Mountain Edge

This article is about the removed mountain edge biome. For current mountains and their variants, see Windswept Hills. For new mountains since 1.18, see Mountains.
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The mountain edge was an edge variant of the windswept hills that generated before The Update that Changed the World, and was removed in Java Edition 1.18.

Mountain Edge
Mountain Edge.png: Infobox image for Mountain Edge the biome in Minecraft
Blocks

Grass Block
Oak Log
Oak Leaves
Spruce Log
Spruce Leaves
Snow
Stone
Emerald Ore
Coal Ore
Iron Ore
Infested Stone
Vines‌
Mushrooms‌

Climate

Temperature

0.2

Colors

Grass color


 #8AB689

Foliage color


 #6DA36B

Water color


 #3F76E4‌

 #045cd5‌ 

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Description

Before Java Edition 1.7.2, all extreme hillsextreme 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.

The mountain edge has never generated in Bedrock Edition, but remains unused.

Mobs

Mountain edges had the same mob spawning chances as windswept hills. In Java Edition:

MobSpawn weightGroup size
Creature category
Sheep12⁄454
Pig10⁄454
Chicken10⁄454
Cow8⁄454
Llama5⁄454–6
Monster category
Spider100⁄5154
Zombie95⁄5154
Zombie villager5⁄5151
Skeleton100⁄5154
Creeper100⁄5154
Slime[note 1]100⁄5154
Enderman10⁄5151–4
Witch5⁄5151
Ambient category
Bat18
  1. ↑ Only on slime chunks 
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In Bedrock Edition:

MobSpawn weightGroup size
Creature category
Goat20⁄832–3
Sheep12⁄832–3
Pig10⁄831–3
Chicken10⁄832–4
Glow Squid[note 1]10⁄832–4
Cow8⁄832–3
Axolotl[note 2]8⁄831–4
Llama5⁄834–6
Monster category
Spider100⁄4951
Zombie95⁄4952–4
Zombie villager5⁄4952–4
Skeleton80⁄4951–2
Creeper100⁄4951
Slime[note 3]100⁄4951
Enderman10⁄4951–2
Witch5⁄4951
Ambient category
Bat12
  1. ↑ Only underwater and underground.
  2. ↑ Only underwater and underground.
  3. ↑ Only on slime chunks. 
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Data values

ID

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID
BiomeSprite mountain-edge.png: Sprite image for mountain-edge in Minecraft [No displayed name]extreme_hills_edge20

History

Java Edition
1.112w01aAdded biome variants, including the extreme hills edge.
1.3.112w19aChanged height scale and height depth of extreme hills edge to make this biome slightly taller.
12w21aAdded emerald ore, wich generates in blobs of up to 10 blocks in extreme hills edge.
1.4.212w38aStone monster egg now rarely generates in extreme hills edge biomes.
1.7.213w36aExtreme hills edge no longer generates naturally.
Extreme hills edge is now required for the new "Adventuring Time" achievement.
1.814w17aExtreme hills edge is no longer required for the "Adventuring Time" achievement, making it possible to complete in normal gameplay.
1.1318w19a"Extreme Hills Edge" has been renamed to "Mountain Edge".
1.1821w40aRemoved the mountain edge.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0build 1Added most biomes that exist as of Java Edition 1.8, including the extreme hills edge. The extreme hills edge did not generate.
Legacy Console Edition
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TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 3 Added Extreme Hills Edge biome, which did not generate.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47aIf numeric IDs for biomes were ever deprecated, it was most likely in this version.
pre5The ID smaller_extreme_hills has been changed to mountain_edge.

Gallery

  • 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.

See also

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