Editing Mountains

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{{for|the biome formerly named mountains|Windswept Hills}}

'''Mountains''' refer to seven mountainous [[biome]]s.

== Description ==
These are seven related sub-biomes that generate in mountainous terrain in areas with low [[Biome#Erosion|erosion]] values. They all can generate [[pillager outpost]]s, with the meadow also being able to generate [[village]]s and snowy slopes being able to generate [[igloo]]s. Some of these biomes are the only places where [[goat]]s can spawn in the game. Just like the [[windswept hills]], [[emerald ore]]s can be found in mountain biomes, especially at higher altitudes, and both [[Coal Ore|coal]] and [[iron ore]]s are commonly found in the mountains. Underground, below the sea level, [[infested block]] [[Ore (feature)|blobs]] naturally generate in mountain biomes. Mountains are cut off at Y=256.

[[Deep dark]] biomes generate beneath areas with low erosion values, making them a common occurrence under peak biomes and, to a lesser extent, meadows and groves.

=== Temperature ===
Groves, snowy slopes, jagged peaks, and frozen peaks don't always generate in temperatures of -0.450 and below and may generate up to temperatures of 0.200.

== Variants ==
There are seven sub-biomes that can make up the mountains.

=== Slopes ===
These are the four biomes that can make up the slopes of mountains. These biomes usually generates in high altitudes beneath the peaks and hilltops but can also generate standalone in plateaus. 

==== Meadow ====
{{main|Meadow}}

The '''meadow''' is a grassy biome filled with patches of flowers and turquoise-green [[grass]] and [[tall grass]], where [[sheep]], [[donkey]]s and [[rabbit]]s spawn. All small flowers generate except [[blue orchid]]s, [[tulip]]s, [[lilies of the valley]] or [[wither rose]]s. Rarely, a lone oak or [[birch tree]] of any size can generate and always has a [[bee nest]]. Both [[pillager outposts]] and [[plains village]]s can generate in this biome, making this the only mountain biome where villages can generate. {{IN|java}}, unlike most overworld biomes, [[sugar cane]]s and [[pumpkin]] patches cannot generate here. This biome is mainly next to [[plain]]s, and separated from [[cherry grove]]s, regular [[forest]]s, regular [[birch forest]], or regular [[taiga]]s by [[river]]s.

==== Cherry grove ====
{{main|Cherry Grove}}

'''Cherry groves''' are similar to meadows, but featuring [[pink petal]]s and [[cherry]] trees identified by their striking pink leaves that drop petal [[particles]]. The cherry trees can generate densely enough create a cover of leaves. [[Bee nest]]s with [[bee]]s generate somewhat commonly on the side of the cherry trees. Cherry groves are mainly next to [[plains]] and separated from meadows by [[river]]s.

==== Grove ====
{{main|Grove}}
The '''grove''' creates a forest of spruce [[tree]]s on the sides of a mountain, reminiscent of a [[snowy taiga]] but the surface is covered with [[snow]] layers, [[snow block]]s, [[dirt]] and [[strip]]s of [[powder snow]] instead of grass blocks. [[Rabbit]]s, snowy [[wolves]] and snow [[foxes]] can spawn in this biome. This biome generates next to snowy slopes, some [[snowy plains]], [[snowy taiga]]s, [[taiga]]s, [[old growth taiga]]s, [[forest]]s, [[birch forest]]s, and [[dark forest]]s. 

==== Snowy slopes ====
{{main|Snowy Slopes}}

The '''snowy slopes''' is almost the same as grove except that no trees generate. It is a mostly barren biome covered in snow, multiple layers of snow blocks and [[strip]]s of powder snow, with steep sides to the north or east also having stone cliffs covered with [[snow layer]]s. [[Goat]]s spawn in this biome alongside [[rabbit]]s. This is the only mountain biome where [[igloo]]s can generate. This biome generates next to groves, most [[snowy plains]], [[ice spikes]], [[plains]], [[sunflower plains]], and [[flower forest]]s. Polar bears can spawn in this biome{{only|be|short=1}}.

=== Peaks ===
There are three peak biomes that generate in areas with low [[World generation|erosion]], high [[World generation#Biomes|PV value]], and high [[World generation#Biomes|continentalness]] value, which means they generate only at the tops of the mountains that are tall enough to generate them. Jagged peaks and frozen peaks often generate on the peaks on different sides of large valleys.

==== Jagged peaks ====
{{main|Jagged Peaks}}

The '''jagged peaks''' biome is more likely to generate in taller and more jagged and pointy peaks that often pass the clouds and can peak at Y=256. Only goats 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.

==== Frozen peaks ====
{{main|Frozen Peaks}}

The '''frozen peaks''' are covered by snow, snow blocks, with glaciers of [[packed ice]] and occasional small blobs of ice. Packed ice cliffs can generate in steep sides to the east or north with only a layer of snow covering them. Because this biome generates in positive [[World generation#Biomes|weirdness]], this biome usually generates in smaller and smoother hills, but it can also generate on taller and more jagged and pointy peaks but less compared to the jagged peaks biome. Frozen peaks generate in temperate, cold, and snowy biome temperature ranges. Frozen peaks generate in positive 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. 

==== Stony peaks ====
{{main|Stony Peaks}}

The '''stony peaks''' are a warmer variation of both the [[jagged peaks]] and the [[frozen peaks]] biomes that generates when a mountain peak is in the lukewarm biome temperature range. It generates in [[savanna]]s, some [[forest]]s, some [[plains]], and [[jungle]]s, and it doesn't generate snowy slopes, groves, meadows or cherry groves in the slopes of the mountain, instead, [[savanna plateau]]s, [[forest]]s, and [[jungle]]s often generate around it. It is mainly covered by stone with large [[strip]]s of [[calcite]] and exposed ores. Stony peaks are the second rarest Overworld biome, making up around 0.1% of the Overworld by area.

==== Badlands biomes generating on mountain peaks ====
Sometimes, all types of badlands can generate on mountain peaks. This may result in weird and strange generation, since badlands biomes are not mountain biomes. This occurs when badlands and all variants generate on very low erosion. They can generate up to Y=256. 

Sometimes, when wooded badlands generate on mountain peaks, their trees may peak up to Y=263.

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Meadow
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=meadow
|nameid=meadow}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Grove
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=cherry-grove
|nameid=cherry_grove}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Grove
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=grove
|nameid=grove}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Snowy Slopes
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=snowy-slopes
|nameid=snowy_slopes}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jagged Peaks
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=jagged-peaks
|nameid=jagged_peaks}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Frozen Peaks
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=frozen-peaks
|nameid=frozen_peaks}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stony Peaks
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=stony-peaks
|nameid=stony_peaks
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=meadow
|nameid=meadow
|id=186}}
{{ID table
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=cherry-grove
|nameid=cherry_grove
|id=192}}
{{ID table
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=grove
|nameid=grove
|id=185}}
{{ID table
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=snowy-slopes
|nameid=snowy_slopes
|id=184}}
{{ID table
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=jagged-peaks
|nameid=jagged_peaks
|id=182}}
{{ID table
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=frozen-peaks
|nameid=frozen_peaks
|id=183}}
{{ID table
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=stony-peaks
|nameid=stony_peaks
|id=189
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
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== Advancements ==
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== Videos ==
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== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||September 28, 2019|link={{Mcnet|everything-we-announced-minecon-live-2019}}|During [[MINECON Live 2019]], the mountains won the community [[biome]] vote; additions were improved terrain generation, powder snow, and goats.}}
|{{HistoryLine||October 3, 2020|link={{ytl|DWZIfsaIgtE|t=47m30s}}|The [[Caves & Cliffs]] update was announced at [[Minecraft Live 2020]], showing a sneak peek at goats and the new mountain generation.}}

|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Added meadow, grove, snowy slopes, lofty peaks and snowcapped peaks.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 2|[[Blue orchid]]s no longer spawn in meadows.
|[[Oak]]s and [[Birch]]es can now have a small chance of generating in meadows, oftentimes with a [[bee nest]] on them.
|[[Infested stone]] and [[emerald ore]] now generate in the new mountain biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 3|Added stony peaks.
|Meadows and peaks are less likely to generate in flat, low elevation areas.
|Snowcapped peaks and snowy slopes no longer generate with dirt under [[snow]] layer.
|[[Pillager outpost]]s now generate in all the new mountain biomes.
|[[Village]]s now generate in meadows.
|[[Goat]]s now spawn in the new mountain biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 4|Snowy slopes no longer generate with dirt under the surface layer.
|[[Strip]]s of [[andesite]], [[calcite]] and [[granite]] now generate in stony peaks.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=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.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 6|Groves and snowy slopes are less likely to generate on mountain peaks.
|Groves and snowy slopes start generating lower down in cold areas and higher up in warmer areas.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w37a|Strips of andesite, granite, and gravel no longer generate in stony peaks.<ref>{{bug|MC-236816||Granite, andesite and gravel strips no longer generate in stony peaks, as well as diorite, granite and andesite strips for stone shores|WAI}}</ref>
|Spruce trees no longer generate in groves.<ref>{{bug|MC-236698||Big Spruce Trees don't generate in Groves|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w38a|Spruce trees once again generate in groves.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w39a|Trees in meadows now always contain a bee nest.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|Goats no longer spawn in stony peaks.
|"Lofty Peaks" has been renamed to "Jagged Peaks".
|"Snowcapped Peaks" has been renamed to "Frozen Peaks".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w41a|The snowy slopes and 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]].<ref>{{bug|MC-237457}}</ref>
|The sky color of jagged peaks and frozen peaks has been changed from {{color|#79a6ff}} to {{color|#859dff}}.
|The sky color of groves has been changed from {{color|#79a6ff}} to {{color|#81a0ff}}.
|The sky color of meadows has been changed from {{color|#79a6ff}} to {{color|#7ba4ff}}.
|The sky color of snowy slopes has been changed from {{color|#79a6ff}} to {{color|#829fff}}.
|The sky color of stony peaks has been changed from {{color|#7da2ff}} to {{color|#76a8ff}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w44a|[[Powder snow]] [[strip]]s are now exposed to the surface, instead of covering by a layer of [[snow block]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-238912}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w07a|Added cherry groves.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=1.19.4-pre1|Pigs can now spawn naturally in cherry groves.
|[[Donkey]]s no longer spawn naturally in cherry groves.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=23w17a|"A Familiar Room" can now be played in meadows, groves, snowy slopes, jagged peaks, frozen peaks, and stoney peaks.|"A Familiar Room", "Bromeliad", and "Echo in the Wind" can now be played in cherry groves.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w10a|[[Rabbit]]s, [[wolves]], and [[fox]]es are now the only passive mobs spawning in the grove biome.|Wolves that spawn in groves are now the snowy variant.}}

|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.200|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.200.52|Added [[goat]]s, which currently spawn in extreme hills as a placeholder.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.220.50|Added the mountain biome variants: mountain meadow, mountain grove, snowy slopes, jagged peaks, and snow capped peaks.
|[[Goat]]s now spawn in the snowy slopes biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.220.52|The terrain of the new mountains is now cut off at Y{{=}}256.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.30|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.17.20.22|[[Goat]]s now spawn only in snowy slopes biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.17.20.23|[[Hostile mob]]s can now spawn in the new mountains and cave biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.40|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.17.40.20|[[Village]]s now spawn in meadows.
|Meadows now spawn a lone oak or birch tree, often with bee nests.
|[[Infested stone]] now generates in the new mountain biomes.
|Added stony peaks.
|[[Goat]]s now spawn only in snowy slopes, jagged peaks, stony peaks, and snowcapped peaks.
|[[Rabbit]]s can now spawn in meadows and snowy slopes.
|[[Donkey]]s and [[sheep]]s can now spawn in the meadow biome.
|[[Fox]]es can now spawn in grove biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.0|dev=beta 1.18.0.20|The new mountain biomes can now generate by default without enabling experimental gameplay.
|Villagers, rabbits, and foxes spawned in the Frozen and Jagged Peaks biomes now spawn as their respective snowy variants.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-119561}}</ref>
|Goats now spawn in the jagged peaks and frozen peaks.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-146886}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.18.0.24|Changed some biome IDs: lofty_peaks to jagged_peaks, mountain_grove to grove, mountain_meadow to meadow, snow_capped_peaks to frozen_peaks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.40|dev=Preview 1.19.40.20|Grove biome now classified as "Cold" and villagers spawned there are the snow variant.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.80|dev=Preview 1.20.80.21|[[Fox]]es now spawn less frequently in groves.|[[Rabbit]]s now spawn more frequently in groves.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|dev=Preview 1.21.60.23|[[Short grass]] now generates more frequently in meadows.|[[Tall grass]] now generates more frequently in meadows.|[[Flower]]s now generate in patches instead of being homogeneously spread across the meadows.}}

|{{HistoryLine|Education}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.32|dev=1.18.10.04|Added new mountain biomes.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list|Mountains|Meadow|Snowy Slopes|Grove|Frozen Peaks|Jagged Peaks|Stony Peaks}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
1.17 new mountains.png|Large mountains.
BE BETA water mesa mountains.png|A mountains generated right next to a badlands biome in {{BE}}.
BE BETA Perspective Shot.png|A perspective shot of an updated mountain with the moon above it.
BE BETA ONTOP Peak.png|A screenshot from a tall mountain peak. Note the elevation.
Highmountains.jpg|Preview of mountain generation.
Peaks.jpg|Preview of mountain generation.
MeadowBirch.png|A tall [[birch]] with [[bee nest]] generated in meadow.
SpikesAndPeaks.png|Jagged peaks and ice spikes.
Ruined portal inside hill.png|A [[ruined portal]] generated in a meadow hill.
1.18 Meadow.jpg|Meadow showcase from Minecraft.net website.
Caves & Cliffs Mountains.png|Mountains seen in [[Minecraft Live 2020]].
NewMountains.jpg|Mountains rising above the clouds.
Snowy slopes next to desert.jpg|Snowy mountain biomes would generate directly next to hot biomes in early caves and cliffs development - this is why the stony peaks biome was added.
LadyAgnes Mountains 1.jpg|Frozen and stony peaks surrounded by cliffs and forests.
LadyAgnes Mountains 2.jpg|Frozen and stony peaks surrounded by cliffs and forests.
LadyAgnes Mountains 3.jpg|Frozen and stony peaks surrounded by cliffs and forests.
Jappa Mountains.jpg|A river valley flanked by groves.
Mega Cliff.jpg|Extremely huge cliff from Caves & Cliffs development.
Snowy Ridge.jpg|A small snowy mountain biome.
Big Grove Mountains.jpg|Very large mountains covered in spruce trees and snow.
Distant Peak.jpg|A snowy peak in the distance.
Mountaintop Sunset.jpg|A mountaintop sunset.
Distant Mountains.jpg|High mountains in the distance.
Mountainside Cave Entrances.jpg|A mountain with several large cave entrances on its side.
Lake Crater.jpg|A lake in a crater surrounded by mountains.
Stony Peaks and Shore.jpg|Stony peaks near stony shores and jungles.
Taiga Peaks.jpg|Mountains with taiga slopes.
Mountain Development Comparison.jpg|Mountains in development.
Jagged Peaks Parity.jpg|A jagged peaks biome in java and bedrock.
Iceberg Mountains.jpg|Mountains next to a frozen ocean.
Grove Valley Sunset.jpg|A sunset in a mountain valley.
Frozen Mountaintop.jpg|A frozen peaks mountaintop.
Frozen Valley Cabin.jpg|A small patch of greenery surrounded by foreboding peaks.
Cabin in the Mountains.jpg|A cabin in a forest surrounded by mountains.
Mountains Parity.jpg|The same mountains in java and bedrock.
Atorstling Mountains.jpg|Stony peaks at sunset.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*{{BiomeLink|Meadow}}
*{{BiomeLink|Grove}}
*{{BiomeLink|Snowy Slopes}}
*{{BiomeLink|Jagged Peaks}}
*{{BiomeLink|Frozen Peaks}}
*{{BiomeLink|Stony Peaks}}
*{{BiomeLink|Cherry Grove}}
*{{BiomeLink|Badlands}}
*{{BiomeLink|Windswept Hills}}
*{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}}
*{{BiomeLink|Windswept Savanna}}
*{{BiomeLink|Stony Shore}}
*{{BiomeLink|Flower Forest}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}  

== External links ==
*{{Mcnet|around-block--meadow|Around the Block: Meadow|April 14, 2022|Duncan Geere}}
* {{Mcnet|around-block--frozen-peaks|Around the Block: Frozen Peaks|Oct 11, 2022|Duncan Geere}}
* {{Mcnet|around-block--jagged-peaks|Around the Block: Jagged Peaks|May 6, 2022|Duncan Geere}}
* {{Mcnet|snowy-slopes|Around the Block: Snowy Slopes|Oct 6, 2023|Duncan Geere}}

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