Mountains: Difference between revisions

The '''snowy slopes''' is almost the same ofas grove, except that there is 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 Bearsbears can spawn in this biome{{only|be|short=1}}.

There are three peak biomes that generate in areas with low [[Biome#ErosionWorld generation|erosion]], high [[BiomeWorld generation#WeirdnessBiomes|PV value]], and high [[BiomeWorld generation#ContinentalnessBiomes|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.

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. 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. 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.

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.

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.

Sometimes, all types of badlands can generate on mountain peaks. This may result onin 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.

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|{{HistoryHistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Added the meadow, grove, snowy slopes, lofty peaks and snowcapped peaks biomes.}}

|{{HistoryHistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 2|[[Blue orchid]]s no longer spawn in meadows.

|{{HistoryHistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 3|Added the stony peaks biome.

|Snow cappedSnowcapped peaks and snowy slopes no longer generate with dirt under [[snow]] layer.

|[[Village]]s now generate in mountain meadows.

|{{HistoryHistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 4|Snowy slopes no longer generate with dirt under the surface layer.

|{{HistoryHistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 5|Mountain tops are now more jagged and pointy.

|{{HistoryHistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 6|Groves and snowy slopes are less likely to generate on mountain peaks.

|{{HistoryHistoryLine|||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 mountain groves.<ref>{{bug|MC-236698||Big Spruce Trees don't generate in Groves|Fixed}}</ref>}}

|{{HistoryHistoryLine|||dev=21w38a|Spruce trees once again generate in mountain groves.}}

|{{HistoryHistoryLine|||dev=21w39a|Trees in mountain meadows now always contain a bee nest.}}

|{{HistoryHistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|Goats no longer spawn in the stony peaks biome.

|"Snowcapped Peaks" has been renamed to "Frozen Peaks".}}

|The IDsky {{code|snowcapped_peaks}}color of jagged peaks and frozen peaks has been changed tofrom {{codecolor|frozen_peaks#79a6ff}}. to {{color|#859dff}}.

|The sky color of jaggedmeadows peakshas andbeen frozen peaks changeschanged from {{color|#79a6ff}} to {{color|#859dff7ba4ff}}.

|The sky color of grovessnowy changesslopes has been changed from {{color|#79a6ff}} to {{color|#81a0ff829fff}}.

|The sky color of [[meadow]]sstony changespeaks has been changed from {{color|#79a6ff7da2ff}} to {{color|#7ba4ff76a8ff}}.}}

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|{{HistoryHistoryLine||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.}}

|{{HistoryHistoryLine||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.

|{{HistoryHistoryLine||?|dev=?beta 1.16.220.52|The terrain of the new mountains is now cut off at Y{{=}}256.}}

|{{HistoryHistoryLine||1.17.30|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.17.20.22|[[Goat]]s now spawn only in snowy slopes biome.}}

|{{HistoryHistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.17.20.23|[[Hostile mob]]s can now spawn in the new mountains and cave biomes.}}

|{{HistoryHistoryLine||1.17.40|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.17.40.20|[[Village]]s now spawn in meadows.

|{{HistoryHistoryLine||1.18.0|dev=beta 1.18.0.20|The new mountain biomes can now generate by default without enabling experimental gameplay.

|{{HistoryHistoryLine|||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.}}

|{{HistoryHistoryLine||1.19.40|dev=Preview 1.19.40.20|Grove biome now classified as "Cold" and villagers spawned there will beare the snow variant.}}

|{{HistoryHistoryLine||1.2021.8060|dev=Preview 1.2021.8060.2123|[[FoxShort grass]]es now spawngenerates lessmore frequently in grovesmeadows.|[[RabbitTall grass]]s now spawngenerates more frequently in grovesmeadows.|[[Flower]]s now generate in patches instead of being homogeneously spread across the meadows.}}

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

BE BETA water mesa mountains.png|A mountains generated right next to a badlands biome in [[Bedrock Edition]]{{BE}}.

*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/{{Mcnet|around-block--meadow |Around the Block: Meadow] – Minecraft.net on |April 14, 2022|Duncan Geere}}

*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/ {{Mcnet|around-block--frozen-peaks |Around the Block: Frozen Peaks]|Oct – Minecraft.net on October 1011, 2022|Duncan Geere}}

*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/ {{Mcnet|around-block--jagged-peaks |Around the Block: Jagged Peaks] – Minecraft.net on |May 6, 2022|Duncan Geere}}

*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/ {{Mcnet|snowy-slopes |Around the Block: Snowy Slopes]|Oct – Minecraft.net on October 56, 2023|Duncan Geere}}