Mutschen, Mountain summit in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Mutschen is a 2121-metre summit in the Alpstein massif of canton St. Gallen, the highest point of the first chain visible from the Rhine valley floor. Its south side belongs to Gams, whose highest point it is, the north-west flank to Wildhaus and the north-east side to Sennwald. The Chreialpfirst and the Rosten-/Saxerfirst behind the Mutschensattel rise higher but are hidden from the valley.

The first ascent date of Mutschen is unknown; the summit was probably climbed very early in the course of hunting and alpine herding. The 2121 m peak is the highest point of the municipality of Gams, while its northwest flank belongs to Wildhaus and its northeast side to Sennwald.

The summit lies where three municipal territories meet: Gams, whose highest point it is, Wildhaus and Sennwald. Its first ascent is unrecorded; hunters and herders likely climbed it long before walkers did. The name appears in German as Mutschen and in Chinese as 穆辰山.

The summit is reached from Gams via Obetweid, or over the Mutschensattel from the Saxer Lücke; a third route climbs from Wildhaus in the Toggenburg. The final stretch from the Mutschensattel to the top is easy for walkers. The first ascent date is unknown, but the mountain was probably climbed early by hunters and herders.

The Mutschen is the highest point of the municipality of Gams, but it is not an independent peak: the Chreialpfirst and the Rosten-/Saxerfirst rise behind the Mutschensattel and are higher, though they cannot be seen from the Rhine valley floor.