Moutains on the Moon
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Mountains on the Moon have heights defined relative to various vertical datums. In the 1960s, the U.S. Army Mapping Service used elevation relative to 1,737,988 meters from the center of the Moon. In the 1970s, the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency used 1,730,000 meters. The Clementine topographic data published in the 1990s uses 1,737,400 meters.
This table is not comprehensive, and does not list the highest places on the Moon. Clementine data show a range of about 18,100 meters from lowest to highest point on the Moon. The highest point , located on the far side of the Moon, is approximately 6,500 meters higher than Mons Huygens (usually listed as the tallest mountain).
Mountains [ ]
These are isolated mountains or massifs .
Name
Lat. /Long.
Dia.
Ht.
Name Origin
Mons Agnes
18°40′N 5°20′E / 18.66°N 5.34°E / 18.66; 5.34
0.65 km
0.03 km
Greek feminine name
Mons Ampère
19°19′N 3°43′W / 19.32°N 3.71°W / 19.32; -3.71
30 km
3.0 km
André-Marie Ampère , physicist
Mons André
5°11′N 120°34′E / 5.18°N 120.56°E / 5.18; 120.56
10 km
French masculine name
Mons Ardeshir
5°02′N 121°02′E / 5.03°N 121.04°E / 5.03; 121.04
8 km
Ardeshir (Ardashir), Persian male name
Mons Argaeus
19°20′N 29°01′E / 19.33°N 29.01°E / 19.33; 29.01
50 km
Mount Erciyes , Asia Minor
Mons Blanc
45°25′N 0°26′E / 45.41°N 0.44°E / 45.41; 0.44
25 km
3.6 km
Mont Blanc , the Alps
Mons Bradley
21°44′N 0°23′E / 21.73°N 0.38°E / 21.73; 0.38
30 km
4.2 km
James Bradley , astronomer
Mons Delisle
29°25′N 35°47′W / 29.42°N 35.79°W / 29.42; -35.79
30 km
Named after nearby crater Delisle
Mons Dieter
5°00′N 120°18′E / 5.00°N 120.30°E / 5.00; 120.30
20 km
German masculine name
Mons Dilip
5°35′N 120°52′E / 5.58°N 120.87°E / 5.58; 120.87
2 km
Indian masculine name
Mons Esam
14°37′N 35°43′E / 14.61°N 35.71°E / 14.61; 35.71
8 km
Arabic masculine name
Mons Ganau
4°47′N 120°35′E / 4.79°N 120.59°E / 4.79; 120.59
14 km
African masculine name
Mons Gruithuisen Delta
36°04′N 39°35′W / 36.07°N 39.59°W / 36.07; -39.59
20 km
Named after nearby crater Gruithuisen
Mons Gruithuisen Gamma
36°34′N 40°43′W / 36.56°N 40.72°W / 36.56; -40.72
20 km
Named after nearby crater Gruithuisen
Mons Hadley
26°41′N 4°07′E / 26.69°N 4.12°E / 26.69; 4.12
25 km
4.6 km
John Hadley , inventor
Mons Hadley Delta
25°43′N 3°43′E / 25.72°N 3.71°E / 25.72; 3.71
15 km
3.5 km
Named after nearby Mount Hadley
Mons Hansteen
12°11′S 50°13′W / 12.19°S 50.21°W / -12.19; -50.21
30 km
Named after nearby crater Hansteen
Mons Herodotus
27°30′N 52°56′W / 27.50°N 52.94°W / 27.50; -52.94
5 km
Named after nearby crater Herodotus
Mons Huygens
19°55′N 2°52′W / 19.92°N 2.86°W / 19.92; -2.86
40 km
4.7 km
Christiaan Huygens , astronomer
Mons La Hire
27°40′N 25°31′W / 27.66°N 25.51°W / 27.66; -25.51
25 km
1.5 km
Philippe de la Hire , astronomer
Mons Latreille
18°28′N 61°55′E / 18.47°N 61.92°E / 18.47; 61.92
6.4 km
0.15 km
Pierre André Latreille , entomologist
Mons Maraldi
20°20′N 35°30′E / 20.34°N 35.50°E / 20.34; 35.50
15 km
1.3 km
Named after nearby crater Maraldi
Mons Moro
11°50′S 19°50′W / 11.84°S 19.84°W / -11.84; -19.84
10 km
Antonio Lazzaro Moro , scientist
Mons Penck
10°00′S 21°44′E / 10.0°S 21.74°E / -10.0; 21.74
30 km
4.0 km
Albrecht Penck , geographer
Mons Pico
45°49′N 8°52′W / 45.82°N 8.87°W / 45.82; -8.87
25 km
2. km
Spanish for "peak"
Mons Piton
40°43′N 0°55′W / 40.72°N 0.92°W / 40.72; -0.92
25 km
2.3 km
El Pitón, a summit of Mount Teide , Tenerife
Mons Rümker
40°46′N 58°23′W / 40.76°N 58.38°W / 40.76; -58.38
70 km
0.5 km
Karl Ludwig Christian Rümker , astronomer
Mons Usov
11°55′N 63°16′E / 11.91°N 63.26°E / 11.91; 63.26
15 km
Mikhail Usov , geologist
Mons Vinogradov [a]
22°21′N 32°31′W / 22.35°N 32.52°W / 22.35; -32.52
25 km
1.4 km
Aleksandr Pavlovich Vinogradov , chemist
Mons Vitruvius
19°20′N 30°44′E / 19.33°N 30.74°E / 19.33; 30.74
15 km
2.3 km
Named after nearby crater Vitruvius
Mons Wolff
16°53′N 6°48′W / 16.88°N 6.80°W / 16.88; -6.80
35 km
3.5 km
Baron Christian von Wolff , philosopher
Mountain ranges [ ]
Name
Lat. /Long.
Dia.
Name Origin
Montes Agricola
29°04′N 54°04′W / 29.06°N 54.07°W / 29.06; -54.07
141 km
Georgius Agricola , scientist
Montes Alpes
48°22′N 0°35′W / 48.36°N 0.58°W / 48.36; -0.58
281 km
The Alps , Europe
Montes Apenninus
19°52′N 0°02′W / 19.87°N 0.03°W / 19.87; -0.03
401 km
The Apennine Mountains , Italy
Montes Archimedes
25°23′N 5°15′W / 25.39°N 5.25°W / 25.39; -5.25
163 km
Named after nearby crater Archimedes
Montes Carpatus
14°34′N 23°37′W / 14.57°N 23.62°W / 14.57; -23.62
361 km
The Carpathian Mountains , Europe
Montes Caucasus
37°31′N 9°56′E / 37.52°N 9.93°E / 37.52; 9.93
445 km
The Caucasus Mountains , Europe
Montes Cordillera
17°30′S 79°30′W / 17.5°S 79.5°W / -17.5; -79.5
574 km
Spanish for "mountain chain"
Montes Haemus
17°07′N 12°02′E / 17.11°N 12.03°E / 17.11; 12.03
560 km
Greek name for the Balkan Mountains
Montes Harbinger
26°53′N 41°17′W / 26.89°N 41.29°W / 26.89; -41.29
90 km
Harbingers of dawn on the crater Aristarchus
Montes Jura
47°29′N 36°07′W / 47.49°N 36.11°W / 47.49; -36.11
422 km
The Jura Mountains , Europe
Montes Pyrenaeus
14°03′S 41°31′E / 14.05°S 41.51°E / -14.05; 41.51
164 km
The Pyrenees Mountains , Europe
Montes Recti
48°18′N 19°43′W / 48.3°N 19.72°W / 48.3; -19.72
90 km
Latin for "straight range"
Montes Riphaeus
7°29′S 27°36′W / 7.48°S 27.60°W / -7.48; -27.60
189 km
Greek name for the Ural Mountains , Russia
Montes Rook
20°36′S 82°30′W / 20.6°S 82.5°W / -20.6; -82.5
791 km
Lawrence Rook , astronomer
Montes Secchi
2°43′N 43°10′E / 2.72°N 43.17°E / 2.72; 43.17
50 km
Named after nearby crater Secchi
Montes Spitzbergen
34°28′N 5°13′W / 34.47°N 5.21°W / 34.47; -5.21
60 km
Named after German for "sharp peaks" and for resemblance to the Spitsbergen islands
Montes Taurus
27°19′N 40°20′E / 27.32°N 40.34°E / 27.32; 40.34
172 km
Taurus Mountains , Asia Minor
Montes Teneriffe
47°53′N 13°11′W / 47.89°N 13.19°W / 47.89; -13.19
182 km
Tenerife island
See also [ ]
Solar System portal
Notes [ ]
^ Formerly called Mons Euler.
References [ ]
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