List of mountains on the Moon
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This is a list of mountains on the Moon:
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Mountains
These are isolated mountains or massifs.
| Name | Lat. | Long. | Dia. | Ht. | Name Origin |
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| Mons Agnes | 18.6° N | 5.3° E | 1 km | Greek feminine name | |
| Mons Ampère | 19.0° N | 4.0° E | 30 km | 3.0 km | André-Marie Ampère |
| Mons André | 5.2° N | 120.6° E | 10 km | French masculine name | |
| Mons Ardeshir | 5.0° N | 121.0° E | 8 km | Persian (Iranian) King's name | |
| Mons Argaeus | 19.0° N | 29.0° E | 50 km | Named from a peak in Asia Minor1 | |
| Mont Blanc | 45.0° N | 1.0° E | 25 km | 3.6 km | Named for terrestrial mountain in Alps |
| Mons Bradley | 22.0° N | 1.0° E | 30 km | 4.2 km | James Bradley |
| Mons Delisle | 29.5° N | 35.8° W | 30 km | Named from nearby Delisle crater | |
| Mons Dieter | 5.0° N | 120.2° E | 20 km | German masculine name | |
| Mons Dilip | 5.6° N | 120.8° E | 2 km | Indian masculine name | |
| Mons Esam | 14.6° N | 35.7° E | 8 km | Arabic masculine name | |
| Mons Ganau | 4.8° N | 120.6° E | 14 km | African masculine name | |
| Mons Gruithuisen Delta | 36.0° N | 35.9° W | 20 km | Named from nearby Gruithuisen crater | |
| Mons Gruithuisen Gamma | 36.6° N | 40.5° W | 20 km | Named from nearby Gruithuisen crater | |
| Mons Hadley | 26.5° N | 4.7° E | 25 km | 4.6 km | John Hadley |
| Mons Hadley Delta | 25.8° N | 3.8° E | 15 km | 3.5 km | Named from nearby mountain |
| Mons Hansteen | 12.1° S | 50.0° W | 30 km | Named from nearby Hansteen crater | |
| Mons Herodotus | 27.5° N | 53.0° W | 5 km | Named from nearby Herodotus crater | |
| Mons Huygens | 20.0° N | 2.9° W | 40 km | 4.7 km | Christian Huygens |
| Mons La Hire | 27.8° N | 25.5° W | 25 km | 1.5 km | Philippe de la Hire |
| Mons Maraldi | 20.3° N | 35.3° E | 15 km | 1.3 km | Named from nearby Maraldi crater |
| Mons Moro | 12.0° S | 19.7° W | 10 km | Antonio Lazzaro Moro | |
| Mons Penck | 10.0° S | 21.6° E | 30 km | Albrecht Penck | |
| Mons Pico | 45.7° N | 8.9° W | 25 km | 2. km | Spanish for "peak" |
| Mons Piton | 40.6° N | 1.1° W | 25 km | 2.3 km | Named for Mt. Piton on Tenerife Isle |
| Mons Rümker | 40.8° N | 58.1° W | 70 km | 0.5 km | Karl Ludwig Christian Rümker |
| Mons Usov | 12.0° N | 63.0° E | 15 km | Mikhail A. Usov | |
| Mons Vinogradov2 | 22.4° N | 32.4° W | 25 km | 1.4 km | Aleksandr Pavlovich Vinogradov |
| Mons Vitruvius | 19.4° N | 30.8° E | 15 km | 2.3 km | Named from nearby Vitruvius crater |
| Mons Wolff | 17.0° N | 6.8° W | 35 km | 3.5 km | Baron Christian von Wolff |
Notes:
- The peak is currently named Erciyas Dagi.
- Formerly called Mons Euler.
Mountain ranges
| Name | Lat. | Long. | Dia. | Name Origin |
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| Montes Agricola | 29.1° N | 54.2° W | 141 km | Georgius Agricola |
| Montes Alpes | 46.4° N | 0.8° W | 281 km | Named from terrestrial Alps |
| Montes Apenninus | 18.9° N | 3.7° W | 401 km | Named from terrestrial Apennines |
| Montes Archimedes | 25.3° N | 4.6° W | 163 km | Named from nearby Archimedes crater |
| Montes Carpatus | 14.5° N | 24.4° W | 361 km | Named from terrestrial Carpathians |
| Montes Caucasus | 38.4° N | 10.0° W | 445 km | Named from terrestrial Caucasus |
| Montes Cordillera | 17.5° S | 81.6° W | 574 km | Spanish for "mountain chain" |
| Montes Haemus | 19.9° N | 9.2° E | 560 km | Named for a range in the Balkans |
| Montes Harbinger | 27.0° N | 41.0° W | 90 km | Harbingers of dawn on Aristarchus crater |
| Montes Jura | 47.1° N | 34.0° W | 422 km | Named from the terrestrial Jura Mountains |
| Montes Pyrenaeus | 15.6° S | 41.2° E | 164 km | Named from terrestrial Pyrenees Mountains |
| Montes Recti | 48.0° N | 20.0° W | 90 km | Latin for "straight range" |
| Montes Riphaeus | 7.7° S | 28.1° W | 189 km | Named from range in Asia1 |
| Montes Rook | 20.6° S | 82.5° W | 791 km | Lawrence Rook |
| Montes Secchi | 3.0° N | 43.0° E | 50 km | Named from nearby Secchi crater |
| Montes Spitzbergen | 35.0° N | 5.0° W | 60 km | German for "sharp peaks"2 |
| Montes Taurus | 28.4° N | 41.1° E | 172 km | Named from terrestrial Taurus Mountains |
| Montes Teneriffe | 47.1° N | 11.8° W | 182 km | Named from terrestrial island |
Notes:
- Terrestrial range now called the Ural Mountains
- Also named for resemblance to the terrestrial island group
See also
- List of craters on the Moon
- List of features on the Moon
- List of maria on the Moon
- List of valleys on the Moon
- List of mountain ranges
External links
- Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon (http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/lunar_orbiter/)
- USGS: Moon nomenclature (http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/moon/moonTOC.html)
- USGS: Moon nomenclature: mountains (http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/moon/moonmons.html)de:Liste der Berge und Gebirge des Erdmondes