Puy Chavaroche, Mountain summit in Cantal, France

Puy Chavaroche is a rounded, grass-covered summit in the Monts du Cantal, reaching 1,736 m. Its upper slopes are open turf crossed by faint paths and shallow gullies, with a few grey rock outcrops near the top, while dark conifer forest covers the lower slopes. The mountain is built of alternating trachyandesite and volcanic breccia.

Puy Chavaroche is built of alternating layers of trachyandesite and volcanic breccias, like several other summits of the Cantal massif. These rocks record the volcanic activity that built the massif; the summit now stands at 1,736 m.

The name derives from local words meaning goat, recalling the long tradition of livestock herding in the surrounding mountain meadows. Shepherds still use the grassy slopes for grazing during warmer months.

The hike to the summit requires good footing and proper mountain gear for rocky terrain. The route is safest during warm months, as snow and ice can make conditions difficult in fall and winter.

At the summit stands a stone figure known as the "stone man", where walkers place a stone to leave a trace of their passage. The GR 400 long-distance trail crosses the mountain, and the summit is also called Puei de Chava Ròcha in Occitan, meaning "hollow rock".