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Caves of Rupit i Pruit

Municipality in Osona with 9 cavities: 5 caves and 4 pits, 155 metres of total passage and 19 metres of maximum depth. All known cavities develop in sandstones.

Rupit i Pruit has 9 catalogued caves, including 4 potholes and 5 caves. The longest is Bora Gran del Puig de Batalla (66m). Most caves are found in sandstone.

9caves
155mtotal length
19mmax depth

Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.

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Rupit i Pruit is a municipality in Osona with 9 catalogued cavities: 5 caves and 4 pits. Together they total 155 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 19 metres. All the known cavities in the municipality develop in sandstones.

The longest cavity is the Bora Gran del Puig de Batalla, with 66 metres of passage, which is also the deepest, at 19 metres. It is followed by the Bora Petita del Puig de Batalla, with 21 metres, and the Balma dels Llims and the Forat Nº4 de la Punxa Filosa, with 12 metres each. The Forat Nº6 de Punxa Filosa completes the five cavities with the greatest passage, with 10 metres.

Among the deepest cavities are the Forat Nº4 de la Punxa Filosa, with 6 metres; the Bora Petita del Puig de Batalla and the Forat Nº2 de Punxa Filosa, with 5 metres each; and the Balma dels Llims, with 3 metres.

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The 20 longest

  1. 1Bora Gran del Puig de BatallaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona66 m
  2. 2Bora Petita del Puig de BatallaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona21 m
  3. 3Balma dels LlimsRupit i Pruit, Barcelona12 m
  4. 4Forat Nº4 de la Punxa FilosaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona12 m
  5. 5Forat Nº6 de Punxa FilosaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona10 m
  6. 6Forat Nº2 de Punxa FilosaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona9 m
  7. 7Forat Nº3 de Punxa FilosaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona9 m
  8. 8Forat Nº5 de Punxa FilosaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona9 m
  9. 9Forat Nº1 de Punxa FilosaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona7 m
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The 20 deepest

  1. 1Bora Gran del Puig de BatallaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona19 m
  2. 2Forat Nº4 de la Punxa FilosaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona6 m
  3. 3Bora Petita del Puig de BatallaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona5 m
  4. 4Forat Nº2 de Punxa FilosaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona5 m
  5. 5Balma dels LlimsRupit i Pruit, Barcelona3 m
  6. 6Forat Nº5 de Punxa FilosaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona3 m
  7. 7Forat Nº6 de Punxa FilosaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona2 m
  8. 8Forat Nº1 de Punxa FilosaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona1 m
  9. 9Forat Nº3 de Punxa FilosaRupit i Pruit, Barcelona1 m
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Length↓
Depth↕
Municipality↕
Region↕
Bora Gran del Puig de Batalla66 meters19 metersRupit i PruitOsona
Bora Petita del Puig de Batalla21 meters5 metersRupit i PruitOsona
Forat Nº4 de la Punxa Filosa12 meters6 metersRupit i PruitOsona
Balma dels Llims12 meters3 metersRupit i PruitOsona
Forat Nº6 de Punxa Filosa10 meters2 metersRupit i PruitOsona
Forat Nº5 de Punxa Filosa9 meters3 metersRupit i PruitOsona
Forat Nº3 de Punxa Filosa9 meters1 metersRupit i PruitOsona
Forat Nº2 de Punxa Filosa9 meters5 metersRupit i PruitOsona
Forat Nº1 de Punxa Filosa7 meters1 metersRupit i PruitOsona

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