Caves of Gombrèn
Gombrèn, in the Ripollès, brings together 6 cavities: 5 caves and 1 pit, with 215 metres of total passage and a maximum depth of 67 metres. The Forat de Sant Ou is the longest and deepest.
Gombrèn has 6 catalogued caves, including 1 potholes and 5 caves. The longest is Forat de Sant Ou (95m). 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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The municipality of Gombrèn, in the Ripollès, has 6 inventoried cavities: 5 caves and 1 pit. Together they total 215 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 67 metres. All the cavities develop in limestone.
The Forat de Sant Ou is the longest cavity, with 95 metres, and also the deepest, with 67 metres; it is a pit with two shafts, explored by Norbert Font i Sagué in 1901. The Cova del Moltó, with 58 metres of passage and 23 metres of depth, is a legendary cave located on the eastern slope of the Puig de Sant Pere, near the Santuari de Montgrony and the Forat de Sant Ou. The Cova de les Pubilles, with 35 metres of passage and 12 metres of depth, was located in 1964 and rediscovered in 2018.
Other cavities are the Baumes de la Cot, a group of three small cavities of 10 metres known since ancient times, and the Balma del Pujant, a rock shelter with a spring of 9 metres of passage and 4 metres of depth in the Serra de Montgrony, at the eastern end of the Puig de Sant Pere. The Balma Petita del Pujant, also in the Serra de Montgrony, has 2 metres of depth.
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The 20 longest
- 1Forat de Sant OuGombrèn, Girona95 m
- 2Cova del MoltóGombrèn, Girona58 m
- 3Cova de les PubillesGombrèn, Girona35 m
- 4Baumes de la CotGombrèn, Girona10 m
- 5Balma del PujantGombrèn, Girona9 m
- 6Balma Petita del PujantGombrèn, Girona8 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Forat de Sant OuGombrèn, Girona67 m
- 2Cova del MoltóGombrèn, Girona23 m
- 3Cova de les PubillesGombrèn, Girona12 m
- 4Balma del PujantGombrèn, Girona4 m
- 5Balma Petita del PujantGombrèn, Girona2 m
- 6Baumes de la CotGombrèn, Girona2 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forat de Sant Ou | 95 meters | 67 meters | Gombrèn | Ripollès |
| Cova del Moltó | 58 meters | 23 meters | Gombrèn | Ripollès |
| Cova de les Pubilles | 35 meters | 12 meters | Gombrèn | Ripollès |
| Baumes de la Cot | 10 meters | 2 meters | Gombrèn | Ripollès |
| Balma del Pujant | 9 meters | 4 meters | Gombrèn | Ripollès |
| Balma Petita del Pujant | 8 meters | 2 meters | Gombrèn | Ripollès |
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