The Complete List of Mountains and Mountain Ranges on the Moon

Were you aware that there are mountains on the moon? The fact is there are, and here we shall learn all about them.

Did You Know?

The tallest mountain on the Moon is Mons Huygens, which stands at a height of 5.5 km!

The Moon is a satellite of the Earth, and it’s only one. It revolves around the Earth while rotating on its orbit at the same time. Ever since the erstwhile Soviet Union’s Luna 2 spacecraft landed on the Moon, there have been attempts to study the landscape of the Moon, its craters, and mountains. The biggest milestone was man’s landing on the Moon in 1969. Neil Armstrong described it as, “A single step for man, a giant leap for mankind.” Our quest was driven by the question, “Will a time come when it will be possible for us to have our homes on the Moon?” Now that we have quite a lot of information about the Moon, we know that there are mountain ranges on its surface, with peaks that reach a height of 5 meters or more. Curious to know which are they? Here we go…

List of Mountains on the Moon

There are close to thirty mountains on the Moon, and here we shall have a closer look at some of the highest ones.

Mons Huygens

Height: 5.5 km
Diameter: 40km
Mountain Range: Montes Apenninus
Coordinates: 20.0° N, 2.9° W
Named After: Christiaan Huygens, astronomer

Mons Hadley

Height: 4.5 km
Diameter: 25 km
Mountain Range: Montes Apenninus
Coordinates: 26.5° N, 4.7° E
Named After: John Hadley, inventor

Mons Bradley

Height: 4.3 km
Diameter: 30 km
Mountain Range: Montes Apenninus
Coordinates: 22.0° N, 1.0° E
Named After: James Bradley, English astronomer

Mons Penck

Height: 4.0 km
Diameter: 30 km
Coordinates: 10.0° S, 21.6° E
Named After: Albrecht Penck, German geologist
It’s a solitary mountain.

Mons Hadley Delta

Height: 3.9 km
Diameter: 25 km
Mountain Range: Montes Apenninus
Coordinates: 26.5° N, 4.7° E
Named After: John Hadley

Mons Blanc

Height: 3.8 km
Diameter: 25 km
Mountain Range: Montes Alpes
Coordinates: 45.0°N 1.0°E
Named After: Mont Blanc, an Alpine peak

Mons Wolff

Height: 3.8 km
Diameter: 35 km
Mountain Range: Montes Apenninus
Coordinates: 17.0° N, 6.8° W
Named After: Baron Christian von Wolff

Mons Ampere

Height: 3.3 km
Diameter: 30 km
Mountain Range: Montes Apenninus
Coordinates: 19.0° N, 4.0° W
Named After: André-Marie Ampère, physicist

Mons Pico

Height: 2.4 km
Diameter: 25 km
Coordinates: 45.7° N, 8.9° W
Named After: The iish word for ‘peak’
It is a solitary mountain.

Mons Piton

Height: 2.1 km
Diameter: 25 km
Coordinates: 40.6° N, 1.1° W
Named After: A peak on Tenerife Island
It’s an isolated mountain range.

Mons Vitruvius

Height: 2.3 km
Diameter: 15 km
Mountain Range Montes Taurus
Coordinates: 19.4° N, 30.8° E
Named After: The crater Vitruvius, named after Marcus P. Vitruvius

Mons La Hire

Height: 1.5 km
Diameter: 25 km
Coordinates: 27.8° N, 25.5° W
Named After: Philippe de la Hire
It’s a solitary mountain.

Mons Vinogradov

Height: 1.3 km
Diameter: 25 km
Coordinates: 22.4 N, 32.4 W
Named After: Alexander P. Vinogradov, chemist
It’s a solitary mountain.

Mons Maraldi

Height: 1.3 km
Diameter: 15 km
Coordinates: 20.3° N, 35.3°
Named After: The crater Maraldi, named after Giovanni D. Maraldi
It’s a solitary mountain.

Mons Rümker

Height: 1.1 km
Diameter: 70 km
Coordinates: 40.8° N, 58.1° W
Named After: Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker, astronomer
It’s an isolated lunar dome mountain.

Mons Gruithuisen Gamma

Height: 0.9 km
Diameter: 20 km
Coordinates: 36.6° N, 40.5° W.
Named After: The crater Gruithuisen located nearby
It’s an isolated lunar dome mountain.

In addition to these, there are other smaller mountains on the surface of the Moon, and their names are given below.

Mountain Ranges on the Moon

There are mountain ranges on the Moon, some of which contain famous peaks that we have discussed above. The names of these mountain ranges, along with their selenographic coordinates are specified below.

* Dia. stands for Diameter