List of mountains on the Moon

Short description: Lunar peaks

Montes Harbinger

This is a list of mountains on the Moon (with a scope including all named mons and montes, planetary science jargon terms roughly equivalent to 'isolated mountain'/'massif' and 'mountain range').

## Contents

* 1 Caveats
* 2 List
* 3 Gallery
* 4 See also
* 5 Notes
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Caveats

* This list is not comprehensive, as surveying of the Moon is a work in progress.
* Heights are in meters; most peaks have not been surveyed with the precision of a single meter.
* Mountains on the Moon have heights and elevations/altitudes defined relative to various vertical datums (referring to the lunoid), each in turn defined relative to the center of mass (CoM) of the Moon.

c. 1960 — the U.S. Army Mapping Service datum was established 1,737,988 meters from the CoM.
c. 1970 — the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency used 1,730,000 meters.
c. 1990 — The Clementine topographic data use 1,737,400 meters as the baseline, and show a range of about 18,100 meters from lowest to highest point on the Moon.
* This is not a list of the highest places on the Moon, meaning those farthest from the CoM. Rather, it is a list of peaks at various heights relative to the relevant datum. This is because the Moon has mass asymmetries: 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).

## List

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Peaks on the Moon  Name | Type | Namesake | Peak coordinates | Peak elevation (m) | Topographic prominence (m)

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Agnes | mons | Agnes (Greek feminine name, meaning 'lamb') |  [ ⚑ ] 18°40′N 5°20′E﻿ / ﻿18.66°N 5.34°E﻿ / 18.66; 5.34 | 650 m | 30 m
Agricola | montes | Georgius Agricola (metallurgist) |  [ ⚑ ] 29°04′N 54°04′W﻿ / ﻿29.06°N 54.07°W﻿ / 29.06; -54.07 |  | Unknown
Alpes | montes | Alps (Europe) |  [ ⚑ ] 48°22′N 0°35′W﻿ / ﻿48.36°N 0.58°W﻿ / 48.36; -0.58 |  | Unknown
André | mons | André (French masculine name) |  [ ⚑ ] 5°11′N 120°34′E﻿ / ﻿5.18°N 120.56°E﻿ / 5.18; 120.56 |  | Unknown
Apenninus | montes | Apennine Mountains (Italy) |  [ ⚑ ] 19°52′N 0°02′W﻿ / ﻿19.87°N 0.03°W﻿ / 19.87; -0.03 |  | Unknown
Archimedes | montes | Archimedes (crater) nearby |  [ ⚑ ] 25°23′N 5°15′W﻿ / ﻿25.39°N 5.25°W﻿ / 25.39; -5.25 |  | Unknown
Ardeshir | mons | Ardeshir (also 'Ardashir'; Persian King, Persian male name) |  [ ⚑ ] 5°02′N 121°02′E﻿ / ﻿5.03°N 121.04°E﻿ / 5.03; 121.04 |  | Unknown
Argaeus | mons | Mount Erciyes (Asia Minor) |  [ ⚑ ] 19°20′N 29°01′E﻿ / ﻿19.33°N 29.01°E﻿ / 19.33; 29.01 |  | Unknown
Blanc | mons | Mont Blanc (the Alps) |  [ ⚑ ] 45°25′N 0°26′E﻿ / ﻿45.41°N 0.44°E﻿ / 45.41; 0.44 | 3800 m[1] | 3600 m
Bradley | mons | James Bradley (astronomer) |  [ ⚑ ] 21°44′N 0°23′E﻿ / ﻿21.73°N 0.38°E﻿ / 21.73; 0.38 | 4300 m[2] | 4200 m
Carpatus | montes | Carpathian Mountains (Europe) |  [ ⚑ ] 14°34′N 23°37′W﻿ / ﻿14.57°N 23.62°W﻿ / 14.57; -23.62 |  | Unknown
Caucasus | montes | Caucasus Mountains (Europe) |  [ ⚑ ] 37°31′N 9°56′E﻿ / ﻿37.52°N 9.93°E﻿ / 37.52; 9.93 |  | Unknown
Cordillera | montes | cordillera (Spanish for "mountain chain") |  [ ⚑ ] 17°30′S 79°30′W﻿ / ﻿17.5°S 79.5°W﻿ / -17.5; -79.5 |  | Unknown
Delisle | mons | Delisle (crater) nearby |  [ ⚑ ] 29°25′N 35°47′W﻿ / ﻿29.42°N 35.79°W﻿ / 29.42; -35.79 |  | Unknown
Dieter | mons | Dieter (German masculine name) |  [ ⚑ ] 5°00′N 120°18′E﻿ / ﻿5.00°N 120.30°E﻿ / 5.00; 120.30 |  | Unknown
Dilip | mons | Dilip (Indian masculine name) |  [ ⚑ ] 5°35′N 120°52′E﻿ / ﻿5.58°N 120.87°E﻿ / 5.58; 120.87 | 2000 m | Unknown
Esam | mons | Esam (Arabic masculine name) |  [ ⚑ ] 14°37′N 35°43′E﻿ / ﻿14.61°N 35.71°E﻿ / 14.61; 35.71 | 6622 m[3] | 400 m[3]
Ganau | mons | Ganau (African masculine name) |  [ ⚑ ] 4°47′N 120°35′E﻿ / ﻿4.79°N 120.59°E﻿ / 4.79; 120.59 |  | Unknown
Gruithuisen Delta | mons | Gruithuisen (crater) nearby |  [ ⚑ ] 36°04′N 39°35′W﻿ / ﻿36.07°N 39.59°W﻿ / 36.07; -39.59 |  | Unknown
Gruithuisen Gamma | mons | Gruithuisen (crater) nearby |  [ ⚑ ] 36°34′N 40°43′W﻿ / ﻿36.56°N 40.72°W﻿ / 36.56; -40.72 | 1500 m[4][5] | Unknown
Hadley | mons | John Hadley (inventor) |  [ ⚑ ] 26°41′N 4°07′E﻿ / ﻿26.69°N 4.12°E﻿ / 26.69; 4.12 | 4500 m[1][6] | 4600 m
Hadley Delta | mons | Hadley (quod videm) nearby |  [ ⚑ ] 25°43′N 3°43′E﻿ / ﻿25.72°N 3.71°E﻿ / 25.72; 3.71 | 3900 m[7] | 3500 m
Haemus | montes | Haemus (Greek name for the Balkan Mountains) |  [ ⚑ ] 17°07′N 12°02′E﻿ / ﻿17.11°N 12.03°E﻿ / 17.11; 12.03 |  | Unknown
Hansteen | mons | Hansteen (crater) nearby |  [ ⚑ ] 12°11′S 50°13′W﻿ / ﻿12.19°S 50.21°W﻿ / -12.19; -50.21 |  | Unknown
Harbinger | montes | Harbingers of dawn upon the rim of Aristarchus (crater) |  [ ⚑ ] 26°53′N 41°17′W﻿ / ﻿26.89°N 41.29°W﻿ / 26.89; -41.29 |  | Unknown
Herodotus | mons | Herodotus (crater) nearby |  [ ⚑ ] 27°30′N 52°56′W﻿ / ﻿27.50°N 52.94°W﻿ / 27.50; -52.94 |  | 1000 m
Huygens | mons | Christiaan Huygens (astronomer) |  [ ⚑ ] 19°32′N 2°54′W﻿ / ﻿19.53°N 2.90°W﻿ / 19.53; -2.90 | 3274 m[8] | 5300 m[8]
Jura | montes | Jura Mountains (Europe) |  [ ⚑ ] 47°29′N 36°07′W﻿ / ﻿47.49°N 36.11°W﻿ / 47.49; -36.11 |  | Unknown
Kocher | mons | Emil Theodor Kocher (physician) |  [ ⚑ ] 85°28′S 36°07′W﻿ / ﻿85.46°S 36.11°W﻿ / -85.46; -36.11 | 4000 m[9] | Unknown
la Hire | mons | Philippe de la Hire (astronomer) |  [ ⚑ ] 27°40′N 118°04′W﻿ / ﻿27.66°N 118.06°W﻿ / 27.66; -118.06 | 1500 m[1][6] | 1500 m
Latreille | mons | Pierre André Latreille (entomologist) |  [ ⚑ ] 18°28′N 61°55′E﻿ / ﻿18.47°N 61.92°E﻿ / 18.47; 61.92 |  | 150 m
Maraldi | mons | Maraldi (lunar crater) nearby |  [ ⚑ ] 20°20′N 35°30′E﻿ / ﻿20.34°N 35.50°E﻿ / 20.34; 35.50 | 1300 m | 1300 m
Moro | mons | Antonio Lazzaro Moro (scientist) |  [ ⚑ ] 11°50′S 19°50′W﻿ / ﻿11.84°S 19.84°W﻿ / -11.84; -19.84 |  | Unknown
Mouton | mons | Melba Roy Mouton (mathematician) |  [ ⚑ ] 84°40′S 39°29′W﻿ / ﻿84.67°S 39.48°W﻿ / -84.67; -39.48 | 7026 m[8] | 6030 m[8]
Penck | mons | Albrecht Penck (geographer) |  [ ⚑ ] 10°00′S 21°44′E﻿ / ﻿10.0°S 21.74°E﻿ / -10.0; 21.74 |  | 4000 m
Pico | mons | pico (Spanish for "peak") |  [ ⚑ ] 45°49′N 8°52′W﻿ / ﻿45.82°N 8.87°W﻿ / 45.82; -8.87 | 2400 m[1][6] | 2500 m
Pitón | mons | El Pitón, Spain (summit of Mount Teide, Tenerife) |  [ ⚑ ] 40°43′N 0°55′W﻿ / ﻿40.72°N 0.92°W﻿ / 40.72; -0.92 | 2100 m[1][6] | 2300 m
Pyrenaeus | montes | Pyrenees Mountains (Europe) |  [ ⚑ ] 14°03′S 41°31′E﻿ / ﻿14.05°S 41.51°E﻿ / -14.05; 41.51 |  | Unknown
Recti | montes | wikt:recti (Latin for "straight range") |  [ ⚑ ] 48°18′N 19°43′W﻿ / ﻿48.3°N 19.72°W﻿ / 48.3; -19.72 |  | Unknown
Riphaeus | montes | wikt:Riphaeus (Greek name for the Ural Mountains, Russia) |  [ ⚑ ] 7°29′S 27°36′W﻿ / ﻿7.48°S 27.60°W﻿ / -7.48; -27.60 |  | Unknown
Rook | montes | Lawrence Rook (astronomer) |  [ ⚑ ] 20°36′S 82°30′W﻿ / ﻿20.6°S 82.5°W﻿ / -20.6; -82.5 |  | Unknown
Rümker | mons | Karl Ludwig Christian Rümker (astronomer) |  [ ⚑ ] 40°46′N 58°23′W﻿ / ﻿40.76°N 58.38°W﻿ / 40.76; -58.38 | 1100 m[10] | 500 m
Secchi | montes | Secchi (lunar crater) nearby |  [ ⚑ ] 2°43′N 43°10′E﻿ / ﻿2.72°N 43.17°E﻿ / 2.72; 43.17 |  | Unknown
Spitzbergen | montes | by resemblance to the Spitsbergen islands (German for "sharp peaks") |  [ ⚑ ] 34°28′N 5°13′W﻿ / ﻿34.47°N 5.21°W﻿ / 34.47; -5.21 |  | Unknown
Taurus | montes | Taurus Mountains (Asia Minor) |  [ ⚑ ] 27°19′N 40°20′E﻿ / ﻿27.32°N 40.34°E﻿ / 27.32; 40.34 |  | Unknown
Teneriffe | montes | Tenerife (island) |  [ ⚑ ] 47°53′N 13°11′W﻿ / ﻿47.89°N 13.19°W﻿ / 47.89; -13.19 |  | Unknown
Usov | mons | Mikhail Usov (geologist) |  [ ⚑ ] 11°55′N 63°16′E﻿ / ﻿11.91°N 63.26°E﻿ / 11.91; 63.26 |  | Unknown
Vinogradov[lower-alpha 1] | mons | Aleksandr Pavlovich Vinogradov (chemist) |  [ ⚑ ] 22°21′N 32°31′W﻿ / ﻿22.35°N 32.52°W﻿ / 22.35; -32.52 | 1400 m | 1400 m
Vitruvius | mons | Vitruvius (crater) nearby |  [ ⚑ ] 19°20′N 30°44′E﻿ / ﻿19.33°N 30.74°E﻿ / 19.33; 30.74 | 2300 m | 2300 m
Wolff | mons | Christian Wolff (philosopher) |  [ ⚑ ] 16°53′N 6°48′W﻿ / ﻿16.88°N 6.80°W﻿ / 16.88; -6.80 | 3800 m[1] | 3500 m

## Gallery

* The central peaks of the crater Copernicus consist of three isolated mountainous rises climbing as high as 1200 m above the crater floor

* Crater Gassendi with central peaks

## See also

* List of mountain ranges
* List of features on the Moon
* Boot Hill
* Duke Island
* List of craters on the Moon
* List of maria on the Moon
* List of valleys on the Moon
* List of tallest mountains in the Solar System

## Notes

1. ↑ Formerly called Mons Euler after Leonhard Euler (mathematician).

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Fred W. Price (1988). The Moon observer's handbook. London: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-33500-0.
2. ↑ Patrick Moore lists the height of Mons Bradley as 16,000 feet (4,900 m); Fred Price as 14,000 feet (4,300 m)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 61A2S1(50), Grace. Lunar Topophotomap Series. Publisher: Defense Mapping Agency, Topographic Center. Scale: 1:50,000. Projection: Transverse Mercator.
4. ↑ Mons Gruithuisen Gamma, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
5. ↑ LROC Quickmap, DEM contours layer
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `moore`
7. ↑ Shaffer, David (May 25, 2006). "Apollo 15 Surface Journal: Landing at Hadley". NASA. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/a15.landing.html.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 The Moon's Highs and Lows
9. ↑ Moriarty III, D. P. (May 2026). "Mineralogical Characterization of the Lunar South Polar Region: 2. Exploring Mafic-Bearing Targets With Optimized Traverse Paths at Mons Kocher". JGR Planets 131 (5). doi:10.1029/2025JE009429.
10. ↑ Wöhler, C.; Lena, R.; Pau, K. C. (March 12–16, 2007). "The Lunar Dome Complex Mons Rümker: Morphometry, Rheology, and Mode of Emplacement". League City, Texas: Dordrecht, D. Reidel Publishing Co. p. 1091. Bibcode: 2007LPI....38.1091W. http://labs.adsabs.harvard.edu/ui/abs/2007LPI....38.1091W?. Retrieved 2007-08-28.

## External links

* List of named lunar mountains in Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
* Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon

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