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Caves and shafts in Alt Urgell

Alt Urgell, with the northern slope of the Cadí and other Pyrenean ranges, offers high-mountain karst terrain where the cataloged caves and potholes tend to reflect harsher relief than in the pre-coastal counties: significant elevation changes, longer approaches, and exploration historically more limited by the Pyrenean orography itself.

177 cavitats (106 coves i 71 avencs) in Alt Urgell have been catalogued, mainly in les Valls d'Aguilar, Coll de Nargó and Josa i Tuixén. Font Bordonera, amb 955 m de recorregut.

The surveyed length of the caves with this data ranges from 3 to 955 metres. The depth ranges from 1 to 137 metres. 5 different rock types are recorded here. You can check the full entry for location, access and, where available, photographs and survey maps. The whole set of caves on this page can also be downloaded as CSV or JSON.

Alt Urgell has an area of 1447 km², located mostly in el Prepirineu. This means an approximate density of 12.2 catalogued caves per 100 km².

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