Minecraft:Jagged Peaks: Difference between revisions

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Template:Infobox biome The jagged peaks are one of the tall Minecraft:mountain peak biomes. These tall and jagged mountains are completely made out of Minecraft:stone covered by a layer of Minecraft:snow blocks.

Generation

Jagged peaks generate at the highest points of the surrounding landscape where erosion is low, weirdness is negative, and temperatures are cold to temperate. They take on many shapes, from small snow-capped hilltops to mountain ranges stretching hundreds of blocks, and can rise as high as the generation limit of Y=256.

Slope biomes, such as Minecraft:groves and Minecraft:snowy slopes, typically surround jagged peaks and act as a transition to flatter biomes like Minecraft:meadows, Minecraft:forests, Minecraft:taigas, and Minecraft:plains, though jagged peaks can also border those biomes directly.

Minecraft:Frozen peaks never border jagged peaks, but the two can generate nearby, separated by a Minecraft:river or valley. Near the Minecraft:ocean, the terrain is also steep, featuring massive cliffs at the shoreline.

Due to its low erosion, the Minecraft:deep dark is extremely common beneath jagged peaks. Higher up, Minecraft:dripstone caves are common, while Minecraft:lush caves may generate instead if humidity is high.

Description

The blocks that make up the jagged peaks are almost entirely raw terrain blocks like Minecraft:stone with many exposed Minecraft:ores. Notably, Minecraft:emerald ore, Minecraft:iron ore, and Minecraft:coal ore are more common and Minecraft:infested stone generates deeper underground.

The terrain is covered by one layer of Minecraft:snow blocks which are covered by Minecraft:snow layers. Just like the Minecraft:snowy slopes, stone cliffs can generate in steep sides to the east or north with only a layer of Minecraft:snow covering them.

Minecraft:Pillager outposts are the only structures that can generate here, and they often form large foundations of cobblestone due to the tall cliffs. Minecraft:Goats can spawn frequently in this biome, and Template:In, Minecraft:rabbits and Minecraft:polar bears can also spawn here, as well as Minecraft:strays and Minecraft:frostbites.Template:Upcoming

With Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals, jagged peaks 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

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

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Sounds

Music

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

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Data values

ID

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Biome definition

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Achievements

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Advancements

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History

Issues

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Gallery

Screenshots

Jagged peaks

Jagged peaks
The Jagged Peaks seed template thumbnail

The Jagged Peaks seed template thumbnail
A jagged peaks Minecraft:single biome world

A jagged peaks Minecraft:single biome world

Development images

Jagged peaks and ice spikes

Jagged peaks and ice spikes
A jagged peaks biome in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition

A jagged peaks biome in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition

In other media

Jagged Peaks as seen in Minecraft:Minecraft Legends

Jagged Peaks as seen in Minecraft:Minecraft Legends

References

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External links

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Navigation

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 == Generation ==
-Jagged peaks only generate on high mountain peaks in the coldest to medium temperature ranges. Depending on the continentalness, erosion, and weirdness, jagged 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.
+Jagged peaks generate at the highest points of the surrounding landscape where erosion is low, weirdness is negative, and temperatures are cold to temperate. They take on many shapes, from small snow-capped hilltops to mountain ranges stretching hundreds of blocks, and can rise as high as the generation limit of Y=256.
-As mountain peaks, they are often surrounded by layered slope biomes, bordering [[Minecraft:grove]]s and [[Minecraft:snowy slopes]] with plateau biomes like [[Minecraft:meadow]]s and [[Minecraft:pale garden]]s underneath, but they may also directly border medium biomes.
+Slope biomes, such as [[Minecraft:grove]]s and [[Minecraft:snowy slopes]], typically surround jagged peaks and act as a transition to flatter biomes like [[Minecraft:meadow]]s, [[Minecraft:forest]]s, [[Minecraft:taiga]]s, and [[Minecraft:plains]], though jagged peaks can also border those biomes directly.
-Jagged peaks are separated from [[Minecraft:frozen peaks]] by river valleys and usually have slightly more rugged terrain.
+[[Minecraft:Frozen peaks]] never border jagged peaks, but the two can generate nearby, separated by a [[Minecraft:river]] or valley. Near the [[Minecraft:ocean]], the terrain is also steep, featuring massive cliffs at the shoreline.
-They never generate close to [[Minecraft:swamp]]s or [[Minecraft:windswept hills]]. When near an [[Minecraft:ocean]], the surrounding terrain gets cut off into massive cliffs. [[Minecraft:River]] valleys are either deep fjords, or have no river biome and consist of elevated land biomes.
+Due to its low erosion, the [[Minecraft:deep dark]] is extremely common beneath jagged peaks. Higher up, [[Minecraft:dripstone caves]] are common, while [[Minecraft:lush caves]] may generate instead if humidity is high.
-[[Minecraft:Deep dark]] is guaranteed below jagged peaks, generating up to higher altitudes. Above this, [[Minecraft:dripstone caves]] are common, although [[Minecraft:lush caves]] may also generate.
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 {{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=4|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
+{{Spawn row|Frostbite|weight=10|size=4|note={{upcoming|Fourth Drop 2026}}}}
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 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.18.0.24|Changed the biome ID {{cd|lofty_peaks}} to {{cd|jagged_peaks}}.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.21.90|dev=Preview 1.21.90.26|Added cold lighting and coolish color grading to jagged peaks in [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]].}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.50|dev=Preview 26.50.22|[[Minecraft:Bat]]s now spawn in jagged peaks.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
 |{{HistoryLine||26.60|dev=Preview 26.60.29|exp=Drop 4 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s, which can spawn in jagged peaks.}}