Caves of Gavet de la Conca

Gavet de la Conca, a municipality in Pallars Jussà, brings together 16 catalogued cavities: 9 pits and 7 caves. The group totals 612 m of passage and reaches a maximum depth of 40 m. Cavities developed in limestone predominate, 14 in total, while 2 are formed in conglomerate.

Among the most significant cavities is the Forat dels Diners, with 182 m of passage and 29 m of vertical drop, a chamber of 36x14x13 m, an artificial shaft 3 m deep and 6 m wide, and an upper gallery of 40 m; it has been documented since 1891 and was explored speleologically in 1966. The Escletxes d'en Coma-minguera, in Sant Miquel de la Vall, reach 40 m of depth, with the upper entrance at the escletxa d'en Minguera and the part of the escletxa d'en Coma profusely decorated with formations. Other cavities are the Cova dels Mosquits, with 65 m of passage in the Montsec de Rúbies, explored by the GIE del CE de Gràcia in August 1966; the Avenc de Sant Gervàs, with 12 m of vertical drop; and the Escletxa de les Forques, 6 m deep, explored by GEFOMA on 12 November 1978.