List of mountains on the Moon

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

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  • 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

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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
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′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 141000 m Un­known
Alpes montes Alps (Europe) 48°22′N 0°35′W / 48.36°N 0.58°W / 48.36; -0.58 281000 m Un­known
Ampère mons André-Marie Ampère (physicist) 19°19′N 3°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′N 120°34′E / 5.18°N 120.56°E / 5.18; 120.56 10000 m Un­known
Apenninus montes Apennine Mountains (Italy) 19°52′N 0°02′W / 19.87°N 0.03°W / 19.87; -0.03 401000 m Un­known
Archimedes montes Archimedes (crater) nearby 25°23′N 5°15′W / 25.39°N 5.25°W / 25.39; -5.25 163000 m 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 8000 m Un­known
Argaeus mons Mount Erciyes (Asia Minor) 19°20′N 29°01′E / 19.33°N 29.01°E / 19.33; 29.01 50000 m 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[2] 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[3] 4200 m
Carpatus montes Carpathian Mountains (Europe) 14°34′N 23°37′W / 14.57°N 23.62°W / 14.57; -23.62 361000 m Un­known
Caucasus montes Caucasus Mountains (Europe) 37°31′N 9°56′E / 37.52°N 9.93°E / 37.52; 9.93 445000 m Un­known
Cordillera montes cordillera (Spanish for "mountain chain") 17°30′S 79°30′W / 17.5°S 79.5°W / -17.5; -79.5 574000 m Un­known
Delisle mons Delisle (crater) nearby 29°25′N 35°47′W / 29.42°N 35.79°W / 29.42; -35.79 30000 m Un­known
Dieter mons Dieter (German masculine name) 5°00′N 120°18′E / 5.00°N 120.30°E / 5.00; 120.30 20000 m 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 8000 m Un­known
Ganau mons Ganau (African masculine name) 4°47′N 120°35′E / 4.79°N 120.59°E / 4.79; 120.59 14000 m Un­known
Gruithuisen Delta mons Gruithuisen (crater) nearby 36°04′N 39°35′W / 36.07°N 39.59°W / 36.07; -39.59 20000 m Un­known
Gruithuisen Gamma mons Gruithuisen (crater) nearby 36°34′N 40°43′W / 36.56°N 40.72°W / 36.56; -40.72 900 m Un­known
Hadley mons John Hadley (inventor) 26°41′N 4°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′N 3°43′E / 25.72°N 3.71°E / 25.72; 3.71 3900 m[4] 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 560000 m Un­known
Hansteen mons Hansteen (crater) nearby 12°11′S 50°13′W / 12.19°S 50.21°W / -12.19; -50.21 30000 m 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 90000 m Un­known
Herodotus mons Herodotus (crater) nearby 27°30′N 52°56′W / 27.50°N 52.94°W / 27.50; -52.94 5000 m Un­known
Huygens mons Christiaan Huygens (astronomer) 19°32′N 2°54′W / 19.53°N 2.90°W / 19.53; -2.90 3274 m[5] 5300 m[5]
Jura montes Jura Mountains (Europe) 47°29′N 36°07′W / 47.49°N 36.11°W / 47.49; -36.11 422000 m Un­known
la Hire mons Philippe de la Hire (astronomer) 27°40′N 25°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′N 61°55′E / 18.47°N 61.92°E / 18.47; 61.92 6400 m 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 10000 m 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[5] 6030 m[5]
Penck mons Albrecht Penck (geographer) 10°00′S 21°44′E / 10.0°S 21.74°E / -10.0; 21.74 4000 m 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[2][1] 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[2][1] 2300 m
Pyrenaeus montes Pyrenees Mountains (Europe) 14°03′S 41°31′E / 14.05°S 41.51°E / -14.05; 41.51 164000 m 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 90000 m 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 189000 m Un­known
Rook montes Lawrence Rook (astronomer) 20°36′S 82°30′W / 20.6°S 82.5°W / -20.6; -82.5 791000 m 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[6] 500 m
Secchi montes Secchi (lunar crater) nearby 2°43′N 43°10′E / 2.72°N 43.17°E / 2.72; 43.17 50000 m 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 60000 m Un­known
Taurus montes Taurus Mountains (Asia Minor) 27°19′N 40°20′E / 27.32°N 40.34°E / 27.32; 40.34 172000 m Un­known
Teneriffe montes Tenerife (island) 47°53′N 13°11′W / 47.89°N 13.19°W / 47.89; -13.19 182000 m Un­known
Usov mons Mikhail Usov (geologist) 11°55′N 63°16′E / 11.91°N 63.26°E / 11.91; 63.26 15000 m Un­known
Vinogradov[a] 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[2] 3500 m
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  • The central peaks of the crater Copernicus consist of three isolated mountainous rises climbing as high as 1200 m above the crater floor
    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
    Crater Gassendi with central peaks

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. London: Cassell & Co.
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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)
  4. ^ Shaffer, David (May 25, 2006). "Apollo 15 Surface Journal: Landing at Hadley". NASA. Retrieved 2006-11-08.
  5. ^ a b c d The Moon's Highs and Lows
  6. ^ 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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