Caves and potholes of Chieti
The catalogue of Chieti lists 53 caves, including 7 potholes and 46 caves. The longest is Grotta del Cavallone (1,305 m) and the deepest is Pozzo di "tre Portoni" (250 m).
53 caves
4.1 km total length
250m max depth
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded. Without length data: 2. Without depth data: 19. Without known lithology: 53.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grotta del Cavallone | Taranta Peligna | 1,305 m |
| 2 | Grotta del Bove | Taranta Peligna | 720 m |
| 3 | Pozzo di "tre Portoni" | Fara San Martino | 623 m |
| 4 | Grotta dell'Asino | Taranta Peligna | 300 m |
| 5 | Grotta dei Faggi | Pennapiedimonte | 290 m |
| 6 | La Grotta Nera | Pennapiedimonte | 100 m |
| 7 | Grotta di Eduardo | Fresagrandinaria | 72 m |
| 8 | Grotta dei Banditi di Furci | Furci | 69 m |
| 9 | Grotta del Colle | Rapino | 62 m |
| 10 | Grotta dell'Orso | Pretoro | 36 m |
| 11 | Grotta Giovannucci | Pretoro | 35 m |
| 12 | Pozzetto di Monteferrante | Monteferrante | 30 m |
| 13 | Grotta degli Scheletri | Taranta Peligna | 28 m |
| 14 | Grotta de Li Mammozz 1° | Pennapiedimonte | 28 m |
| 15 | Grotta del Mulo | Taranta Peligna | 24 m |
| 16 | Grotta Fammuca | Rapino | 22 m |
| 17 | Grotta Canosa | Lama dei Peligni | 20 m |
| 18 | Pozzo Sant'Angelo | Fara San Martino | 20 m |
| 19 | Grotta dell'Angelo | Pretoro | 15 m |
| 20 | Grotta Morricone | Rapino | 15 m |
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The figures of these places do not add up to the total: a cave can be in more than one place, or in none when its location has no lower level.