This is a list of mountains on the Moon:
Mountains
These are isolated mountains or
massifs.
| Name
| Lat./Long.
| Dia.
| Ht.
| Name Origin
|
| Mons Agnes
|
| 1 km
|
| Greek feminine name
|
| Mons Ampère
|
| 30 km
| 3.0 km
| André-Marie Ampère, physicist
|
| Mons André
|
| 10 km
|
| French masculine name
|
| Mons Ardeshir
|
| 8 km
|
| Ardashir, Persian (Iranian) emperor
|
| Mons Argaeus
|
| 50 km
|
| Mount Erciyas, Asia Minor
|
| Mons Blanc
|
| 25 km
| 3.6 km
| Mont Blanc, the Alps
|
| Mons Bradley
|
| 30 km
| 4.2 km
| James Bradley, astronomer
|
| Mons Delisle
|
| 30 km
|
| Named after nearby Delisle crater
|
| Mons Dieter
|
| 20 km
|
| German masculine name
|
| Mons Dilip
|
| 2 km
|
| Indian masculine name
|
| Mons Esam
|
| 8 km
|
| Arabic masculine name
|
| Mons Ganau
|
| 14 km
|
| African masculine name
|
| Mons Gruithuisen Delta
|
| 20 km
|
| Named after nearby Gruithuisen crater
|
| Mons Gruithuisen Gamma
|
| 20 km
|
| Named after nearby Gruithuisen crater
|
| Mons Hadley
|
| 25 km
| 4.6 km
| John Hadley, inventor
|
| Mons Hadley Delta
|
| 15 km
| 3.5 km
| Named after nearby Mount Hadley
|
| Mons Hansteen
|
| 30 km
|
| Named after nearby Hansteen crater
|
| Mons Herodotus
|
| 5 km
|
| Named after nearby Herodotus crater
|
| Mons Huygens
|
| 40 km
| 4.7 km
| Christian Huygens, astronomer
|
| Mons La Hire
|
| 25 km
| 1.5 km
| Philippe de la Hire, astronomer
|
| Mons Maraldi
|
| 15 km
| 1.3 km
| Named after nearby Maraldi crater
|
| Mons Moro
|
| 10 km
|
| Antonio Lazzaro Moro, earth scientist
|
| Mons Penck
|
| 30 km
| 4. km
| Albrecht Penck, geographer
|
| Mons Pico
|
| 25 km
| 2. km
| Spanish for "peak"
|
| Mons Piton
|
| 25 km
| 2.3 km
| Mount Piton, Tenerife
|
| Mons Rümker
|
| 70 km
| 0.5 km
| Karl Ludwig Christian Rümker, astronomer
|
| Mons Usov
|
| 15 km
|
| Mikhail A. Usov, geologist
|
| Mons Vinogradov2
|
| 25 km
| 1.4 km
| Aleksandr Pavlovich Vinogradov, chemist
|
| Mons Vitruvius
|
| 15 km
| 2.3 km
| Named after nearby Vitruvius crater
|
| Mons Wolff
|
| 35 km
| 3.5 km
| Baron Christian von Wolff, philosopher
|
Notes:
- Formerly called Mons Euler.
Mountain ranges
| Name
| Lat./Long.
| Dia.
| Name Origin
|
| Montes Agricola
|
| 141 km
| Georgius Agricola, earth scientist
|
| Montes Alpes
|
| 281 km
| The Alps, Europe
|
| Montes Apenninus
|
| 401 km
| The Apennine Mountains, Italy
|
| Montes Archimedes
|
| 163 km
| Named after nearby Archimedes crater
|
| Montes Carpatus
|
| 361 km
| The Carpathian Mountains, Europe
|
| Montes Caucasus
|
| 445 km
| The Caucasus Mountains, Europe
|
| Montes Cordillera
|
| 574 km
| Spanish for "mountain chain"
|
| Montes Haemus
|
| 560 km
| Greek name for the Balkan Mountains
|
| Montes Harbinger
|
| 90 km
| Harbingers of dawn on Aristarchus crater
|
| Montes Jura
|
| 422 km
| The Jura Mountains, Europe
|
| Montes Pyrenaeus
|
| 164 km
| The Pyrenees Mountains, Europe
|
| Montes Recti
|
| 90 km
| Latin for "straight range"
|
| Montes Riphaeus
|
| 189 km
| Greek name for the Ural Mountains, Russia
|
| Montes Rook
|
| 791 km
| Lawrence Rook, astronomer
|
| Montes Secchi
|
| 50 km
| Named after nearby Secchi crater
|
| Montes Spitzbergen
|
| 60 km
| Named after German for "sharp peaks" and for resemblance to the Spitsbergen islands
|
| Montes Taurus
|
| 172 km
| Taurus Mountains, Asia Minor
|
| Montes Teneriffe
|
| 182 km
| Tenerife island
|
See also
External links
Lists of mountains | Mountains on the Moon | Surface feature nomenclature of solar system bodies
Liste der Berge und Gebirge des Erdmondes | Liste der Berge und Gebirge des Erdmondes | Lijst van bergen op de Maan | Lista över månens berg
"List of mountains on the Moon"