Frozen Peaks

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Frozen peaks are snowy mountain peak biomes made out of ice and packed ice covered by snow blocks.

Frozen peaks only generate on high mountain peaks in the coldest to medium temperature ranges. Depending on the continentalness, erosion, and weirdness, frozen peaks can take on many different shapes; small hilltops not much higher than Y=160, large singular mountain peaks, rings of peaks surrounding a valley, or extreme mountainous terrain with rugged terrain up to the generation limit of Y=256.

As mountain peaks, they are often surrounded by layered slope biomes, bordering groves and snowy slopes with plateau biomes like meadows, cherry groves, and pale gardens underneath, but they may also directly border medium biomes.

Frozen peaks are separated from jagged peaks by river valleys and usually have slightly tamer terrain.

They never generate close to swamps or windswept hills. When near an ocean, the surrounding terrain gets cut off into massive cliffs. River valleys are either deep fjords, or have no river biome and consist of elevated land biomes.

Deep dark is guaranteed below frozen peaks, generating up to higher altitudes. Above this, dripstone caves are common, although lush caves may also generate.

The mountainous terrain of frozen peaks is covered by snow and snow blocks, with glaciers of packed ice and occasional small blobs of ice. Packed ice cliffs can generate in steep sides to the east or north with only a layer of snow covering them.‌^{[BE only]}

Like all other mountain biomes, emerald ore and infested stone commonly generates underground. Pillager outposts may generate on the steep cliffs, sometimes reaching above the terrain generation limit. The only passive mobs that spawn here are goats, as well as rabbits and polar bears in Bedrock Edition. Strays spawn here at night.

With Vibrant Visuals, frozen peaks use default environmental settings with a strong cold color grading, making the biome appear icy blue. They use cold sunlight, which is slightly brighter at dusk and dawn.

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

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These music tracks play while the player is in frozen peaks:

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Issues relating to "Frozen Peaks" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

• 👁 Frozen peaks In Java Edition without snow on the packed ice
  
  Frozen peaks In Java Edition without snow on the packed ice
• 👁 A frozen peaks single biome world
  
  A frozen peaks single biome world

• 👁 Large mountains
  
  Large mountains
• 👁 A screenshot from a tall mountain peak. Note the elevation
  
  A screenshot from a tall mountain peak. Note the elevation
• 👁 Preview of mountain generation
  
  Preview of mountain generation
• 👁 Preview of mountain generation
  
  Preview of mountain generation
• 👁 Mountains seen in Minecraft Live 2020
  
  Mountains seen in Minecraft Live 2020
• 👁 Mountains rising above the clouds
  
  Mountains rising above the clouds
• 👁 Frozen and stony peaks surrounded by cliffs and forests
  
  Frozen and stony peaks surrounded by cliffs and forests
• 👁 Ditto
  
  Ditto
• 👁 Ditto
  
  Ditto
• 👁 Very large mountains covered in spruce trees and snow
  
  Very large mountains covered in spruce trees and snow
• 👁 A snowy peak in the distance
  
  A snowy peak in the distance
• 👁 Mountains in development
  
  Mountains in development
• 👁 A frozen peaks mountaintop
  
  A frozen peaks mountaintop
• 👁 A cabin in a forest surrounded by mountains
  
  A cabin in a forest surrounded by mountains
• 👁 The same mountains in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
  
  The same mountains in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition

• Mountains
• 👁 Image
  Meadow
• 👁 Image
  Grove
• 👁 Image
  Snowy Slopes
• 👁 Image
  Jagged Peaks
• 👁 Image
  Stony Peaks
• 👁 Image
  Cherry Grove

• "Around the Block: Frozen Peaks" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, October 11, 2022.