Porta d’Es-cha
Porta d’Es-cha is a mountain saddle in Zuoz, Maloja District, Graubünden and has an elevation of 3,008 metres. Porta d’Es-cha is situated nearby to the locality P.2965, as well as near P.3232.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Piz Kesch and Piz Val Müra.
Piz Kesch
Peak
Photo: Luidger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piz Kesch or Piz d'Es-cha is a peak in the Albula Alps of the Rhaetian Alps in Switzerland. At 3,418 metres, it is the highest peak in the Albula Alps and the municipality of Bergün, Grisons.
Piz Val Müra
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piz Val Müra is a mountain of the Albula Alps, located east of Piz Kesch in the canton of Graubünden. The closest localities are Zuoz and Madulain.
Porchabella Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Luidger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Porchabella Glacier is a 2.5 km long glacier in the Albula Range in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 2.58 km2. The glacier lies at the foot of Piz Kesch and Piz Val Müra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madulain and La Punt-Chamues-ch.
Madulain
Village
Photo: Xenos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Madulain is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
La Punt-Chamues-ch
Village
Photo: Terfili, Public domain.
La Punt Chamues-ch is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
Zuoz
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zuoz is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
Porta d’Es-cha
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,008 metres
- Description: Saddle in Switzerland
- Category: landform
- Location: Zuoz, Maloja District, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.62395° or 46° 37′ 26″ northLongitude
9.88826° or 9° 53′ 18″ eastElevation
3,008 metres (9,869 feet)Open location code
8FRFJVFQ+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1372767114OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Porta d’Es-cha” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Porta d’Es-cha”
- Dutch: “Porta d’Es-cha”
- German: “Porta d’Es-cha”
- Romansh: “Porta d’Es-cha”
- Swedish: “Porta d’Es-cha”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as P.2965 and P.3232.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aguoglia d’Es-cha and Klettergarten ‘Crap dal’s Tor’s’.
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