0280: Escalón, Fuente El (Penny's Cave)
N Vega 30T 449958 4795731 (Datum: ETRS89. Accuracy code: M) Altitude 175m
Length in Sistema de Colmenas-Escalón (363)
Area position : Site entrance in context : Logbook search

Updated 19th February 1999; 30th June 2018; 15th February, 27th April 2024

   One of two resurgences at this level on the north side of the Vega valley, the other being Fuente de las Colmenas (363). Crawling leads to a small chamber and a duck. A calcite climb on the left bypasses this and leads to a deep pool which bends to the right and ends at a draughting 'sump'. The draught issues from a small eyehole. The passage continues under water to the right of the sump pool. An 8m awkward dive surfaces in a rift with the main way on in a parallel rift. The draughting passage continues to link with Fuente de las Colmenas. A roof level passage 60m beyond the sump draughts out strongly but only connects further up the cave.

A water trace from a sink in the Cubjia valley (near Regatón) was carried out over February 2024. Detectors in Rioturto Inlet, Cueva Molino and this resurgence proved negative.

Link to entry in the Cave Diving Sump Index.

References: anon., 1981a (logbook); Corrin J et al, 1981a; Corrin J, 1983c; anon., 1983a (Easter logbook); anon., 1983b (logbook); anon., 1984 (logbook); anon., 1986 (logbook); material in file; anon., 1994a (Easter logbook); anon., 1994b (logbook) (?); Corrin Juan, 1995a; García José León, 1997 (survey); León García José, 2010 (Volume 1 and Volume 2) (line survey);
Entrance picture :
Underground picture(s):
Detailed Survey :
Line Survey : No detail on North Vega Survey
On area survey :
Survex file : yes (Amended magnetic declination December 2013 to align with Eur79 grid and coordinates altered to fit ETRS89 datum, April 2014.)
Passage direction rose diagram: with Colmenas 30/6/2018

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