Mount Orhy (
French), also Ori or Orhi in
Spanish and
Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
, is a mountain at the border of
Navarre
Navarre ( ; ; ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and New Aquitaine in France. ...
and
Soule
Soule (; Basque language, Basque: Zuberoa; Zuberoan/ Soule Basque: Xiberoa or Xiberua; ) is a former viscounty and France, French Provinces of France, province and part of the present-day Pyrénées-Atlantiques ''département in France, départ ...
, in the
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto. ...
, and is high. It is the westernmost peak above in the entire range.
A prominent mountain, it is very important in
Basque mythology. Its grassy slopes are used as pastures.
References
El Correo (Spanish)
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Mountains of the Pyrenees
Mountains of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Mountains of Navarre
International mountains of Europe
France–Spain border
Two-thousanders of France
Two-thousanders of Spain
Geography of the Northern Basque Country
Soule
Mountains of the Basque Country