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Piz Kesch

Elevation
3,417 m
#2,601
in the world
#189
in Switzerland
1,501 m
prominence

Piz Kesch is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 3,417 m, the 189th highest in Switzerland, part of the Albula Alps.

Elevation
3,417 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,501 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
23 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#2,601
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Piz Kesch

Piz Kesch lies in Switzerland, in Grisons.

Key facts

Elevation
3,417 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,501 m
Isolation
23 km
Type
Peak
Region
Grisons
Coordinates
46.621, 9.873
First ascent
1846

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#189of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Albula Alps
#1of 52
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,601of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Piz Blaisun3,200 m2.2 km
Piz Val Müra3,164 m2.3 km
Piz Porchabella3,079 m2.4 km
Piz Forun3,052 m3.8 km
Piz Üertsch3,267 m3.9 km
Piz Griatschouls2,971 m5.5 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Piz Kesch.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
ChurSwitzerland35,37336 km
SondrioItaly19,20850 km
BludenzAustria15,10260 km
FeldkirchAustria33,42072 km
BellinzonaSwitzerland43,22081 km

About this mountain

The Albula Alps peak stands at 3,417 m, making it the highest in its immediate cluster; Piz Blaisun, 2.2 km away, reaches 3,200 m. Piz Kesch has a topographic prominence of 1,501 m and sits 23 km from the nearest higher ground. The first recorded ascent was in 1846.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Dufourspitze4,634 m
2Dunantspitze4,632 m
3Punta Nordend4,608 m
4Dom4,545 m
5Lyskamm Orientale4,532 m
6Weisshorn4,505 m
7Täschhorn4,491 m
8Lyskamm Occidentale4,479 m
9Matterhorn4,478 m
10Dent Blanche4,357 m

Common questions

How tall is Piz Kesch?
Piz Kesch rises to 3,417 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Piz Kesch?
Piz Kesch is in Switzerland, in Grisons.
Where does Piz Kesch rank?
It is the 189th highest of the 1,296 peaks we list in Switzerland, and #2,601 worldwide.
When was Piz Kesch first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1846.
What is the nearest city to Piz Kesch?
Chur, Switzerland, about 36 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.