Tresviso Caves Project

Tresviso Caves Project Gazetter

T10: La Torca Ustacares

Area:Oceno
East, North:364371, 4794743 (nearby)
Coordinate Quality:Map (yellow map)
Long, Lat:-4.6719482497701, 43.293270636034 (map)
Elevation (m):1046
Length (m):0
Depth (m):-40
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Approach

Follow the path from La Torca las Garmas, south for 500m to where the Collada Hermosa ridge can just be seen. The shaft is in a small depression which the path passes through.

Entrance

Just to the left of the path there is a large tree and this hangs over the large rift entrance

Description

This is a large solid walled shaft which ends in a boulder floor. In August there was a pile of snow at the bottom.

Reference

L.U.S.S. (1974-1977)

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