Stony Peaks
Stony Peaks — biome.
Obtaining
Natural generation
Stony peaks are high, warm mountain summits made from exposed stone with bands of calcite and pockets of gravel. They are uncommon because they require a high peak in a moderately warm continental region. Erosion and terrain noise can produce a lone summit, a ring around a valley, or a rugged wall reaching close to the world height limit. They avoid mangrove swamps and windswept savannas; near oceans the terrain can end in massive cliffs, while rivers may become deep fjords. Deep dark terrain is guaranteed below the peaks, with dripstone and occasional lush caves deeper down.
| Temperature | 1 |
|---|---|
| Downfall | 0.3 |
| Precipitation | Yes |
| Surface | Exposed stone and calcite bands |
| Special generation | Extra emerald ore and infested stone |
| Underground | Default ores, soft disks, deep dark, and cave systems |
| Special boundary | No passive mob spawns |
| Nearby terrain | Forests, savanna plateaus, jungles or river valleys |
Resources and travel
The bare slopes expose building stone and several ores without a thick soil layer. Emerald ore and infested stone are especially associated with the mountain-peak generation profile. Cliffs can cut off nearby terrain, while river valleys may become deep fjords or remain elevated, so a safe route often follows the lower valley edge.
| Building material | Stone and calcite |
|---|---|
| Valuable exposure | Emerald, iron, and coal ore |
| Route hazard | Steep cliffs and narrow ledges |
| Nearby valley | Rivers may form deep fjords |
Sounds
The biome selects the stony-peaks music entry while the player is in the biome. Ambient cave, wind, and hostile-mob sounds remain shared with the overworld systems.
| Music | Nightly, Stand Tall, Danny, Dry Hands, Eld Unknown, Endless, Haggstrom, Living Mice, Mice on Venus, Subwoofer Lullaby, Wending, Wet Hands |
|---|---|
| Ambient | Shared overworld and cave sound pools |
Climate and environment
Stony peaks use the common cave and monster spawn profile rather than adding a passive creature. The profile includes bats and glow squids underground, then spiders, zombies, zombie villagers, skeletons, creepers, slimes, endermen, and witches in the monster group. Goats are associated with neighbouring peak variants instead of this regular stony profile.
| Water color | #3f76e4 |
|---|---|
| Sky color | #76a8ff |
| Passive biome-specific spawn | None |
| Ambient | Bats, weight 10, group 8 |
| Underground water | Glow squids, weight 10, group 4–6 |
| Zombie group | Weight 95, group 4 |
| Skeleton group | Weight 100, group 4 |
| Enderman group | Weight 10, group 1–4 |
| Spider group | Weight 100, group 4 |
| Creeper group | Weight 100, group 4 |
| Witch group | Weight 5, group 1 |
Data values
The biome identifier is `minecraft:stony_peaks`. The Java source registers the profile with the default overworld ore set, soft underground disks, extra emeralds, infested stone, and a dedicated stony-peaks music event.
| Identifier | minecraft:stony_peaks |
|---|---|
| Version | Minecraft 26.2 |
| Local source | Stony Peaksstony_peaks |
| Temperature | 1.0 |
| Downfall | 0.3 |
| Precipitation | Yes |
| Sky color | #76a8ff |
| Water color | #3f76e4 |
| Feature profile | Ores, amethyst geodes, monster rooms, caves and infested stone |
| Source | net/minecraft/data/worldgen/biome/OverworldBiomes.java |
History
Stony peaks replaced the older mountain-peak profile when the modern terrain generation arrived. Later world-generation updates refined the peak shapes, exposed more ore and calcite, and connected the biome to the current deep-dark and cave distribution.
| 1.18 | Stony peaks terrain profile added |
|---|---|
| 1.20 | Mountain generation and underground links refined |
| 1.21 | Trial-era world generation keeps the biome in the modern overworld profile |
Trivia
The biome has no passive creature pool of its own, but its exposed stone and unusual height make it a useful place to spot ore and survey the surrounding terrain.
Gallery
See also
References
| Local source | Stony Peaksstony_peaks |
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Navigation
Data and provenance
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Facts
| Temperature | 1 |
|---|---|
| Downfall | 0.3 |
| Precipitation | Yes |
| Biome effects | {"waterColor":"#3f76e4","skyColor":"#76a8ff"} |
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