Kesova Gora (Russian: Ке́сова Гора́) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Kesovogorsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located 32 kilometers (20 mi) from Kashin and 50 kilometers (31 mi) from Bezhetsk.

[8] Kesova Gora was known since approximately 1238, and it apparently was formed from a combination various smaller settlements: Krasny, Zaychy, and Grachi.

Originally, the settlement was called Kyasova Gora, meaning "clay-filled region" in Finnish.

In 1775, Tver Viceroyalty was formed from the lands which previously belonged to Moscow and Novgorod Governorates.

Kesovsky District, with the administrative center in Kesova Gora, was established within Bezhetsk Okrug of Moscow Oblast.