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Piz Kesch
Mountain in Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Piz Kesch | |
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Piz d'Es-cha | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,418 m (11,214 ft) |
Prominence | 1,503 m (4,931 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Piz Tschierva |
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 |
Geography | |
Location | Graubünden, Switzerland |
Parent range | Albula Alps, Rhaetian Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1846 by Johann Coaz, J. Rascher, C. Casper and J. Tscharner[3] |
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The first ascent was made 1846 by J. Coaz, J. Rascher, C. Casper and J. Tscharner.[3]