Pic d'Orhy

Orhy

Pic d'Orhy from Larrau pass.
Highest point
Elevation 2,017 m (6,617 ft)
Prominence 603 m (1,978 ft)
Coordinates 42°59′22.66″N 1°00′17.83″W / 42.9896278°N 1.0049528°W / 42.9896278; -1.0049528Coordinates: 42°59′22.66″N 1°00′17.83″W / 42.9896278°N 1.0049528°W / 42.9896278; -1.0049528
Geography
Orhy
Pyrenees
Location Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Navarre, Spain
Parent range Pyrenees
Climbing
Easiest route Larrau pass

Mount Orhy (French), also Ori or Orhi in Spanish and Basque, is a mountain at the border of Navarre and Soule, in the Pyrenees, and is 2,017 metres (6,617 ft) high. It is the westernmost peak above 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) in the entire range.

A prominent mountain, it is very important in Basque mythology. Its grassy slopes are used as pastures.

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