Caves of Ogassa
Ogassa, in the Ripollès, contains 7 cavities: 6 caves and 1 pit, with a total length of 434 metres and a maximum depth of 96 metres. The Forat del Miquelet is the longest and deepest cavity.
Ogassa has 7 catalogued caves, including 1 potholes and 6 caves. The longest is Forat del Miquelet (294m). 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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Ogassa, a municipality in the Ripollès, has 7 catalogued cavities: 6 caves and 1 pit. Together they total a length of 434 metres and reach a maximum depth of 96 metres. All the cavities develop in limestone.
The Forat del Miquelet is the most notable cavity, both for its length, of 294 metres, and for its depth, of 96 metres; it was discovered in 1990 and features shafts, ramps, galleries with concretions and a narrow passage that has been widened. Other notable cavities are the Cova dels Encantats, 45 metres long, known since time immemorial and with engravings on the rock, and the Cova de la Coma d'olla, 39 metres long, catalogued in 2022 by Ferran Cardona and Carme Bañolas.
Among the shorter cavities are the Cova d'en Vidabona, 20 metres long, in the Serra Cavallera, about 280 m WSW of the summit of puig Sestela (2013 m), catalogued in June 2022, and the Cova del Cingle, also 20 metres long, located by the SIEP of the Centre Excursionista Poblet between 17 and 19 March 1968.
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The 20 longest
- 1Forat del MiqueletOgassa, Girona294 m
- 2Cova dels EncantatsOgassa, Girona45 m
- 3Cova de la Coma d'ollaOgassa, Girona39 m
- 4Cova del CingleOgassa, Girona20 m
- 5Cova d'en VidabonaOgassa, Girona20 m
- 6Cova del Comte ArnauOgassa, Girona16 m
- 7Cambra de les MongesOgassa, Girona10 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Forat del MiqueletOgassa, Girona96 m
- 2Cova del CingleOgassa, Girona10 m
- 3Cova d'en VidabonaOgassa, Girona7 m
- 4Cova del Comte ArnauOgassa, Girona6 m
- 5Cova dels EncantatsOgassa, Girona6 m
- 6Cambra de les MongesOgassa, Girona2 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forat del Miquelet | 294 meters | 96 meters | Ogassa | Ripollès |
| Cova dels Encantats | 45 meters | 6 meters | Ogassa | Ripollès |
| Cova de la Coma d'olla | 39 meters | 0 meters | Ogassa | Ripollès |
| Cova d'en Vidabona | 20 meters | 7 meters | Ogassa | Ripollès |
| Cova del Cingle | 20 meters | 10 meters | Ogassa | Ripollès |
| Cova del Comte Arnau | 16 meters | 6 meters | Ogassa | Ripollès |
| Cambra de les Monges | 10 meters | 2 meters | Ogassa | Ripollès |
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