| Piz Kesch | |
|---|---|
| Piz d'Es-cha | |
 West view | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,418 m (11,214 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,503 m (4,931 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Finsteraarhorn |
| Isolation | 22.9 km (14.2 mi)[2] |
| Listing | Ultra, Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Coordinates | 46°37′16.7″N 9°52′21.4″E / 46.621306°N 9.872611°E |
| Geography | |
  Piz Kesch Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Albula Alps, Rhaetian Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1846 by Johann Coaz, J. Rascher, C. Casper and J. Tscharner[3] |
Piz Kesch (German) or Piz d'Es-cha (Rumantsch) is a peak in the Albula Alps of the Rhaetian Alps in Switzerland. At 3,418 metres (11,214 ft), it is the highest peak in the Albula Alps and the municipality of Bergün, Grisons.
The first ascent was made 1846 by J. Coaz, J. Rascher, C. Casper and J. Tscharner.[3]
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Lukmanier Pass (1,915 m).
- ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is northwest of Piz Tschierva.
- ^ a b Braham, Trevor, When the Alps Cast Their Spell: Mountaineers of the Alpine Golden Age, Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd, 2004.