Caves of Pontons
Pontons (Alt Penedès) has 19 cavities: 5 pits and 14 caves, with 571 m of total surveyed passage and a maximum depth of 16 m. All are in limestone. Esquerdes de les Roques Grans stands out, at 241 m.
Pontons has 19 catalogued caves, including 5 potholes and 14 caves. The longest is Esquerdes de les Roques Grans (241m) and the deepest is Cova-avenc del Mas de Pontons (16m). 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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In the municipality of Pontons, in Alt Penedès, 19 cavities have been catalogued: 5 pits and 14 caves. Together they total 571 m of surveyed passage and reach a maximum depth of 16 m. All the inventoried cavities develop in limestone.
The longest cavity is Esquerdes de les Roques Grans, with 241 m of surveyed passage; it consists of fissures parallel to the western crag of the pla de les Roques Grans. It is followed by Cova-avenc del Mas de Pontons, at 44 m, and Cova de Avenc del - Sant Salvador Ral, at 37 m. As for depth, Cova-avenc del Mas de Pontons reaches 16 m, Esquerdes de les Roques Grans 15 m and Cova de Avenc del - Sant Salvador Ral 14 m.
Other cavities in the municipality are Avenc del Batlle Vell, with 33 m of passage, and Cova del Bram, with 31 m, both with their own descriptions within the catalogue.
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The 20 longest
- 1Esquerdes de les Roques GransPontons, Barcelona241 m
- 2Cova-avenc del Mas de PontonsPontons, Barcelona44 m
- 3Cova de Avenc del - Sant Salvador RalPontons, Barcelona37 m
- 4Avenc del Batlle VellPontons, Barcelona33 m
- 5Cova del BramPontons, Barcelona31 m
- 6Cova XerolinaPontons, Barcelona30 m
- 7Avenc d'en GoriPontons, Barcelona20 m
- 8Esquerdes de les Roques XiquesPontons, Barcelona20 m
- 9Avenc de Can MarimonPontons, Barcelona15 m
- 10Esquerda de Can FerreresPontons, Barcelona15 m
- 11Esquerda Nº1 del Mas de PontonsPontons, Barcelona13 m
- 12Cova de la Font del MolinotPontons, Barcelona12 m
- 13Cova de la Font OriolaPontons, Barcelona12 m
- 14Cova dels PiconsPontons, Barcelona12 m
- 15Cova del BarretPontons, Barcelona8 m
- 16Cova del Batlle VellPontons, Barcelona8 m
- 17Coves de la Riera de PontonsPontons, Barcelona8 m
- 18Esquerda Nº2 del Mas de PontonsPontons, Barcelona8 m
- 19Coveta del Torrent dels CarbonsPontons, Barcelona4 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova-avenc del Mas de PontonsPontons, Barcelona16 m
- 2Esquerdes de les Roques GransPontons, Barcelona15 m
- 3Cova de Avenc del - Sant Salvador RalPontons, Barcelona14 m
- 4Avenc d'en GoriPontons, Barcelona11 m
- 5Avenc de Can MarimonPontons, Barcelona9 m
- 6Cova del BramPontons, Barcelona9 m
- 7Avenc del Batlle VellPontons, Barcelona6 m
- 8Cova XerolinaPontons, Barcelona5 m
- 9Esquerdes de les Roques XiquesPontons, Barcelona5 m
- 10Esquerda de Can FerreresPontons, Barcelona4 m
- 11Cova de la Font del MolinotPontons, Barcelona3 m
- 12Cova de la Font OriolaPontons, Barcelona3 m
- 13Cova del Batlle VellPontons, Barcelona2 m
- 14Esquerda Nº1 del Mas de PontonsPontons, Barcelona2 m
- 15Cova del BarretPontons, Barcelona1 m
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