3. 3Cova Falsa de la Casa FalsaFigaró-Montmany, Barcelona13 m
  4. 4Cova Inferior de la Casa FalsaFigaró-Montmany, Barcelona6 m
  5. 5Cova M-1 de MontmanyFigaró-Montmany, Barcelona4 m
  6. 6Balma del BacFigaró-Montmany, Barcelona3 m
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The 20 deepest

  1. 1Avenc d'en ToniFigaró-Montmany, Barcelona14 m
  2. 2Cova Falsa de la Casa FalsaFigaró-Montmany, Barcelona12 m
  3. 3Cova del BacFigaró-Montmany, Barcelona10 m
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Length↓
Depth↕
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Region↕
Cova del Bac22 meters10 metersFigaró-MontmanyVallès Oriental
Avenc d'en Toni16 meters14 metersFigaró-MontmanyVallès Oriental
Cova Falsa de la Casa Falsa13 meters12 metersFigaró-MontmanyVallès Oriental
Cova Inferior de la Casa Falsa6 meters0 metersFigaró-MontmanyVallès Oriental
Cova M-1 de Montmany4 meters0 metersFigaró-MontmanyVallès Oriental
Balma del Bac3 meters0 metersFigaró-MontmanyVallès Oriental

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