Caves of Fogars de Montclús
Fogars de Montclús, in the Vallès Oriental, has 1 inventoried cavity: the Cova de la Penitenta, with a length of 17 m and a depth of 3 m, in granite.
Fogars de Montclús has 1 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 1 caves. The longest is Cova de la Penitenta (17m). Most caves are found in granite.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Fogars de Montclús, a municipality in the Vallès Oriental, has 1 inventoried cavity. It is the Cova de la Penitenta, a small hollow among granite blocks in the Montseny massif, accessible through two entrances and known since the 19th century for the legendary figure of the penitent.
The cavity reaches a length of 17 m and a maximum depth of 3 m. The associated lithology is granite. The municipality has no inventoried child cavity.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova de la PenitentaFogars de Montclús, Barcelona17 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova de la PenitentaFogars de Montclús, Barcelona3 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova de la Penitenta | 17 meters | 3 meters | Fogars de Montclús | Vallès Oriental |
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