Mountain Edge

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This article is about the removed biome. For the current mountain edge biomes, see Mountains.

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Mountain Edge

👁 Mountain Edge.png: Infobox image for Minecraft biome 'Mountain Edge'

Climate
Features	👁 Image Spruce 👁 Image Oak
Blocks	👁 Image Grass Block 👁 Image Snow 👁 Image Stone 👁 Image Emerald Ore 👁 Image Coal Ore 👁 Image Iron Ore 👁 Image Infested Stone 👁 Image Bush
Temperature	0.2
Downfall	0.3
Precipitation	Yes
Colors
Grass color	#8AB689
Foliage color	#6DA36B
Dry foliage color	#977752
Water color	#3F76E4‌^{[JE only]} #045cd5‌^{[BE only]}
Vibrant Visuals
Atmospherics	Default
Lighting	Cold
Volumetric fog	Default
Color grading	Coolish

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The mountain edge or extreme hills edge is an unused edge variant of the mountains that generated before The Update that Changed the World, and was removed in Java Edition 1.18.

Description

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Old

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Before Java Edition 1.7.2, all extreme hills used to generate a mountain edge surrounding the whole biome. Similarly to the sparse jungle biome, it was a technical biome intended to provide a smooth transition from other biomes to the mountains. It was nearly identical to the extreme hills biome, but with gentler slopes. Snowfall occurred above Y=90±8.

After this update, they became unused but were still available in Single Biome, before they were removed entirely. They continued receiving updates and appeared identical to the wooded mountains with more trees. After Java Edition 1.17, they also spawned goats and axolotls. The mountain edge has never generated in Bedrock Edition and was unused since its addition, similar to the legacy frozen ocean.

Current

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In Bedrock Edition, mountain edges still receive updates, when generated through single biome or behavior packs.

They appear identical to the current wooded mountains biome, with snowfall above Y=120±8, a quite dense vegetation of oak and spruce trees and patches of bushes on the grassland. Llamas spawn here as well as warm animal variants.

With Vibrant Visuals, mountain edges use default environmental settings with a coolish color grading, making the biome appear colder blue. They use cold sunlight, which is slightly brighter at sunrise and sunset.

Mobs

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Mountain edges have the same mob spawning chances as windswept hills.

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

In **Java Edition**
Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Creature category
👁 Image Sheep	¹²⁄₄₅	4
👁 Image Pig	¹⁰⁄₄₅	4
👁 Image Chicken	¹⁰⁄₄₅	4
👁 Image Cow	⁸⁄₄₅	4
👁 Image Llama	⁵⁄₄₅	4–6
Monster category
👁 Image Spider	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
👁 Image Zombie	⁹⁵⁄₅₁₅	4
👁 Image Zombie villager	⁵⁄₅₁₅	1
👁 Image Skeleton	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
👁 Image Creeper	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
👁 Image Slime^{[note 1]}	¹⁰⁰⁄₅₁₅	4
👁 Image Enderman	¹⁰⁄₅₁₅	1–4
👁 Image Witch	⁵⁄₅₁₅	1
Ambient category
👁 Image Bat	1	8

↑ Only on slime chunks

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In **Bedrock Edition**
Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
👁 Image Creeper	100	1
👁 Image Slime^{[note 1]}	100	1
👁 Image Spider	100	1
👁 Image Zombie	95	2–4
👁 Image Skeleton	80	1–2
👁 Image Enderman	10	1–2
👁 Image Witch	5	1
👁 Image Zombie Villager	5	2–4
Creature category
👁 Image Sheep	12	2–3
👁 Image Cold Chicken	10	2–4
👁 Image Glow Squid	10	2–4
👁 Image Cold Pig	10	1–3
👁 Image Cold Cow	8	2–3
👁 Image Llama	5	4–6
Ambient category
👁 Image Bat	1	2

↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.

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Data values

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ID

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Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID
👁 BiomeSprite mountain-edge.png: Sprite image for mountain-edge in Minecraft [No displayed name]	`extreme_hills_edge`	`20`

History

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Java Edition

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Java Edition
1.1	12w01a	Added biome variants, including the extreme hills edge.
1.3.1	12w19a	Changed height scale and height depth of extreme hills edge to make this biome slightly taller.
	12w21a	Added emerald ore, which generates in blobs of up to 10 blocks in extreme hills edge.
	12w22a	Emerald ore blob size was reduced to 1 block.
1.4.2	12w38a	Stone monster egg now rarely generates in extreme hills edge biomes.
1.7.2	13w36a	Extreme hills edge no longer generates naturally.
		Extreme hills edge is now required for the new "Adventuring Time" achievement.
		Extreme hills edges now appear similar to extreme hills+, with a full grass surface and oak and spruce trees.
1.8	14w17a	Extreme hills edge is no longer required for the "Adventuring Time" achievement, making it possible to complete in normal gameplay.
1.13	18w19a	"Extreme Hills Edge" has been renamed to "Mountain Edge".
1.17	21w13a	Goats now spawn in mountains, a placeholder until the new mountains are added.
1.18	21w40a	Removed the mountain edge.

Bedrock Edition

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Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0	build 1	Added most biomes that exist as of Java Edition 1.8, including the extreme hills edge. The extreme hills edge did not generate.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.200 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.16.200.52	Added goats, which currently spawn in extreme hills as a placeholder.
1.16.220 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.16.220.50	Goats no longer spawn in the extreme hills biome.
1.18.0	?	Snowfall now occurs above Y=120±8.
1.21.60 Experiment Drop 1 2025	Preview 1.21.60.25	Pigs that spawn in mountain edges are now the cold variant.
1.21.70 Experiment Drop 1 2025	Preview 1.21.70.20	Added bushes, which can generate in mountain edges.
	Preview 1.21.70.20	Cows that spawn in mountain edges are now the cold variant.
	Preview 1.21.70.22	Chickens that spawn in mountain edges are now the cold variant.
1.21.90	Preview 1.21.90.26	Added cold lighting and coolish color grading to mountain edges with Vibrant Visuals.

Legacy Console Edition

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Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU9	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1		Added extreme hills edge.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		The extreme hills edge biome no longer generates.

Data history

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Java Edition
1.13			pre5				The ID `smaller_extreme_hills` has been changed to `mountain_edge`.
1.18			21w37a				Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 20.

Issues

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Issues relating to "Extreme Hills Edge" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

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👁 An extreme hills edge biome before 1.7.2.

An extreme hills edge biome before 1.7.2.
👁 A mountain edge in a single biome world.

A mountain edge in a single biome world.
👁 An extreme hills edge next to a snowy tundra.

An extreme hills edge next to a snowy tundra.
👁 An extreme hills edge next to a jungle.

An extreme hills edge next to a jungle.

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Blocks

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Petrified Oak Slab

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Entities

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Biomes

BE only

Effects

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Health Boost

JE only	👁 Image Luck 👁 Image Bad Luck

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ID

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Data history

Issues

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