Caves of La Vall de Boí
La Vall de Boí, in Alta Ribagorça, has 3 cavities: 2 caves and 1 pit. Together they total 275 metres of passage and 89 metres of maximum depth. The Forat del Graller is the longest and deepest cavity.
La Vall de Boí has 3 catalogued caves, including 1 potholes and 2 caves. The longest is Forat del Graller (211m). 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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La Vall de Boí, in the comarca of Alta Ribagorça, brings together 3 cavities: 2 caves and 1 pit. Together they total 275 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 89 metres. The lithologies present are granite (1 cavity) and limestone (2 cavities).
The Forat del Graller is the longest cavity, with 211 metres, and the deepest, with 89 metres of vertical drop; it lies within the Parc Nacional d'Aigües Tortes i Llac de Sant Maurici. The Forat del Mont, with 60 metres of passage, is an old local spring, now inactive, with a total vertical drop of 20 metres (-5/+15). The Cova del Sardo is a small rock shelter of archaeological interest in the Sant Nicolau valley, 9 metres wide and 3.80 metres deep, with an old occupation dated between 4800-2500.
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The 20 longest
- 1Forat del GrallerLa Vall de Boí, Lleida211 m
- 2Forat del MontLa Vall de Boí, Lleida60 m
- 3Cova del SardoLa Vall de Boí, Lleida4 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Forat del GrallerLa Vall de Boí, Lleida89 m
- 2Forat del MontLa Vall de Boí, Lleida20 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forat del Graller | 211 meters | 89 meters | Vall de Boí, La | Alta Ribagorça |
| Forat del Mont | 60 meters | 20 meters | Vall de Boí, La | Alta Ribagorça |
| Cova del Sardo | 4 meters | 0 meters | Vall de Boí, La | Alta Ribagorça |
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