Caves of Mura
Mura, a municipality in Bages, brings together 117 cavities: 76 caves and 41 pits, with 3418 m of total passage and 123 m of maximum depth. Notable are the Cova-avenc del Picarol, the Avenc de l'Espluga and the Avenc del Llest in the Serra de l'Obac.
Mura has 117 catalogued caves, including 41 potholes and 76 caves. The longest is Cova-avenc del Picarol (340m) and the deepest is Avenc de l'Espluga (123m). Most caves are found in conglomerate.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Mura is a municipality in Bages that brings together 117 cavities: 76 caves and 41 pits. The whole sums 3418 m of passage and reaches a maximum depth of 123 m. The dominant lithologies are conglomerates (114 cavities), followed by sandstones (2) and travertines (1).
Among the longest cavities are the Cova-avenc del Picarol, with 340 m of passage in the Serra de l'Obac, an entrance shaft of 7.5 m and a system of galleries on three levels; the Avenc de l'Espluga, 123 m deep and about 320 m of passage, explored since 1953; and the Avenc del Llest, 56 m deep, with a large chamber and the Galeria Sardi. Also notable are the Coves de Mura, of 184 m, and the Cort Fosca de Matarrodona, of 125 m.
As for depth, in addition to the Avenc de l'Espluga (123 m), there are the Avenc del Llest (56 m), the Avenc de la Brega (52 m), the Avenc de Sant Jaume de la Mata (52 m), known since 1922, and the Avenc de Coll de Tanca (30 m), discovered on 16 May 2022, with an entrance one metre in diameter and a single shaft of 25 m.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova-avenc del PicarolMura, Barcelona340 m
- 2Avenc de l'EsplugaMura, Barcelona320 m
- 3Avenc del LlestMura, Barcelona265 m
- 4Coves de MuraMura, Barcelona184 m
- 5Cort Fosca de MatarrodonaMura, Barcelona125 m
- 6Avenc de Sant Jaume de la MataMura, Barcelona104 m
- 7Avenc de la FalconeraMura, Barcelona95 m
- 8Cova dels TalpsMura, Barcelona73 m
- 9Cova del Turó del Mal Pas de PuigdoureMura, Barcelona67 m
- 10Avenc de les PiquesMura, Barcelona66 m
- 11Avenc de la BregaMura, Barcelona60 m
- 12Avenc de l'Era dels EnricsMura, Barcelona49 m
- 13Avenc de Coll de TancaMura, Barcelona45 m
- 14Cova Gran de la Font FredaMura, Barcelona44 m
- 15Cova del FrontalMura, Barcelona41 m
- 16Avenc de la Coma d'en VilaMura, Barcelona40 m
- 17Avenc de les ErmíniesMura, Barcelona40 m
- 18Avenc del Sot de la BótaMura, Barcelona40 m
- 19Avenc del TortosíMura, Barcelona40 m
- 20Cau d'en BanyetaMura, Barcelona40 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc de l'EsplugaMura, Barcelona123 m
- 2Avenc del LlestMura, Barcelona56 m
- 3Avenc de la BregaMura, Barcelona52 m
- 4Avenc de Sant Jaume de la MataMura, Barcelona52 m
- 5Avenc de Coll de TancaMura, Barcelona30 m
- 6Avenc de la FalconeraMura, Barcelona28 m
- 7Avenc de la Canal de les TeixoneresMura, Barcelona20 m
- 8Avenc del MontcauMura, Barcelona20 m
- 9Avenc del Sot de la BótaMura, Barcelona20 m
- 10Avenc de la Coma d'en VilaMura, Barcelona18 m
- 11Avenc de les ErmíniesMura, Barcelona18 m
- 12Avenc del TortosíMura, Barcelona18 m
- 13Cova-avenc del PicarolMura, Barcelona16 m
- 14Avenc dels CodolososMura, Barcelona15 m
- 15Avenc de les PiquesMura, Barcelona14 m
- 16Avenc LocalMura, Barcelona14 m
- 17Cova Gran de la Font FredaMura, Barcelona14 m
- 18Avenc de la Punta de les SaleresMura, Barcelona13 m
- 19Avenc de l'Era dels EnricsMura, Barcelona13 m
- 20Avenc de la Font FredaMura, Barcelona10 m
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