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List of mountains on the Moon

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Short description: Mountains on the Moon

Mountains on the Moon have heights defined relative to various vertical datums. In the 1960s, the U.S. Army Mapping Service used elevation relative to 1,737,988 meters from the center of the Moon. In the 1970s, the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency used 1,730,000 meters. The Clementine topographic data published in the 1990s uses 1,737,400 meters.

This table is not comprehensive, and does not list the highest places on the Moon. Clementine data show a range of about 18,100 meters from lowest to highest point on the Moon. The highest point, located on the far side of the Moon, is approximately 6,500 meters higher than Mons Huygens (usually listed as the tallest mountain).

Mountains

These are isolated mountains or massifs.

Name Lat./Long. Dia. Ht. Name Origin
Mons Agnes [ ⚑ ] 18°40′N 5°20′E / 18.66°N 5.34°E / 18.66; 5.34 0.65 km 0.03 km Greek feminine name, meaning 'lamb'
Mons Ampère [ ⚑ ] 19°19′N 3°43′W / 19.32°N 3.71°W / 19.32; -3.71 30 km 3.0 km André-Marie Ampère, physicist
Mons André [ ⚑ ] 5°11′N 120°34′E / 5.18°N 120.56°E / 5.18; 120.56 10 km   French masculine name
Mons Ardeshir [ ⚑ ] 5°02′N 121°02′E / 5.03°N 121.04°E / 5.03; 121.04 8 km   Ardeshir (Ardashir), Persian King, Persian male name
Mons Argaeus [ ⚑ ] 19°20′N 29°01′E / 19.33°N 29.01°E / 19.33; 29.01 50 km   Mount Erciyes, Asia Minor
Mont Blanc [ ⚑ ] 45°25′N 0°26′E / 45.41°N 0.44°E / 45.41; 0.44 25 km 3.6 km Mont Blanc, the Alps
Mons Bradley [ ⚑ ] 21°44′N 0°23′E / 21.73°N 0.38°E / 21.73; 0.38 30 km 4.2 km James Bradley, astronomer
Mons Delisle [ ⚑ ] 29°25′N 35°47′W / 29.42°N 35.79°W / 29.42; -35.79 30 km   Named after nearby crater Delisle
Mons Dieter [ ⚑ ] 5°00′N 120°18′E / 5.00°N 120.30°E / 5.00; 120.30 20 km   German masculine name
Mons Dilip [ ⚑ ] 5°35′N 120°52′E / 5.58°N 120.87°E / 5.58; 120.87 2 km   Indian masculine name
Mons Esam [ ⚑ ] 14°37′N 35°43′E / 14.61°N 35.71°E / 14.61; 35.71 8 km   Arabic masculine name
Mons Ganau [ ⚑ ] 4°47′N 120°35′E / 4.79°N 120.59°E / 4.79; 120.59 14 km   African masculine name
Mons Gruithuisen Delta [ ⚑ ] 36°04′N 39°35′W / 36.07°N 39.59°W / 36.07; -39.59 20 km   Named after nearby crater Gruithuisen
Mons Gruithuisen Gamma [ ⚑ ] 36°34′N 40°43′W / 36.56°N 40.72°W / 36.56; -40.72 20 km   Named after nearby crater Gruithuisen
Mons Hadley [ ⚑ ] 26°41′N 4°07′E / 26.69°N 4.12°E / 26.69; 4.12 25 km 4.6 km John Hadley, inventor
Mons Hadley Delta [ ⚑ ] 25°43′N 3°43′E / 25.72°N 3.71°E / 25.72; 3.71 15 km 3.5 km Named after nearby Mount Hadley
Mons Hansteen [ ⚑ ] 12°11′S 50°13′W / 12.19°S 50.21°W / -12.19; -50.21 30 km   Named after nearby crater Hansteen
Mons Herodotus [ ⚑ ] 27°30′N 52°56′W / 27.50°N 52.94°W / 27.50; -52.94 5 km   Named after nearby crater Herodotus
Mons Huygens [ ⚑ ] 19°55′N 2°52′W / 19.92°N 2.86°W / 19.92; -2.86 40 km 4.7 km Christiaan Huygens, astronomer
Mons La Hire [ ⚑ ] 27°40′N 25°31′W / 27.66°N 25.51°W / 27.66; -25.51 25 km 1.5 km Philippe de la Hire, astronomer
Mons Latreille [ ⚑ ] 18°28′N 61°55′E / 18.47°N 61.92°E / 18.47; 61.92 6.4 km 0.15 km Pierre André Latreille, entomologist
Mons Maraldi [ ⚑ ] 20°20′N 35°30′E / 20.34°N 35.50°E / 20.34; 35.50 15 km 1.3 km Named after nearby crater Maraldi
Mons Moro [ ⚑ ] 11°50′S 19°50′W / 11.84°S 19.84°W / -11.84; -19.84 10 km   Antonio Lazzaro Moro, scientist
Mons Mouton [ ⚑ ] 84°36′S 31°00′W / 84.6°S 31.0°W / -84.6; -31.0 130 km   Melba Roy Mouton, mathematician
Mons Penck [ ⚑ ] 10°00′S 21°44′E / 10.0°S 21.74°E / -10.0; 21.74 30 km 4.0 km Albrecht Penck, geographer
Mons Pico [ ⚑ ] 45°49′N 8°52′W / 45.82°N 8.87°W / 45.82; -8.87 25 km 2.5 km Spanish for "peak"
Mons Piton [ ⚑ ] 40°43′N 0°55′W / 40.72°N 0.92°W / 40.72; -0.92 25 km 2.3 km El Pitón, a summit of Mount Teide, Tenerife
Mons Rümker [ ⚑ ] 40°46′N 58°23′W / 40.76°N 58.38°W / 40.76; -58.38 70 km 0.5 km Karl Ludwig Christian Rümker, astronomer
Mons Usov [ ⚑ ] 11°55′N 63°16′E / 11.91°N 63.26°E / 11.91; 63.26 15 km   Mikhail Usov, geologist
Mons Vinogradov[lower-alpha 1] [ ⚑ ] 22°21′N 32°31′W / 22.35°N 32.52°W / 22.35; -32.52 25 km 1.4 km Aleksandr Pavlovich Vinogradov, chemist
Mons Vitruvius [ ⚑ ] 19°20′N 30°44′E / 19.33°N 30.74°E / 19.33; 30.74 15 km 2.3 km Named after nearby crater Vitruvius
Mons Wolff [ ⚑ ] 16°53′N 6°48′W / 16.88°N 6.80°W / 16.88; -6.80 35 km 3.5 km Baron Christian von Wolff, philosopher

Mountain ranges

Name Lat./Long. Dia. Name Origin
Montes Agricola [ ⚑ ] 29°04′N 54°04′W / 29.06°N 54.07°W / 29.06; -54.07 141 km Georgius Agricola, scientist
Montes Alpes [ ⚑ ] 48°22′N 0°35′W / 48.36°N 0.58°W / 48.36; -0.58 281 km The Alps, Europe
Montes Apenninus [ ⚑ ] 19°52′N 0°02′W / 19.87°N 0.03°W / 19.87; -0.03 401 km The Apennine Mountains, Italy
Montes Archimedes [ ⚑ ] 25°23′N 5°15′W / 25.39°N 5.25°W / 25.39; -5.25 163 km Named after nearby crater Archimedes
Montes Carpatus [ ⚑ ] 14°34′N 23°37′W / 14.57°N 23.62°W / 14.57; -23.62 361 km The Carpathian Mountains, Europe
Montes Caucasus [ ⚑ ] 37°31′N 9°56′E / 37.52°N 9.93°E / 37.52; 9.93 445 km The Caucasus Mountains, Europe
Montes Cordillera [ ⚑ ] 17°30′S 79°30′W / 17.5°S 79.5°W / -17.5; -79.5 574 km Spanish for "mountain chain"
Montes Haemus [ ⚑ ] 17°07′N 12°02′E / 17.11°N 12.03°E / 17.11; 12.03 560 km Greek name for the Balkan Mountains
Montes Harbinger [ ⚑ ] 26°53′N 41°17′W / 26.89°N 41.29°W / 26.89; -41.29 90 km Harbingers of dawn on the crater Aristarchus
Montes Jura [ ⚑ ] 47°29′N 36°07′W / 47.49°N 36.11°W / 47.49; -36.11 422 km The Jura Mountains, Europe
Montes Pyrenaeus [ ⚑ ] 14°03′S 41°31′E / 14.05°S 41.51°E / -14.05; 41.51 164 km The Pyrenees Mountains, Europe
Montes Recti [ ⚑ ] 48°18′N 19°43′W / 48.3°N 19.72°W / 48.3; -19.72 90 km Latin for "straight range"
Montes Riphaeus [ ⚑ ] 7°29′S 27°36′W / 7.48°S 27.60°W / -7.48; -27.60 189 km Greek name for the Ural Mountains, Russia
Montes Rook [ ⚑ ] 20°36′S 82°30′W / 20.6°S 82.5°W / -20.6; -82.5 791 km Lawrence Rook, astronomer
Montes Secchi [ ⚑ ] 2°43′N 43°10′E / 2.72°N 43.17°E / 2.72; 43.17 50 km Named after nearby crater Secchi
Montes Spitzbergen [ ⚑ ] 34°28′N 5°13′W / 34.47°N 5.21°W / 34.47; -5.21 60 km Named after German for "sharp peaks" and for resemblance to the Spitsbergen islands
Montes Taurus [ ⚑ ] 27°19′N 40°20′E / 27.32°N 40.34°E / 27.32; 40.34 172 km Taurus Mountains, Asia Minor
Montes Teneriffe [ ⚑ ] 47°53′N 13°11′W / 47.89°N 13.19°W / 47.89; -13.19 182 km Tenerife island

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly called Mons Euler.

References

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