Grotte Casteret
The Grotte Casteret, also known by its Spanish names Gruta de Casteret or Gruta Helada de Casteret, is a limestone ice cave, located high in the Spanish Pyrenees, within the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park. Discovered in 1926 by Norbert Casteret, it is known for its Grande Salle (Great Hall) which has a frozen lake some in area, its ice formations, and a ice wall into a second chamber.
Details
- Access
- Controlled
- Length
- 500 m.
- Survey
- SWETCC, 1961
- Geology
- Cretaceous limestone
- Hazards
- Ice
- Location
- Aragon, Spain
- Discovery
- 1926
- Elevation
- 2640 m
- Other Name
- Gruta Helada de Casteret
- Photo Caption
- The Grande Salle in the Grotte Casteret
- Entrance Count
- 3.
- Height Variation
- 80 m