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Jagged Peaks
Structures	Pillager Outpost
Blocks	Snow; Snow Block; Stone; Ice; Emerald Ore; Infested Stone; Iron Ore
Climate
Temperature	-0.7
Downfall	0.9
Precipitation	Yes
Colors
Grass color	; #80B497
Foliage color	; #60A17B
Water color	; #3F76E4‌[JE only]; ; #44AFF5‌[BE only]

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The jagged peaks are one of the three tall mountain peak biomes. These tall and jagged mountains are completely made out of stone covered by a layer of snow blocks.

Description[edit | edit source]

Jagged peaks are more likely to generate in taller and more jagged and pointy peaks that often pass the clouds and can peak at Y=256, where they can rarely form large, flat plateaus. It is covered by a single layer of snow blocks with stone underneath often exposing ores such as coal, iron and emerald, and just like the snowy slopes, stone cliffs can generate in steep sides to the east or north with only a layer of snow covering them. Pillager outposts are the only structures that can generate here, and they often form large foundations of cobblestone due to the tall cliffs. Goats can spawn frequently in this biome, and in Bedrock Edition, rabbits and polar bears can also spawn here.

Jagged peaks generate in temperate, cold, and snowy biome temperature ranges, in negative weirdness. This biome often generates next to plains, sunflower plains, flower forests, forests, birch forests, dark forests, taigas, old growth taigas, snowy plains, ice spikes, and snowy taigas. Jagged peaks often border other mountain biomes such as groves, snowy slopes, and rarely stony peaks, and they generate close to meadows, cherry groves, and frozen peaks. Due to the high continentalness and erosion values, jagged peaks are almost guaranteed to have deep dark generate below them, often bordered by dripstone caves.

Mobs[edit | edit source]

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

In **Java Edition**
Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Spider	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
Zombie	⁹⁵⁄₅₁₅	4
Zombie Villager	⁵⁄₅₁₅	1
Skeleton	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
Creeper	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
Slime^{[note 1]}	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
Enderman	¹⁰⁄₅₁₅	1–4
Witch	⁵⁄₅₁₅	1
Creature category
Goat	1	1–3
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid	1	4–6
Ambient category
Bat	1	8

↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

In **Bedrock Edition**
Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₃₅	1
Slime^{[note 1]}	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₃₅	1
Spider	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₃₅	1
Stray	⁹⁶⁄₅₃₅	1–2
Zombie	⁹⁵⁄₅₃₅	2–4
Skeleton	²⁴⁄₅₃₅	1–2
Enderman	¹⁰⁄₅₃₅	1–2
Witch	⁵⁄₅₃₅	1
Zombie Villager	⁵⁄₅₃₅	2–4
Creature category
Glow Squid	¹⁰⁄₂₀	2–4
Goat	⁵⁄₂₀	1–3
Rabbit	⁴⁄₂₀	2–3
Polar Bear	¹⁄₂₀	1–2

↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

Sounds[edit | edit source]

Music[edit | edit source]

Filename in Minecraft	Gameplay	Soundtrack Title	Soundtrack	Weight
piano1.ogg	The Overworld	"Dry Hands"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 12	1
piano2.ogg	The Overworld	"Wet Hands"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 13	1
piano3.ogg	The Overworld	"Mice on Venus"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 11	1
hal1.ogg	The Overworld	"Subwoofer Lullaby"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 3	1
hal2.ogg	The Overworld	"Living Mice"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 5	1
nuance1.ogg	The Overworld	"Key"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 1	1
nuance2.ogg	The Overworld	"Oxygène"	Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 9	1
wending.ogg	Dripstone Caves, Grove, Jagged Peaks, Stony Peaks, and Menu screen	"Wending"	Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 4	1
stand_tall.ogg	Stony Peaks, Snowy Slopes, Jagged Peaks, Frozen Peaks, and Menu screen	"Stand Tall"	Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 1	1
floating_dream.ogg	Lush Caves, Jagged Peaks, and the Overworld	"Floating Dream"	Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 8	1
eld_unknown.ogg	Dripstone Caves, Grove, Jagged Peaks, Stony Peaks, and Main menu	"Eld Unknown"	Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 8	1
endless.ogg	Dripstone Caves, Grove, Jagged Peaks, Stony Peaks, and Main menu	"Endless"	Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 9	1
pokopoko.ogg	Dripstone Caves, Grove, Jagged Peaks, Snowy Slopes, and Main menu	"pokopoko"	Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 5	1

Data values[edit | edit source]

ID[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	[hide]Translation key
Jagged Peaks	`jagged_peaks`	`biome.minecraft.jagged_peaks`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	[hide]Numeric ID
[No displayed name]	`jagged_peaks`	`182`

History[edit | edit source]

[hide]Java Edition
September 28, 2019		During MINECON Live 2019, the mountains won the community biome vote; additions were improved terrain generation, powder snow, and goats.
October 3, 2020		The Caves & Cliffs update was announced at Minecraft Live 2020, showing a sneak peek at goats and the new mountain generation.
1.18	Experimental Snapshot 1	Added lofty peaks.
	experimental snapshot 2	Infested stone and emerald ore now generate in lofty peaks.
	experimental snapshot 3	Pillager outposts now generate in lofty peaks.
	experimental snapshot 3	Goats now spawn in the lofty peaks.
	experimental snapshot 5	Mountain tops are now more jagged and pointy.
		Mountain areas and peak biomes now are slightly larger on average.
		Raised the average mountain height.
		Fixed an unintentional change from snapshot 4 that made mountains lower and smoother.
	21w40a	"Lofty Peaks" has been renamed to "Jagged Peaks".
	21w41a	The jagged peaks surfaces have been fixed to work like they did in the experimental snapshots, where steep sides of the peaks that facing the east or north are exposed stone.^[1]
	21w41a	The sky color of jagged peaks has been changed from #79a6ff to #859dff.
	21w44a	Jagged peaks are now required for the "Adventuring Time" advancement.
1.20	23w17a	"A Familiar Room" can now be played in jagged peaks.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.16.200 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.16.200.52	Added goats, which currently spawn in extreme hills as a placeholder.
1.16.220 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.16.220.50	Added the jagged peaks.
1.16.220 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.16.220.52	The terrain of the new mountains is now cut off at Y=256.
1.17.30 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.17.20.22	Goats no longer spawn in jagged peaks.
1.17.30 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.17.20.23	Hostile mobs can now spawn in jagged peaks.
1.17.40 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.17.40.20	Infested stone now generates in the jagged peaks.
1.17.40 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.17.40.20	Goats now spawn in jagged peaks.
1.18.0	beta 1.18.0.20	Jagged peaks can now generate by default without enabling experimental gameplay.
1.18.0	beta 1.18.0.20	Villagers, rabbits, and foxes spawned in the Jagged Peaks biome now spawn as their respective snowy variants.^[2]
[hide]Minecraft Education
1.18.32	1.18.10.04	Added the jagged peaks.

Data history[edit | edit source]

[hide]Java Edition
1.18	21w40a	The ID `lofty_peaks` has been changed to `jagged_peaks`.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.18.0	beta 1.18.0.24	Changed the biome ID `lofty_peaks` to `jagged_peaks`.

Issues[edit | edit source]

Issues relating to "Jagged Peaks" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Screenshots[edit | edit source]

Jagged peaks and ice spikes.
A jagged peaks biome in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition.
Jagged peaks.
The Jagged Peaks seed template thumbnail.

References[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

"Around the Block: Jagged Peaks" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, May 6, 2022.

Navigation[edit | edit source]

[Slime-1] Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

[Slime-2] Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

[3] MC-237457

[4] MCPE-119561

[note 1]

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[2]

@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 | watercolor = {{color|#3F76E4}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{color|#44AFF5}}{{only|be|short=1}}
 | structures = {{EnvLink|Pillager Outpost}}
-| blocks = {{BlockLink|Snow}}<br>{{BlockLink|Snow Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Stone}}<br>{{BlockLink|Ice}}<br>{{BlockLink|Emerald Ore}}<br>{{BlockLink|Infested Stone}}<br>{{BlockLink|Iron Ore}}<br>{{BlockLink|Diamond Ore}}
+| blocks = {{BlockLink|Snow}}<br>{{BlockLink|Snow Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Stone}}<br>{{BlockLink|Ice}}<br>{{BlockLink|Emerald Ore}}<br>{{BlockLink|Infested Stone}}<br>{{BlockLink|Iron Ore}}
 }}
-The '''jagged peaks''' are one of three [[mountain]] peak biomes, generating in tall peaks.
+The '''jagged peaks''' are one of the three tall [[mountain]] peak biomes. These tall and jagged mountains are completely made out of [[stone]] covered by a layer of [[snow block]]s.
 == Description ==
-Jagged peaks are more likely to generate in taller and more jagged and pointy peaks that often pass the clouds and can peak at Y=256. It is covered by a single layer of snow blocks with stone underneath often exposing ores such as [[coal]], [[Iron Ingot|iron]] and [[emerald]], and just like the [[snowy slopes]], stone cliffs can generate in steep sides to the east or north with only a layer of [[snow]] covering them. Only [[goat]]s spawn in this biome. {{IN|bedrock}}, [[rabbits]] and [[polar bears]] also spawn here. Jagged peaks generate in temperate, cold, and snowy biome temperature ranges. Jagged peaks generate in negative [[World generation#Biomes|weirdness]]. This biome generates next to most [[plains]], [[sunflower plains]], [[flower forest]]s, most [[forest]]s, [[birch forest]]s, [[dark forest]]s, [[taiga]]s, [[old growth taiga]]s, [[snowy plains]], [[ice spikes]], and [[snowy taiga]]s.
+Jagged peaks are more likely to generate in taller and more jagged and pointy peaks that often pass the clouds and can peak at Y=256, where they can rarely form large, flat plateaus. It is covered by a single layer of snow blocks with stone underneath often exposing ores such as [[Coal Ore|coal]], [[Iron Ore|iron]] and [[Emerald Ore|emerald]], and just like the [[snowy slopes]], stone cliffs can generate in steep sides to the east or north with only a layer of [[snow]] covering them. [[Pillager outpost]]s are the only structures that can generate here, and they often form large foundations of [[cobblestone]] due to the tall cliffs. [[Goat]]s can spawn frequently in this biome, and {{in|bedrock}}, [[rabbits]] and [[polar bears]] can also spawn here.
+Jagged peaks generate in temperate, cold, and snowy biome temperature ranges, in negative [[World generation#Biomes|weirdness]]. This biome often generates next to [[plains]], [[sunflower plains]], [[flower forest]]s, [[forest]]s, [[birch forest]]s, [[dark forest]]s, [[taiga]]s, [[old growth taiga]]s, [[snowy plains]], [[ice spikes]], and [[snowy taiga]]s. Jagged peaks often border other mountain biomes such as [[grove]]s, [[snowy slopes]], and rarely [[stony peaks]], and they generate close to [[meadow]]s, [[cherry grove]]s, and [[Frozen Peaks|frozen peaks]]. Due to the high [[continentalness]] and [[erosion]] values, jagged peaks are almost guaranteed to have [[deep dark]] generate below them, often bordered by [[dripstone caves]].
 == Mobs ==
@@ Line 24: / Line 26: @@
 |edition=java
 |monster=
-{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=1-4}}
+{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=4}}
 {{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=4}}
 {{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=1}}
-{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=100|size=1-4}}
+{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=100|size=4}}
-{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=1-4}}
+{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=4}}
 {{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=4|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
-{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=2-3}}
+{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-4}}
 {{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
 |creature=
-{{Spawn row|Goat|weight=5|size=2-3}}
+{{Spawn row|Goat|weight=5|size=1-3}}
 |ambient=
 {{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=8}}
 |underground=
-{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=2-4}}
+{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=4-6}}
 }}
@@ Line 46: / Line 48: @@
 {{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=1|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
 {{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=1}}
-{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=4}}
+{{Spawn row|Stray|weight=96|size=1-2}}
-{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=24|size=2}}
+{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=2-4}}
-{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=2-3}}
+{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=24|size=1-2}}
+{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-2}}
 {{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
 {{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=2-4}}
 |creature=
 {{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=2-4}}
-{{Spawn row|Goat|weight=5|size=2-3}}
+{{Spawn row|Goat|weight=5|size=1-3}}
 {{Spawn row|Rabbit|weight=4|size=2-3}}
 {{Spawn row|Polar Bear|weight=1|size=1-2}}