Etna East Territory: Zafferana Etnea.
Coordinates: 33S 503822E 4171949N (Utm Wgs84) | 37°41'41.1″N 15°02'36.1″E
ELEVATION: 1460 m
Development: > 40 m total.
Nearest known location: Piano del Vescovo
Exploration: Easily accessible and visitable with just lights and helmet.
Taken over by Dario & Paolo Teri (on 15.4.2021)
Notified to the relevant municipality on \\
This is a typical lava flow channel, on lavas 1792/3, easily accessible from the most upstream part, where a few meters away there is a metal stake, hence the name, perhaps used to identify the cave or as a boundary "boundary" between the territories of Zafferana and Trecastagni passing right at the point of interest. The cave extends for about 40 meters with a reduced height of the lowest vault on average of one and a half meters. Typical remelting phenomena are present. Combining the visit to the Paolino, Nido and Sognatori caves present in the area, a visit to this hypogeum can still be considered interesting. The cave is certainly known for the evident anthropic signs mentioned above, but it is not listed, present on any map, nor are there references to the name.
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Dario Teri April 15, 2021 Unseen & Little-Known Etna Caves No Responses