Caves of Gelida
Gelida, in Alt Penedès, contains 7 cavities: 2 pits and 5 caves, with a total length of 139 metres and a maximum depth of 19 metres. Limestone dominates in 6 cavities and dolomite in 1.
Gelida has 7 catalogued caves, including 2 potholes and 5 caves. The longest is Esquerda del Torrent de Sant Miquel (57m). 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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Gelida, a municipality in Alt Penedès, has 7 catalogued cavities: 2 pits and 5 caves. Together they total 139 metres of length and reach a maximum depth of 19 metres. As for the lithology, 6 cavities develop in limestone and 1 in dolomite.
The longest cavity is the Esquerda del Torrent de Sant Miquel, at 57 metres, which is also the deepest, at -19 metres. Other notable cavities are the Cova a del Castell, 25 metres long with a height difference of +9 metres, and the Avenc de l'Ivan, 24 metres long and 18 metres deep, discovered in the winter of 2006 by members of the EspeleoCorb and GES Terrassa.
Among the less developed cavities are the Cova de la Cabra, 12 metres, located about 60 metres downstream of the Esquerda del Torrent de Sant Miquel or Forat del Vent, and the Cova C del Castell, 9 metres, long known and explored in 1963.
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The 20 longest
- 1Esquerda del Torrent de Sant MiquelGelida, Barcelona57 m
- 2Cova a del CastellGelida, Barcelona25 m
- 3Avenc de l'IvanGelida, Barcelona24 m
- 4Cova de la CabraGelida, Barcelona12 m
- 5Cova C del CastellGelida, Barcelona9 m
- 6Cova B del CastellGelida, Barcelona6 m
- 7Cova de la DunaGelida, Barcelona6 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Esquerda del Torrent de Sant MiquelGelida, Barcelona19 m
- 2Avenc de l'IvanGelida, Barcelona18 m
- 3Cova a del CastellGelida, Barcelona9 m
- 4Cova de la DunaGelida, Barcelona3 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esquerda del Torrent de Sant Miquel | 57 meters | 19 meters | Gelida | Alt Penedès |
| Cova a del Castell | 25 meters | 9 meters | Gelida | Alt Penedès |
| Avenc de l'Ivan | 24 meters | 18 meters | Gelida | Alt Penedès |
| Cova de la Cabra | 12 meters | 0 meters | Gelida | Alt Penedès |
| Cova C del Castell | 9 meters | 0 meters | Gelida | Alt Penedès |
| Cova de la Duna | 6 meters | 3 meters | Gelida | Alt Penedès |
| Cova B del Castell | 6 meters | 0 meters | Gelida | Alt Penedès |
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Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/