Caves of Gósol
The municipality of Gósol, in Berguedà, has 11 cavities: 6 pits and 5 caves, with a total length of 263 m and a maximum depth of 26 m. Notable are the Forat de les Gralles, 26 m deep, and the Graller de Set Fonts, 65 m long.
Gósol has 11 catalogued caves, including 6 potholes and 5 caves. The longest is Graller de Set Fonts (65m) and the deepest is Forat de les Gralles (26m). 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 Gósol, in Berguedà, contains 11 cavities: 6 pits and 5 caves. Together they total 263 metres of length and reach a maximum depth of 26 metres. The lithologies present are Limestone (8 cavities), Travertine (2) and Conglomerate (1).
Among the most notable cavities are the Graller de Set Fonts, with 65 metres of length, a 10.5-metre shaft, a ramp and two further shafts of 3.5 and 6 metres; the Forat de les Gralles, 26 metres deep with a single 24.7-metre shaft; and the Avenc de Can Masover, with 18 metres of vertical drop, explored in August 1966 by the ERE of the CEC together with the GSC de Brive. Also listed are the Avenc dels Encantats, 10 metres deep with a single chamber 21 metres long by 4 wide, and the Avenc de Roca Roja, with an entrance of 0.53x1.12 metres and a shaft 9.4 metres deep.
El Pont Cabradís, a natural tunnel of 45 metres on the Aigua de Valls river, is another notable cavity in the municipality.
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The 20 longest
- 1Graller de Set FontsGósol, Lleida65 m
- 2el Pont CabradísGósol, Lleida45 m
- 3Forat de les GrallesGósol, Lleida31 m
- 4Avenc de Can MasoverGósol, Lleida30 m
- 5Avenc dels EncantatsGósol, Lleida23 m
- 6Forat del Grau del VerdetGósol, Lleida16 m
- 7Cova del DesertorGósol, Lleida15 m
- 8Cova del CatíGósol, Lleida13 m
- 9Avenc de Roca RojaGósol, Lleida12 m
- 10Cova del Pont CabradísGósol, Lleida7 m
- 11Balma de CanallongaGósol, Lleida6 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Forat de les GrallesGósol, Lleida26 m
- 2Graller de Set FontsGósol, Lleida23 m
- 3Avenc de Can MasoverGósol, Lleida18 m
- 4Avenc dels EncantatsGósol, Lleida10 m
- 5Avenc de Roca RojaGósol, Lleida9 m
- 6Forat del Grau del VerdetGósol, Lleida8 m
- 7Cova del DesertorGósol, Lleida5 m
- 8Cova del CatíGósol, Lleida3 m
- 9el Pont CabradísGósol, Lleida2 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graller de Set Fonts | 65 meters | 23 meters | Gósol | Berguedà |
| el Pont Cabradís | 45 meters | 2 meters | Gósol | Berguedà |
| Forat de les Gralles | 31 meters | 26 meters | Gósol | Berguedà |
| Avenc de Can Masover | 30 meters | 18 meters | Gósol | Berguedà |
| Avenc dels Encantats | 23 meters | 10 meters | Gósol | Berguedà |
| Forat del Grau del Verdet | 16 meters | 8 meters | Gósol | Berguedà |
| Cova del Desertor | 15 meters | 5 meters | Gósol | Berguedà |
| Cova del Catí | 13 meters | 3 meters | Gósol | Berguedà |
| Avenc de Roca Roja | 12 meters | 9 meters | Gósol | Berguedà |
| Cova del Pont Cabradís | 7 meters | 0 meters | Gósol | Berguedà |
| Balma de Canallonga | 6 meters | 0 meters | Gósol | Berguedà |
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