Cave in Doline 25, Hermon

Grid ref.

224770/303147

Location

Doline 25, north of spot height 2121

Elevation

2077 m above sea level

Description of the cave: This sinkhole was found in the 1990 Hermon survey and its details appear in the Nikrot Tzurim booklet no. 16:

"Doline 25 is a collapse doline that developed adjacent to a slope in dolomitic limestone (a morphology typical of this rock). The boundary line between the gray limestone and the dolomitic limestone is conspicuous. At the bottom of the doline is a sinkhole that cannot be passed through, but a stone that was dropped into it fell several meters. Near the doline dark gray limestone rocks were found – evidence of a magmatic intrusion passing in the vicinity".

During the new survey we managed to descend down the sinkhole about 3 m at a slope of 45 degrees. The bottom of the sinkhole is plugged with a rockfall and no wind comes out of it.

The depth of the sinkhole is about 3.5 m and its width 1X0.7 m.

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Written by: Vladimir Boslov

Cave: sinkhole in Doline 25