Caves of Sant Aniol de Finestres
Municipality of the Garrotxa with 10 cavities: 3 pits and 7 caves, 616 m of total passage and 43 m of maximum depth. All known cavities develop in sandstone.
Sant Aniol de Finestres has 10 catalogued caves, including 3 potholes and 7 caves. The longest is Avenc del Bloc (211m). Most caves are found in sandstone.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Sant Aniol de Finestres, a municipality of the Garrotxa, contains 10 catalogued cavities: 3 pits and 7 caves. Together they total 616 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 43 metres. All the known cavities of the municipality develop in sandstone.
The Avenc del Bloc is the most notable cavity, with 211 metres of passage and 43 metres of depth; it has been known since time immemorial and was explored from 1967 onwards. It is followed in passage length by the Cova de les Angúnies, at 190 metres, and the Cova del Llop, at 116 metres, with access from Sant Feliu de Pallerols and first explored in 1968. Other cavities in the municipality are Bora Bonica, with 31 metres of passage, explored by the SIE – CEA on 19 December 1971, and the Avenc Pujolar, 14 metres deep, discovered and explored on 4-4-1997 by the Centre Excursionista d'Olot.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc del BlocSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona211 m
- 2Cova de les AngúniesSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona190 m
- 3Cova del LlopSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona116 m
- 4Bora BonicaSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona31 m
- 5Avenc PujolarSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona19 m
- 6Cova dels CarlinsSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona19 m
- 7Coveta del CamíSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona12 m
- 8Cova dels TrabucairesSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona8 m
- 9Avenc dels TroncsSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona5 m
- 10Bauma de les MedesSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona5 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc del BlocSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona43 m
- 2Cova de les AngúniesSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona40 m
- 3Cova del LlopSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona17 m
- 4Avenc PujolarSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona14 m
- 5Bora BonicaSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona6 m
- 6Avenc dels TroncsSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona5 m
- 7Coveta del CamíSant Aniol de Finestres, Girona2 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenc del Bloc | 211 meters | 43 meters | Sant Aniol de Finestres | Garrotxa |
| Cova de les Angúnies | 190 meters | 40 meters | Sant Aniol de Finestres | Garrotxa |
| Cova del Llop | 116 meters | 17 meters | Sant Aniol de Finestres | Garrotxa |
| Bora Bonica | 31 meters | 6 meters | Sant Aniol de Finestres | Garrotxa |
| Cova dels Carlins | 19 meters | 0 meters | Sant Aniol de Finestres | Garrotxa |
| Avenc Pujolar | 19 meters | 14 meters | Sant Aniol de Finestres | Garrotxa |
| Coveta del Camí | 12 meters | 2 meters | Sant Aniol de Finestres | Garrotxa |
| Cova dels Trabucaires | 8 meters | 0 meters | Sant Aniol de Finestres | Garrotxa |
| Bauma de les Medes | 5 meters | 0 meters | Sant Aniol de Finestres | Garrotxa |
| Avenc dels Troncs | 5 meters | 5 meters | Sant Aniol de Finestres | Garrotxa |
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