List of mountains on the Moon

Last updated February 20, 2025

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').

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

Peaks on the Moon
Name	Type	Namesake	Peak coordinates	Peak elevation (m)	Topographic prominence (m)
Agnes	mons	Agnes (Greek feminine name, meaning 'lamb')	18°40′N5°20′E / 18.66°N 5.34°E / 18.66; 5.34	650 m	30 m
Agricola	montes	Georgius Agricola (metallurgist)	29°04′N54°04′W / 29.06°N 54.07°W / 29.06; -54.07		Unknown
Alpes	montes	Alps (Europe)	48°22′N0°35′W / 48.36°N 0.58°W / 48.36; -0.58		Unknown
Ampère	mons	André-Marie Ampère (physicist)	19°19′N3°43′W / 19.32°N 3.71°W / 19.32; -3.71	3300 m^[1]	3000 m
André	mons	André (French masculine name)	5°11′N120°34′E / 5.18°N 120.56°E / 5.18; 120.56		Unknown
Apenninus	montes	Apennine Mountains (Italy)	19°52′N0°02′W / 19.87°N 0.03°W / 19.87; -0.03		Unknown
Archimedes	montes	Archimedes (crater) nearby	25°23′N5°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′N121°02′E / 5.03°N 121.04°E / 5.03; 121.04		Unknown
Argaeus	mons	Mount Erciyes (Asia Minor)	19°20′N29°01′E / 19.33°N 29.01°E / 19.33; 29.01		Unknown
Blanc	mons	Mont Blanc (the Alps)	45°25′N0°26′E / 45.41°N 0.44°E / 45.41; 0.44	3800 m^[2]	3600 m
Bradley	mons	James Bradley (astronomer)	21°44′N0°23′E / 21.73°N 0.38°E / 21.73; 0.38	4300 m^[3]	4200 m
Carpatus	montes	Carpathian Mountains (Europe)	14°34′N23°37′W / 14.57°N 23.62°W / 14.57; -23.62		Unknown
Caucasus	montes	Caucasus Mountains (Europe)	37°31′N9°56′E / 37.52°N 9.93°E / 37.52; 9.93		Unknown
Cordillera	montes	cordillera (Spanish for "mountain chain")	17°30′S79°30′W / 17.5°S 79.5°W / -17.5; -79.5		Unknown
Delisle	mons	Delisle (crater) nearby	29°25′N35°47′W / 29.42°N 35.79°W / 29.42; -35.79		Unknown
Dieter	mons	Dieter (German masculine name)	5°00′N120°18′E / 5.00°N 120.30°E / 5.00; 120.30		Unknown
Dilip	mons	Dilip (Indian masculine name)	5°35′N120°52′E / 5.58°N 120.87°E / 5.58; 120.87	2000 m	Unknown
Esam	mons	Esam (Arabic masculine name)	14°37′N35°43′E / 14.61°N 35.71°E / 14.61; 35.71	6622 m^[4]	400 m^[4]
Ganau	mons	Ganau (African masculine name)	4°47′N120°35′E / 4.79°N 120.59°E / 4.79; 120.59		Unknown
Gruithuisen Delta	mons	Gruithuisen (crater) nearby	36°04′N39°35′W / 36.07°N 39.59°W / 36.07; -39.59		Unknown
Gruithuisen Gamma	mons	Gruithuisen (crater) nearby	36°34′N40°43′W / 36.56°N 40.72°W / 36.56; -40.72	1500 m^[5]^[6]	Unknown
Hadley	mons	John Hadley (inventor)	26°41′N4°07′E / 26.69°N 4.12°E / 26.69; 4.12	4500 m^[2]^[1]	4600 m
Hadley Delta	mons	Hadley (quod videm) nearby	25°43′N3°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′N12°02′E / 17.11°N 12.03°E / 17.11; 12.03		Unknown
Hansteen	mons	Hansteen (crater) nearby	12°11′S50°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′N41°17′W / 26.89°N 41.29°W / 26.89; -41.29		Unknown
Herodotus	mons	Herodotus (crater) nearby	27°30′N52°56′W / 27.50°N 52.94°W / 27.50; -52.94		1000 m
Huygens	mons	Christiaan Huygens (astronomer)	19°32′N2°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′N36°07′W / 47.49°N 36.11°W / 47.49; -36.11		Unknown
la Hire	mons	Philippe de la Hire (astronomer)	27°40′N25°31′W / 27.66°N 25.51°W / 27.66; -25.51	1500 m^[2]^[1]	1500 m
Latreille	mons	Pierre André Latreille (entomologist)	18°28′N61°55′E / 18.47°N 61.92°E / 18.47; 61.92		150 m
Maraldi	mons	Maraldi (lunar crater) nearby	20°20′N35°30′E / 20.34°N 35.50°E / 20.34; 35.50	1300 m	1300 m
Moro	mons	Antonio Lazzaro Moro (scientist)	11°50′S19°50′W / 11.84°S 19.84°W / -11.84; -19.84		Unknown
Mouton	mons	Melba Roy Mouton (mathematician)	84°40′S39°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′S21°44′E / 10.0°S 21.74°E / -10.0; 21.74		4000 m
Pico	mons	pico (Spanish for "peak")	45°49′N8°52′W / 45.82°N 8.87°W / 45.82; -8.87	2400 m^[2]^[1]	2500 m
Pitón	mons	El Pitón, Spain (summit of Mount Teide, Tenerife)	40°43′N0°55′W / 40.72°N 0.92°W / 40.72; -0.92	2100 m^[2]^[1]	2300 m
Pyrenaeus	montes	Pyrenees Mountains (Europe)	14°03′S41°31′E / 14.05°S 41.51°E / -14.05; 41.51		Unknown
Recti	montes	wikt:recti (Latin for "straight range")	48°18′N19°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′S27°36′W / 7.48°S 27.60°W / -7.48; -27.60		Unknown
Rook	montes	Lawrence Rook (astronomer)	20°36′S82°30′W / 20.6°S 82.5°W / -20.6; -82.5		Unknown
Rümker	mons	Karl Ludwig Christian Rümker (astronomer)	40°46′N58°23′W / 40.76°N 58.38°W / 40.76; -58.38	1100 m^[9]	500 m
Secchi	montes	Secchi (lunar crater) nearby	2°43′N43°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′N5°13′W / 34.47°N 5.21°W / 34.47; -5.21		Unknown
Taurus	montes	Taurus Mountains (Asia Minor)	27°19′N40°20′E / 27.32°N 40.34°E / 27.32; 40.34		Unknown
Teneriffe	montes	Tenerife (island)	47°53′N13°11′W / 47.89°N 13.19°W / 47.89; -13.19		Unknown
Usov	mons	Mikhail Usov (geologist)	11°55′N63°16′E / 11.91°N 63.26°E / 11.91; 63.26		Unknown
Vinogradov ^[a]	mons	Aleksandr Pavlovich Vinogradov (chemist)	22°21′N32°31′W / 22.35°N 32.52°W / 22.35; -32.52	1400 m	1400 m
Vitruvius	mons	Vitruvius (crater) nearby	19°20′N30°44′E / 19.33°N 30.74°E / 19.33; 30.74	2300 m	2300 m
Wolff	mons	Christian Wolff (philosopher)	16°53′N6°48′W / 16.88°N 6.80°W / 16.88; -6.80	3800 m^[2]	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

Notes

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

References

1 2 3 4 5 Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. London: Cassell & Co.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Fred W. Price (1988). The Moon observer's handbook. London: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-33500-0.
↑ Patrick Moore lists the height of Mons Bradley as 16,000 feet (4,900 m); Fred Price as 14,000 feet (4,300 m)
1 2 61A2S1(50), Grace. Lunar Topophotomap Series. Publisher: Defense Mapping Agency, Topographic Center. Scale: 1:50,000. Projection: Transverse Mercator.
↑ Mons Gruithuisen Gamma, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
↑ LROC Quickmap, DEM contours layer
↑ Shaffer, David (May 25, 2006). "Apollo 15 Surface Journal: Landing at Hadley". NASA. Retrieved 2006-11-08.
1 2 3 4 The Moon's Highs and Lows
↑ Wöhler, C.; Lena, R.; Pau, K. C. (March 12–16, 2007). "The Lunar Dome Complex Mons Rümker: Morphometry, Rheology, and Mode of Emplacement". Proceedings Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII. League City, Texas: Dordrecht, D. Reidel Publishing Co. p. 1091. Bibcode: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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[10] Formerly called Mons Euler after Leonhard Euler (mathematician).

[moore-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. London: Cassell & Co.

[price-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fred W. Price (1988). The Moon observer's handbook. London: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-33500-0.

[3] Patrick Moore lists the height of Mons Bradley as 16,000 feet (4,900 m); Fred Price as 14,000 feet (4,300 m)

[61A2S1-4] 1 2 61A2S1(50), Grace. Lunar Topophotomap Series. Publisher: Defense Mapping Agency, Topographic Center. Scale: 1:50,000. Projection: Transverse Mercator.

[5] Mons Gruithuisen Gamma, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

[6] LROC Quickmap, DEM contours layer

[7] Shaffer, David (May 25, 2006). "Apollo 15 Surface Journal: Landing at Hadley". NASA. Retrieved 2006-11-08.

[:0-8] 1 2 3 4 The Moon's Highs and Lows

[laps07-9] Wöhler, C.; Lena, R.; Pau, K. C. (March 12–16, 2007). "The Lunar Dome Complex Mons Rümker: Morphometry, Rheology, and Mode of Emplacement". Proceedings Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII. League City, Texas: Dordrecht, D. Reidel Publishing Co. p. 1091. Bibcode:2007LPI....38.1091W . Retrieved 2007-08-28.

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