Piz Kesch
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| Elevation | 3,418 m |
| Location | Graubünden,  Switzerland |
| Range | Albula Range, Rhaetian Alps |
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Piz Kesch (German) or Piz d'Es-Cha (Rumantsch) is a peak in the Albula Range of the Rhaetian Alps. At 3,418 m, it is the highest peak in the Albula Range and the municipality of Bergün, 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 the Upper Engadine. On the foot of Piz Kesch in the Engadine lies the village of Madulain (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 and Zuoz and about 1½ hours from the Albula pass road.
