- Elevation
- 3,417 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport99 km
- LUG Lugano Airport101 km
About Piz Kesch
Piz Kesch is a mountain. Location: Zuoz, Region Maloja. Elevation: 3,417 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (99 km). Nearby sights include Aguoglia d'Es-cha and Vadret Pischa.
Photos of Piz Kesch
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Hoch Ducan Caumasee at de.wikipedia · Public domain
Climate of Piz Kesch
This month · November
A cold month
Day -8° · Night -16° · Rain 79 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 5°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -20°)
- Wettest month
- July (113 mm)
- Driest month
- February (55 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -12° | -11° | -9° | -7° | -2° | 2° | 5° | 5° | 2° | -2° | -8° | -11° |
| Average low (°C) | -20° | -20° | -17° | -14° | -9° | -7° | -4° | -4° | -7° | -10° | -16° | -19° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 55 | 68 | 75 | 85 | 107 | 113 | 111 | 94 | 83 | 79 | 70 |
How to get to Piz Kesch
The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 99 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) (107 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 130 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 99 kmnorth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 101 kmsouthwest
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 107 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 130 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 131 kmnorthwest
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 136 kmnortheast
- Bern Population: 121.6K 189 kmwest
- Ulm Population: 120.5K 198 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Piz Kesch
Within 100 km: 170 historic and cultural sites, 6,342 natural sites, 770 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km716 places
- Chaviolas Island 24 kmSW
- Silvaplanersee Lake 20 kmS
- Lake Sils Lake 25 kmSW
- Lej Languard Lake 17 kmS
25–60 km2,460 places
- Lajets Lake 26 kmSW
- Lago di Poschiavo Lake 41 kmSE
- Lägh da Cavloc Lake 30 kmSW
- Lago Bianco Lake 26 kmSE
60–100 km4,106 places
- Spadalone Mountain 84 kmSE
- Walensee Lake 76 kmNW
- Wägitalersee Lake 89 kmNW
- Lago Tremorgio Lake 90 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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La Punt-Chamues-ch Municipality, Region Maloja5.8 km SE
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Zuoz Village, Zuoz7 km E
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Alp Belvair Village, Zuoz4.7 km SE
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Bever Municipality, Region Maloja7.7 km S
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Alp Alesch Village, La Punt-Chamues-ch4.3 km SE
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Chamanna Munt Village, Zuoz5.1 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aguoglia d'Es-cha Mountain, Zuoz0.6 km E
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Vadret Pischa Natural site, Zuoz0.5 km S
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Piz Pischa Mountain, Bergün Filisur0.9 km SW
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Piz Cotschen Mountain, Zuoz0.9 km SE
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Vadret d'Es-cha Natural site, Zuoz0.9 km SE
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Vadret da Porchabella Natural site, Bergün Filisur1 km NE
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Kesch Pitschen Mountain, Bergün Filisur1.3 km NW
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Piz As-cha Mountain, Bergün Filisur1.8 km W
Sources & licences
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