Etna North East – Territory: Castiglione
Coordinates: 37° 48′ 36.8′ N 15° 02′ 25.6”E / 37.810213,15.040451
ELEVATION: 1831m.
Development: about 15 meters
Nearest known location: Monte Nero
Exploration: Can be visited with speleological equipment.
Explored by: Dario Teri, Paolo Teri, Piera D'Arrigo on 4.11.2022/XNUMX/XNUMX.
Notified to the relevant municipality on \\
This is a cave of modest development, but interesting, present on the long eruptive fracture of 1911 (lower part). The peculiarity of this hypogeum is the presence of concretions of white salts (perhaps sodium or calcium) on the walls with a copious concentration of white powdery rock on the final part (photo). This characteristic makes it an interesting cave to visit in addition to the place where it is located, with dozens of mouths and hornitos aligned, very fascinating. Probably this and other cavities of similar development are known to the shepherds and more expert guides of the area, however they are not registered. Nearby there are also other modest caves detected on the same day: Grotta Ottobre Rosso and the Grotte Frattura 1911 inferiore and superiore.
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Dario Teri
November 4, 2022
Unseen & Little-Known Etna Caves
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