Caves of Solsona
The municipality of Solsona, in the Solsonès, has 2 caves: the Balma de la Ventolada and the Cova de Sant Bartomeu, both 10 metres long.
Solsona has 2 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 2 caves. The longest is Balma de la Ventolada (10m) and the deepest is Cova de Sant Bartomeu (2m). 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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The municipality of Solsona, in the Solsonès, has 2 inventoried caves, with a total length of 20 metres and a maximum depth of 2 metres. The lithologies present are conglomerates and sandstones.
The Balma de la Ventolada is a rock shelter in the barranc de Vilamala, in Lladurs, with a height varying between 0.5 and 1 m, a maximum width of about 25 m and a maximum depth of 10 m on each side. The Cova de Sant Bartomeu is a cave with a length of 10 metres on the Serrat de Sant Bartomeu, Solsona, below the geodesic point at the summit.
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The 20 longest
- 1Balma de la VentoladaSolsona, Lleida10 m
- 2Cova de Sant BartomeuSolsona, Lleida10 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova de Sant BartomeuSolsona, Lleida2 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova de Sant Bartomeu | 10 meters | 2 meters | Solsona | Solsonès |
| Balma de la Ventolada | 10 meters | 0 meters | Solsona | Solsonès |
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