Mountains

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Mountains are common cold biomes. There are four used variants and one unused variant in the biome family.

Description

As the name implies, mountain biomes feature steep terrain, and reach higher elevations than any other biome in the game, save for the shattered variants of savanna biomes. The surface is made mostly of grass, stone and gravel, and oak and spruce trees may grow here. The standard mountains biome generally peaks at roughly Y-level 110, though other variants can go higher. As the climate is cold, rainfall changes to snowfall above approximately Y-level 92, and snow layers form on blocks above that point, along with water freezing into ice. Exposed grass and leaves are a teal-green color. Llamas may spawn in mountain biomes; they are the only places where llamas can spawn aside from savannas. Additionally, emerald ore exclusively generates in mountain biomes below Y-level 32, and infested stone "veins" generate below sea level.

Due to the terrain generation algorithm, mountain biomes have some unusual features and formations compared to other biomes. Floating blocks and even small floating islands are common, as are overhangs and large waterfalls (occasionally, even lavafalls). This can create some impressive views at times. These oddities are magnified in shattered savannas.

Survival in mountain biomes can be challenging to beginners, due to the heights often risking heavy fall damage and higher elevations bringing snow and ice, but can be fairly easy once acclimated to the area, and a flat-enough space is found or made for shelter. Wood can be a bit scarce in certain stony areas, but the Wooded Mountains variant has more plentiful supply, and frequently generates within normal mountains. Llamas can also serve as useful pack animals when tamed. Water must be protected by light or a roof to prevent it from freezing when above the snowfall line, however, and the player must be aware of their surroundings to avoid falling off steep cliffs, especially when fighting hostile mobs. Care should also be taken when mining in mountain biomes, due to infested stone occasionally generating; the player might get swarmed with silverfish if they're not prepared.

Variants

There are a total of five mountain variant biomes, including one whose generation has been discontinued in new worlds.

Mountains

BiomeSprite mountains.png: Sprite image for mountains in Minecraft Mountains
Mountains.png: Infobox image for BiomeSprite mountains.png: Sprite image for mountains in Minecraft Mountains the biome in Minecraft
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Blocks

Grass Block
Oak Log
Oak Leaves
Spruce Log
Spruce Leaves
Snow
Stone
Emerald Ore
Infested Stone

Climate

Temperature

0.2 

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The Mountains biome is the normal mountain variant. This biome features the standard stone and dirt terrain with sporadically generated oak and spruce trees. As in all mountain variants, llamas can spawn here, and silverfish-infested blocks and emerald ore generate naturally.

Wooded Mountains

BiomeSprite wooded-mountains.png: Sprite image for wooded-mountains in Minecraft Wooded Mountains
Wooded Mountains.png: Infobox image for BiomeSprite wooded-mountains.png: Sprite image for wooded-mountains in Minecraft Wooded Mountains the biome in Minecraft
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Oak Log
Oak Leaves
Spruce Log
Spruce Leaves
Snow
Stone
Emerald Ore
Infested Stone

Climate

Temperature

0.2 

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The Wooded Mountains variant features significantly higher elevations than the regular mountains, peaking at about Y-level 140. Spruce and oak trees generate much more often on the peaks, forming a small forest or grove. While the increased wood supply can be useful, the taller peaks increase the risk of fatal fall damage, especially if this variant generates on the edge of a mountain range and border a river or another low-elevation biome. This biome also generates standalone as a thick separation when a desert is bordering a snowy biome.

Gravelly Mountains

BiomeSprite modified-gravelly-mountains.png: Sprite image for modified-gravelly-mountains in Minecraft Gravelly Mountains
Gravelly Mountains.png: Infobox image for Gravelly Mountains the biome in Minecraft
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Blocks

Gravel
Grass Block
Snow
Stone
Emerald Ore
Infested Stone

Climate

Temperature

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The Gravelly Mountains variant replaces the top few layers of stone and grass with gravel across its landscape. Its peaks are slightly higher than the regular mountains, though not as high as the wooded mountains. Due to the gravel replacing most of the grass, trees generate far less often, making this variant relatively barren. Players should be careful when surfacing from underground in this biome, as the top layers of gravel can pose a suffocation hazard.

Gravelly Mountains+

BiomeSprite gravelly-mountains.png: Sprite image for gravelly-mountains in Minecraft Gravelly Mountains+
Gravelly Mountains Plus.png: Infobox image for BiomeSprite gravelly-mountains.png: Sprite image for gravelly-mountains in Minecraft Gravelly Mountains+ the biome in Minecraft
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Blocks

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Grass Block
Snow
Stone
Emerald Ore
Infested Stone

Climate

Temperature

0.2 

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Mountain Edge

BiomeSprite mountain-edge.png: Sprite image for mountain-edge in Minecraft Mountain Edge
Extreme Hills Edge Buffet.png: Infobox image for Mountain Edge the biome in Minecraft
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Blocks

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Oak Log
Oak Leaves
Spruce Log
Spruce Leaves
Snow
Stone
Emerald Ore
Infested Stone

Climate

Temperature

0.2 

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The Mountain Edge variant is a currently unused variant. Similarly to the jungle edge biome, it was a technical biome intended to provide a smooth transition from other biomes to the mountains. The terrain was gentler and not as steep as the normal mountains, with oak and spruce trees growing. This biome was phased out with the 1.7.2 update and no longer generates naturally, though can still be seen using the Buffet world option.

History

alpha
v1.2.0Added true biomes. While mountains were not technically their own biome, they would frequently generate within the new biomes. 
{"type": "alpha", "version": "v1.2.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added true biomes. While mountains were not technically their own biome, they would frequently generate within the new biomes."}
beta
1.8Biomes overhauled, giving mountains their own proper biome, Extreme Hills. 
{"type": "beta", "version": "1.8", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Biomes overhauled, giving mountains their own proper biome, Extreme Hills."}
Java Edition
1.7.2Extreme Hills variants added, along with many other biomes. 
{"type": "java", "version": "1.7.2", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Extreme Hills variants added, along with many other biomes."}
The extreme hills edge biome will now no longer generate naturally. 
{"type": "java", "version": "1.7.2", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "The extreme hills edge biome will now no longer generate naturally."}
1.13Renamed Extreme Hills M to Mutated Extreme Hills. 
{"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Renamed Extreme Hills M to Mutated Extreme Hills."}
Renamed Extreme Hills+ M to Mutated Extreme Hills+. 
{"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Renamed Extreme Hills+ M to Mutated Extreme Hills+."}
Lua error in Module:Version_link at line 117: attempt to concatenate local 'text' (a nil value).Renamed Extreme Hills to Mountains. 
{"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Renamed Extreme Hills to Mountains."}
Renamed Extreme Hills Edge to Mountain Edge. 
{"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Renamed Extreme Hills Edge to Mountain Edge."}
Renamed Extreme Hills+ to Wooded Mountains. 
{"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Renamed Extreme Hills+ to Wooded Mountains."}
Renamed Mutated Extreme Hills to Gravelly Mountains. 
{"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Renamed Mutated Extreme Hills to Gravelly Mountains."}
Renamed Mutated Extreme Hills+ to Gravelly Mountains+. 
{"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Renamed Mutated Extreme Hills+ to Gravelly Mountains+."}
Lua error in Module:Version_link at line 117: attempt to concatenate local 'text' (a nil value).Changed the ID extreme_hills to mountains. 
{"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Changed the ID <code>extreme_hills</code> to <code>mountains</code>."}
Changed the ID smaller_extreme_hills to mountain_edge. 
{"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Changed the ID <code>smaller_extreme_hills</code> to <code>mountain_edge</code>."}
Changed the ID extreme_hills_with_trees to wooded_mountains. 
{"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Changed the ID <code>extreme_hills_with_trees</code> to <code>wooded_mountains</code>."}
Changed the ID mutated_extreme_hills to gravelly_mountains. 
{"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Changed the ID <code>mutated_extreme_hills</code> to <code>gravelly_mountains</code>."}
Changed the ID mutated_extreme_hills_with_trees to modified_gravelly_mountains. 
{"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Changed the ID <code>mutated_extreme_hills_with_trees</code> to <code>modified_gravelly_mountains</code>."}
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.1.0Added biomes, with mountains generating within them. 
{"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.1.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added biomes, with mountains generating within them."}
0.9.0Added a proper Extreme Hills biome, along with many other biomes. 
{"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.9.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added a proper Extreme Hills biome, along with many other biomes."}
0.9.5Added Extreme Hills+ variant. 
{"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.9.5", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added Extreme Hills+ variant."}
0.11.0Added Extreme Hills M and Extreme Hills+ M variants. 
{"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.11.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added Extreme Hills M and Extreme Hills+ M variants."}
AlphaIncreased the amount of gravel in Extreme Hills M biomes. 
{"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Increased the amount of (link to gravel article, displayed as gravel) in Extreme Hills M biomes."}
Pocket Edition
1.1.0Added llama which can spawn in extreme hills. 
{"type": "pocket", "version": "1.1.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added (link to llama article, displayed as llama) which can spawn in extreme hills."}
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0Added snow to Extreme Hills. 
{"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.2.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added (link to snow article, displayed as snow) to Extreme Hills."}
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360 Xbox One PS3 PS4 PS Vita Wii U Switch
TU5CU1Patch 1Added Extreme Hills biome. 
{"type": "console", "xbox": "TU5", "xbone": "CU1", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 1", "switch": "", "content": "Added Extreme Hills biome."}
TU31CU19Patch 3Added Extreme Hills variant biomes. 
{"type": "console", "xbox": "TU31", "xbone": "CU19", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 3", "switch": "", "content": "Added Extreme Hills variant biomes."}

Gallery

  • Another view of mountains.

    Another view of mountains.

  • An example of an overhang generated within mountains.

    An example of an overhang generated within mountains.

  • A floating island generated above some mountains.

    A floating island generated above some mountains.

  • Normal mountains and wooded mountains shown side-by-side.

    Normal mountains and wooded mountains shown side-by-side.

  • Gravelly mountains (left) and modified gravelly mountains (right) shown side-by-side.

    Gravelly mountains (left) and modified gravelly mountains (right) shown side-by-side.

  • Another view of gravelly mountains.

    Another view of gravelly mountains.

  • Two lavafalls and a waterfall flowing into a frozen river from the sides of some modified gravelly mountains.

    Two lavafalls and a waterfall flowing into a frozen river from the sides of some modified gravelly mountains.

See also

Biomes
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