Piz Cotschen

#1283 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Piz Cotschen is a mountain of the Swiss Silvretta Alps, located north of Guarda and Ardez in the canton of Graubünden. It lies between the valleys of Val Tuoi and Val Tasna. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 9944 ftProminence: 971 ftCoordinates: 46°48'48"N, 10°10'36"E

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GraubündenSwitzerland

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Piz Cotschen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tarasp Castle, Steinsberg Castle, Lai da Tarasp, Piz Buin.

4.7 miSE
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Tarasp Castle, Scuol
120 min walk • Perched high on a rocky outcrop above the picturesque Swiss village of Scuol, Tarasp Castle stands as a sentinel over the Lower Engadine valley. This majestic fortress is a testament to the region's medieval history, and it is one of the most significant cultural...
3 miSE
Forts and castles
Steinsberg Castle
77 min walk • Perched atop a hill in the Swiss canton of Aargau lies Steinsberg Castle, a historic fortress whose origins trace back to the early 12th century. Often referred to as the "Compass Rose of the Aargau" due to its distinctive eight-sided keep, the castle offers visitors a...
4.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lai da Tarasp
122 min walk • Lai da Tarasp is a lake at Tarasp in the Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is 2 ha.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Buin
89 min walk • Piz Buin is a mountain in the Silvretta range of the Alps on the border between Austria and Switzerland. It forms the border between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and is the highest peak in Vorarlberg.
5.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Linard
130 min walk • Piz Linard is a pyramid-shaped mountain of the Swiss Alps. At 3,410 m it is the highest peak of the Silvretta mountain range. It was first climbed on August 1, 1835, by the geologist and naturalist Oswald Heer led by Johann Madutz.
5.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lai Nair
139 min walk • Lai Nair is a small lake above Tarasp in the Lower Engadine, Graubünden, Switzerland. The site is listed in the Inventory of Raised and Transitional Bogs of National Importance.
5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Silvrettahorn
129 min walk • The Silvrettahorn is a mountain of the Silvretta Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Austria. On its southern Swiss side it overlooks the Silvretta Glacier.
3.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Buin Pitschen
93 min walk • Piz Buin Pitschen or Kleiner Piz Buin is a peak in the Silvretta Alps. The Piz Buin Pitschen lies western of his higher neighbor the Piz Buin Grond or Großer Piz Buin.
4.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Tasna
124 min walk • Piz Tasna is a mountain of the Silvretta Alps, located between Val Tasna and Val Sinestra in Graubünden, Switzerland. On the north side of the mountain lies a glacier named Vadret da Tasna.
4.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Signalhorn
115 min walk • The Signalhorn is a mountain of the Silvretta Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Austria. It lies just east of the Silvretta Pass and is the tripoint between the regions of Prättigau and Engadin and Montafon.
3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Minschun
85 min walk • Piz Minschun is a mountain of the Silvretta Alps, overlooking Scuol in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. From the heights of Scuol, a trail lead to the summit.