Geopath Wiriehorn
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"Look from mountain and valley..." What evokes feelings of home in us Diemtigtalers has been shaped, moved, layered, and eroded again over millions of years. How does a sea become a cultural landscape with grazing cows? How does the Wiriehorn get its typical shape? Whose traces of earlier times are still recognizable in the terrain today?
The rock of the Wiriehorn is very old, formed around 240 million years ago. At that time, dinosaurs also lived on our planet. Around 240 million years ago, large areas were extensively covered by a sea. Dead plants, shells, and scales settled on the sea floor. They mixed with minerals, solidified, and turned to stone. Later – during the formation of the Alps – the rock was uplifted and moved here. Today it forms the summit of the Wiriehorn.
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