- Piz Kesch
Infobox Mountain | Name = Piz Kesch
Elevation = 3,418 m
Location =Graubünden , SUI
Prominence = 1,502 m
Range =Albula Range ,Rhaetian Alps
Photo = Piz Kesch HQ.jpg
latd= 46|latm=37 |lats=16.7 |latNS=N
longd=9 |longm=52 |longs=21.4 |longEW=E
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Coordinates = coor at dms|46|37|16.7|N|9|52|21.4|E|region:CH-GR_type:mountain
Listing = UltraPiz Kesch (German) or Piz d'Es-Cha (Rumantsch) is a peak in the
Albula Range of theRhaetian Alps . At 3,418 m, it is the highest peak in the Albula Range and the municipality ofBergün ,Grisons .The first ascent was made
1846 by J. Coaz, J. Rascher, C. Casper and J. Tscharner.It is part of the mountain ridge which divides the southeastern Swiss Alps between that which is north of the Alps and that which is south of it. West of Piz Kesch lies the Albula pass ("Pass d'Alvra" in Rumantsch); to the north lies the valley of
Davos , and to the south lies theUpper Engadine . On the foot of Piz Kesch in the Engadine lies the village ofMadulain (1,694 m).An alpine hut close to Piz Kesch is the SAC's "Chamanna d'Es-Cha" or "Es-Cha Hütte" ("ca" 2,594 m), which lies on a 3-hour walk from
Madulain ,La Punt andZuoz and about 1½hour s from the Albula pass road.
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