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Mont Orchez

Mont Orchez, Mountain summit in Chablais Alps, Haute-Savoie, France.

Mont Orchez, also called pointe d'Orchez, is a wooded summit in the Chablais massif of Haute-Savoie, reaching 1,347 m. It straddles the communes of Châtillon-sur-Cluses and Thyez. Its lower and middle slopes are covered in dark forest, while pale grey and tan rock with a sharp, uneven crest breaks through near the top.

The mountain served as a traditional passage between the villages of Marignier and Châtillon-sur-Cluses over many generations. Local communities relied on these routes for commerce and travel through the Alps.

The name Orchez comes from the mountain's wooded summit, which rises to 1,347 m above the communes of Châtillon-sur-Cluses and Thyez. Walkers reach the top from the hamlets of Les Places (Mieussy), Vers Larroz (Châtillon-sur-Cluses) or Sur le Coux (Thyez), paths that local people still use to cross between the villages.

The hike takes around one and a half hours on a marked trail starting from a nearby parking area. Spring through autumn offers the most favorable conditions for visiting and climbing.

Mont Orchez is a wooded summit, not a limestone crag: the sources record no climbing routes. Its 1,347 m top is reached on foot from Les Places (Mieussy), Vers Larroz (Châtillon-sur-Cluses) or Sur le Coux (Thyez), and the summit straddles the communes of Châtillon-sur-Cluses and Thyez.

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46.09972,6.55166
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