Caves of Vallfogona de Ripollès
Vallfogona de Ripollès, in the Ripollès, has 3 caves: the Bauma del Boer, the Baumes del Salt de Llastanosa and the Cova de les Encantades. Together they total 16 m of passage and 0 m of maximum depth.
Vallfogona de Ripollès has 3 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 3 caves. The longest is Bauma del Boer (6m). Most caves are found in travertine.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Vallfogona de Ripollès, a municipality in the Ripollès, has 3 caves, all of them catalogued as a Cova. Together, the cavities total 16 m of passage and a maximum depth of 0 m. The longest is the Bauma del Boer, with 6 m.
The known cavities are the Bauma del Boer, the Baumes del Salt de Llastanosa and the Cova de les Encantades. The Bauma del Boer is a shelter hidden by vegetation, 26 m long, 6 m deep and 5 m high, with a wooden railing. The Baumes del Salt de Llastanosa are a group of two small shelters beneath the Llastanosa waterfall, known since ancient times. The Cova de les Encantades is a small cave with 5 metres of passage at the la Tosca del Pinetar, Sant Julià de Vallfogona, formed by travertine about 10 metres high.
As for the lithologies, there is 1 cavity in conglomerate and 2 in travertine.
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The 20 longest
- 1Bauma del BoerVallfogona de Ripollès, Girona6 m
- 2Baumes del Salt de LlastanosaVallfogona de Ripollès, Girona5 m
- 3Cova de les EncantadesVallfogona de Ripollès, Girona5 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauma del Boer | 6 meters | 0 meters | Vallfogona de Ripollès | Ripollès |
| Cova de les Encantades | 5 meters | 0 meters | Vallfogona de Ripollès | Ripollès |
| Baumes del Salt de Llastanosa | 5 meters | 0 meters | Vallfogona de Ripollès | Ripollès |
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