Caves of Viladecavalls
Viladecavalls, in the Vallès Occidental, has 4 cavities: 3 caves and 1 pit, with 75 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 8 m. Cova de Can Trullars is the longest, at 28 m.
Viladecavalls has 4 catalogued caves, including 1 potholes and 3 caves. The longest is Cova de Can Trullars (28m). 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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Viladecavalls, a municipality in the Vallès Occidental, has 4 catalogued cavities: 3 caves and 1 pit. Together they total 75 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 8 m. The lithologies present are limestone, in 3 cases, and sandstone, in 1.
The longest cavity is Cova de Can Trullars, with 28 m of passage, very close to Viladecavalls, first explored around 1990 and surveyed in February 2002. It is followed by Cova de les Pedres, 17 m, on the turó del Ros and of archaeological interest; Cova de les Tres Boques, 16 m, also on the turó del Ros, in the Serra de Collcardús, with three entrances that lead to short galleries; and Forat del Vent, a small pit 8 m deep on the turó del Ros, with dominant clastic morphology, also known as Avenc Nadal'72 or Avenc del Vent.
As for depth, Cova de Can Trullars and Forat del Vent reach 8 m; Cova de les Pedres, 4 m, and Cova de les Tres Boques has no vertical drop.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova de Can TrullarsViladecavalls, Barcelona28 m
- 2Cova de les PedresViladecavalls, Barcelona17 m
- 3Cova de les Tres BoquesViladecavalls, Barcelona16 m
- 4Forat del VentViladecavalls, Barcelona14 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova de Can TrullarsViladecavalls, Barcelona8 m
- 2Forat del VentViladecavalls, Barcelona8 m
- 3Cova de les PedresViladecavalls, Barcelona4 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova de Can Trullars | 28 meters | 8 meters | Viladecavalls | Vallès Occidental |
| Cova de les Pedres | 17 meters | 4 meters | Viladecavalls | Vallès Occidental |
| Cova de les Tres Boques | 16 meters | 0 meters | Viladecavalls | Vallès Occidental |
| Forat del Vent | 14 meters | 8 meters | Viladecavalls | Vallès Occidental |
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