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
  • 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
NameTypeNamesakePeak coordinatesPeak elevation (m)Topographic prominence (m)
AgnesmonsAgnes (Greek feminine name, meaning 'lamb')18.66°N 5.34°E / 18.66; 5.34650 m30 m
AgricolamontesGeorgius Agricola (metallurgist)29.06°N 54.07°W / 29.06; -54.07141000 mUn­known
AlpesmontesAlps (Europe)48.36°N 0.58°W / 48.36; -0.58281000 mUn­known
AmpèremonsAndré-Marie Ampère (physicist)19.32°N 3.71°W / 19.32; -3.713300 m[1]3000 m
AndrémonsAndré (French masculine name)5.18°N 120.56°E / 5.18; 120.5610000 mUn­known
ApenninusmontesApennine Mountains (Italy)19.87°N 0.03°W / 19.87; -0.03401000 mUn­known
ArchimedesmontesArchimedes (crater) nearby25.39°N 5.25°W / 25.39; -5.25163000 mUn­known
ArdeshirmonsArdeshir (also 'Ardashir'; Persian King, Persian male name)5.03°N 121.04°E / 5.03; 121.048000 mUn­known
ArgaeusmonsMount Erciyes (Asia Minor)19.33°N 29.01°E / 19.33; 29.0150000 mUn­known
BlancmonsMont Blanc (the Alps)45.41°N 0.44°E / 45.41; 0.443800 m[2]3600 m
BradleymonsJames Bradley (astronomer)21.73°N 0.38°E / 21.73; 0.384300 m[3]4200 m
CarpatusmontesCarpathian Mountains (Europe)14.57°N 23.62°W / 14.57; -23.62361000 mUn­known
CaucasusmontesCaucasus Mountains (Europe)37.52°N 9.93°E / 37.52; 9.93445000 mUn­known
Cordilleramontescordillera (Spanish for "mountain chain")17.5°S 79.5°W / -17.5; -79.5574000 mUn­known
DelislemonsDelisle (crater) nearby29.42°N 35.79°W / 29.42; -35.7930000 mUn­known
DietermonsDieter (German masculine name)5.00°N 120.30°E / 5.00; 120.3020000 mUn­known
DilipmonsDilip (Indian masculine name)5.58°N 120.87°E / 5.58; 120.872000 mUn­known
EsammonsEsam (Arabic masculine name)14.61°N 35.71°E / 14.61; 35.718000 mUn­known
GanaumonsGanau (African masculine name)4.79°N 120.59°E / 4.79; 120.5914000 mUn­known
Gruithuisen DeltamonsGruithuisen (crater) nearby36.07°N 39.59°W / 36.07; -39.5920000 mUn­known
Gruithuisen GammamonsGruithuisen (crater) nearby36.56°N 40.72°W / 36.56; -40.72900 mUn­known
HadleymonsJohn Hadley (inventor)26.69°N 4.12°E / 26.69; 4.124500 m[2][1]4600 m
Hadley DeltamonsHadley (quod videm) nearby25.72°N 3.71°E / 25.72; 3.713900 m[4]3500 m
HaemusmontesHaemus (Greek name for the Balkan Mountains)17.11°N 12.03°E / 17.11; 12.03560000 mUn­known
HansteenmonsHansteen (crater) nearby12.19°S 50.21°W / -12.19; -50.2130000 mUn­known
HarbingermontesHarbingers of dawn upon the rim of Aristarchus (crater)26.89°N 41.29°W / 26.89; -41.2990000 mUn­known
HerodotusmonsHerodotus (crater) nearby27.50°N 52.94°W / 27.50; -52.945000 mUn­known
HuygensmonsChristiaan Huygens (astronomer)19.53°N 2.90°W / 19.53; -2.903274 m[5] 5300 m[5]
JuramontesJura Mountains (Europe)47.49°N 36.11°W / 47.49; -36.11422000 mUn­known
la HiremonsPhilippe de la Hire (astronomer)27.66°N 25.51°W / 27.66; -25.511500 m[2][1]1500 m
LatreillemonsPierre André Latreille (entomologist)18.47°N 61.92°E / 18.47; 61.926400 m150 m
MaraldimonsMaraldi (lunar crater) nearby20.34°N 35.50°E / 20.34; 35.501300 m1300 m
MoromonsAntonio Lazzaro Moro (scientist)11.84°S 19.84°W / -11.84; -19.8410000 mUn­known
MoutonmonsMelba Roy Mouton (mathematician)84.67°S 39.48°W / -84.67; -39.487026 m[5]6030 m[5]
PenckmonsAlbrecht Penck (geographer)10.0°S 21.74°E / -10.0; 21.744000 m4000 m
Picomons(Spanish for "peak")45.82°N 8.87°W / 45.82; -8.872400 m[2][1]2500 m
PitónmonsEl Pitón, Spain (summit of Mount Teide, Tenerife)40.72°N 0.92°W / 40.72; -0.922100 m[2][1]2300 m
PyrenaeusmontesPyrenees Mountains (Europe)14.05°S 41.51°E / -14.05; 41.51164000 mUn­known
Rectimonteswikt:recti (Latin for "straight range")48.3°N 19.72°W / 48.3; -19.7290000 mUn­known
Riphaeusmonteswikt:Riphaeus (Greek name for the Ural Mountains, Russia)7.48°S 27.60°W / -7.48; -27.60189000 mUn­known
RookmontesLawrence Rook (astronomer)20.6°S 82.5°W / -20.6; -82.5791000 mUn­known
RümkermonsKarl Ludwig Christian Rümker (astronomer)40.76°N 58.38°W / 40.76; -58.381100 m[6]500 m
SecchimontesSecchi (lunar crater) nearby2.72°N 43.17°E / 2.72; 43.1750000 mUn­known
Spitzbergenmontesby resemblance to the Spitsbergen islands (German for "sharp peaks")34.47°N 5.21°W / 34.47; -5.2160000 mUn­known
TaurusmontesTaurus Mountains (Asia Minor)27.32°N 40.34°E / 27.32; 40.34172000 mUn­known
TeneriffemontesTenerife (island)47.89°N 13.19°W / 47.89; -13.19182000 mUn­known
UsovmonsMikhail Usov (geologist)11.91°N 63.26°E / 11.91; 63.2615000 mUn­known
Vinogradov[lower-alpha 1]monsAleksandr Pavlovich Vinogradov (chemist)22.35°N 32.52°W / 22.35; -32.521400 m1400 m
VitruviusmonsVitruvius (crater) nearby19.33°N 30.74°E / 19.33; 30.742300 m2300 m
WolffmonsChristian Wolff (philosopher)16.88°N 6.80°W / 16.88; -6.803800 m[2]3500 m
  • 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

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

References
  1. Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. London: Cassell & Co.
  2. 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. 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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