Geopoint Kammleiten (Garnterkofel chairlift)

On the way from Watschiger Alm to the Kammleiten, the path crosses shortly before the summit a rock unique to this area. It consists of colorful, decimeter-sized rounded rubble of limestone and dolomite. The rock is referred to as “Muschelkalk conglomerate” or Uggowitz breccia and was formed in the Early Triassic period (about 230 million years ago). The 44 m thick rock forms the entire summit of the Kammleiten, only in the lower part is it interlayered with a layer about four meters thick of green volcanic tuffs. These tuffs could be an indication of formation through an earthquake or a volcanic eruption that shook the seabed and lifted parts of the subsoil over the surroundings. Thus, angular rock debris may have accumulated at the foot of the high block, which was reworked, transported, crushed, and rounded near the coast. The consolidation into a conglomerate occurred due to the weight of the overlying rocks.