This is not a natural wonder in the same sense as the Alps or the Pyrenees. Snow plays no part of the summer appeal and the height is very modest by these standards - just over 1000 meters in fact at the top of Mont Caroux.
However if you want beauty of a much more restful kind you could look a long way and not do better. It is possible to make the main height from Lamalou on the Orb valley or from Olargues on its tributary, the Jaur or even from St Pons de Thomières, a bit further west. Whichever you choose it is best to do a drive through the Monts and down to one of the other points. The drive through the mixed forests near the top is tranquil and beautiful and gives majestic views of the valley from some points.
Mont Caroux is usually thought of as part of the Espinouse but it actually slightly separate with the Gorges d'Héric in between. To reach the top relatively easily and without too much exposure to the sun [the exposure is total but the distance is short!] take the D180e, a short cul-de-sac off the D180 to its end in Douch, a pretty little village with honey for sale and not much else. Then take to your feet for a couple of hours. Veer left on the path early on and you will find it quite hard to avoid coming to the top, near which is an orientation table. There are terrific rocky gorges below you on the way down to the Orb valley and the Gorges d'Héric really call, until you remember that your car is the other way and you would have to toil back up!
This is a superb place to stop for a picnic and it is far less populated than many places in France with views of this standard.