Montsakopa (from cat. Mont - "mountain" and cat. Copa - "bowl", named after the crater ) - a volcano located in the city of Olot , in the area of San Francisco; located between the volcanoes of Garrinada and Montolivet on the same fault. Near the crater is the chapel of San Francisco de Padua, built in the XVII century, so the volcano is also called the volcano San Francisk .
Montsopa | |
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Spanish Montsacopa | |
Specifications | |
Crater diameter | 120 m |
Crater depth | 12 m |
Type of eruption | Strombolian |
Highest point | |
Absolute height | 94 m |
Relative height | |
Location | |
A country |
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Region | Catalonia |
Ridge or array | |
The area of the volcano is 23.69 hectares [1] . Its territory is declared a natural reserve according to the law No. 2/1982 [2] .
This is the last volcano formed in Olot . It erupted about 100,000 years ago, and its circular crater is the result of a Strombolian and then phreatomagmatic eruption. During the eruption, a small stream of lava emerged from the northwest, which is now cut by the Rudaura river valley. The products of the volcanic eruption ( tephra and ash) are found in most of the Olot territory [3] . It is the only crater in the natural park of the Garrocha volcanic zone, which did not deform from the lava flow at the end of the eruption.
On the southern and southwestern slopes are deposits of clay ( grederes ). Of this material, several buildings were built in the city, but in the sixties mining of this material was discontinued. Now the clay slopes have been restored and are museum spaces [4] .
During the French occupation in 1812, the chapel was surrounded by walls and two defense towers were built, which have survived to the present day. From the city cemetery at the foot of the volcano to the crater goes the Way of the Cross ( Latin: Via Crucis ). Along the edges of the crater there is a path with birches and benches, there is also a magnificent observation deck overlooking the city and its surroundings.
The forest was completely cut down on the volcano of Montsacopa. Currently, on its southern slope and in the crater there are agricultural plantings and vegetable gardens, and on the other hand the vegetation is restored naturally.
This volcano gave the name of the school in the city of Olot.
Notes
- ↑ Pla especial de la Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa (Catalan) (not available link) (2010). The appeal date is February 4, 2018. Archived January 19, 2018.
- ↑ Llei 2/1982, de 3 de març, de protecció de la zona volcànica de la Garrotxa (catalan) (3 de març 1982).
- ↑ Volcans de la Garrotxa [punts de llibre ]: [ Catalan ] . - Olot, 2011. - p. 36.
- Ais Espais Museístics del Parc Natural de la Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa (catalan.) (Not available link) (10 February 2017). The appeal date is 18 gener 2018. Archived January 19, 2018.