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| structures =
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| blocks = {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Snow}}<br>{{BlockLink|Stone}}<br>{{BlockLink|Emerald Ore}}<br>{{BlockLink|Coal Ore}}<br>{{BlockLink|Iron Ore}}<br>{{BlockLink|Infested Stone}}<br>{{BlockLink|Bush}}
| blocks = {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Snow}}<br>{{BlockLink|Stone}}<br>{{BlockLink|Emerald Ore}}<br>{{BlockLink|Coal Ore}}<br>{{BlockLink|Iron Ore}}<br>{{BlockLink|Infested Stone}}<br>{{BlockLink|Bush}}
| features = {{EnvLink|Floating island}}<br>{{EnvLink|Spruce}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{EnvLink|Oak}}{{only|je|short=1}}
| features = {{EnvLink|Spruce}}{{only|je|short=1}}<br>{{EnvLink|Oak}}{{only|je|short=1}}
| atmospherics = Default
| atmospherics = Default
| lighting = Cold
| lighting = Cold
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== Generation ==
== Generation ==
Windswept hills generate as [[Minecraft:mountains]] in high [[Minecraft:Weirdness|PV]] and [[Minecraft:continentalness]], but at far higher [[Minecraft:Biome#Erosion|erosion]]. Because of this, the terrain is usually elevated but flat, sometimes hilly and shattered. They generally peak at Y-level 140. Despite windswept hill biomes being highland biomes, [[Minecraft:deep dark]] doesn't generate under windswept hills biomes.
Windswept hills generate similarly to [[Minecraft:mountains]], usually inland at elevated terrain, though only when the erosion is moderately high. This causes somewhat lower terrain, often rugged, jagged, or shattered with floating islands. Surrounding terrain is often very flat, or consists of [[Minecraft:swamp]]land.


Windswept hills generate at medium to the lowest temperature zones at medium humidity. They commonly border [[Minecraft:windswept forest]]s and [[Minecraft:windswept gravelly hills]] as well as [[Minecraft:windswept savanna]]s at higher temperatures. Large ranges of windswept hills often surround [[Minecraft:swamp]]s with flatland biomes on the other side, including [[Minecraft:plains]], most [[Minecraft:forest]]s, [[Minecraft:taiga]]s, and [[Minecraft:snowy plains]].
Windswept hills generate in cold to temperate climates with low to moderate humidity, commonly neighboring [[Minecraft:forest]]s, [[Minecraft:plains]], [[Minecraft:flower forest]]s, and [[Minecraft:sunflower plains]]. In colder regions, [[Minecraft:snowy plains]] and [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]]s are more likely to generate nearby.
 
When humidity increases, windswept hills can border the [[Minecraft:windswept forest]] variant. Near lower temperatures and humidities, [[Minecraft:windswept gravelly hills]] sometimes border, and near higher temperatures, [[Minecraft:windswept savanna]]s sometimes generate.
 
[[Minecraft:Dripstone caves]] often generate beneath windswept hills located far inland. [[Minecraft:Sulfur caves]] may generate in areas with low weirdness, while [[Minecraft:ice caves]] can generate in particularly cold regions with high weirdness.{{upcoming|Fourth Drop 2026}}


== Description ==
== Description ==
In windswept hills, the [[Minecraft:grass]] and [[Minecraft:leaves]] are an aqua color. These are the only biomes, besides [[Minecraft:mountain]] biomes, where [[Minecraft:emerald ore]] is found. Like mountains, [[Minecraft:infested block]]s with [[Minecraft:silverfish]] can be generated underground below the sea level.
In windswept hills, the [[Minecraft:grass]] and [[Minecraft:leaves]] are an aqua color. These are the only biomes, besides [[Minecraft:mountain]] biomes, where [[Minecraft:emerald ore]] is found. Like mountains, [[Minecraft:infested block]]s with [[Minecraft:silverfish]] can be generated underground below the sea level.


The ground consists of many exposed [[Minecraft:stone]] blocks and [[Minecraft:ore]]s, with some patches of [[Minecraft:grass block]]s in between. Above Y=120±8, rainfall changes to [[Minecraft:snowfall]], and the hills becomes snow-capped, along with [[Minecraft:water]] freezing into [[Minecraft:ice]]. The snow accumulation upon generation is also slightly higher.{{only|be}}
The ground consists of many exposed [[Minecraft:stone]] blocks and [[Minecraft:ore]]s, with some patches of [[Minecraft:grass block]]s in between. Above Y=120±8, rainfall changes to [[Minecraft:snowfall]], and the hills becomes snow-capped, along with [[Minecraft:water]] freezing into [[Minecraft:ice]].


{{IN|je}}, [[Minecraft:oak]] and [[Minecraft:spruce]] trees generate occasionally, while these are exclusive to the windswept forest {{in|be}}. [[Minecraft:Bush]]es generate on the sparse grasslands, and [[Minecraft:llama]]s can spawn here together with cold [[Minecraft:animal]] variants.
{{IN|je}}, [[Minecraft:oak]] and [[Minecraft:spruce]] trees generate occasionally, while these are exclusive to the windswept forest {{in|be}}. [[Minecraft:Bush]]es generate on the sparse grasslands, and [[Minecraft:llama]]s can spawn here together with cold [[Minecraft:animal]] variants.
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== Sounds ==
=== Music ===
These music tracks play while the player is in windswept hills:
{{MusicTable/game}}
{{MusicTable/creative}}


== Data values ==
== Data values ==
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=== Biome definition ===
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== Achievements ==
== Achievements ==
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|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|[[Minecraft:Spruce tree]]s and [[Minecraft:snow]] layers now generate in extreme hills.
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|[[Minecraft:Spruce tree]]s and [[Minecraft:snow]] layers now generate in extreme hills.
|The surface now contains large [[Minecraft:stone]], [[Minecraft:dirt]] and [[Minecraft:gravel]] patches.
|The surface now contains large [[Minecraft:stone]], [[Minecraft:dirt]] and [[Minecraft:gravel]] patches.
|Extreme hills are now required for the new "Adventuring Time" [[Minecraft:Achievement/Java Edition|achievement]].}}
|Extreme hills are now required for the new "Adventuring Time" [[Minecraft:Achievement (Java Edition)|achievement]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w19a|"Extreme Hills" has been renamed to "Mountains".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w19a|"Extreme Hills" has been renamed to "Mountains".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre5|The ID <code>extreme_hills</code> has been changed to <code>mountains</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w13a|[[Minecraft:Goat]]s now spawn in mountains, a placeholder until the new mountains are added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w13a|[[Minecraft:Goat]]s now spawn in mountains, a placeholder until the new mountains are added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Due to the new terrain generator, mountains have become much less common.
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Due to the new terrain generator, mountains have become much less common.
|Goats no longer spawn in mountains.}}
|Goats no longer spawn in mountains.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 2|"Mountains" have been renamed back to "Extreme Hills".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 2|"Mountains" have been renamed back to "Extreme Hills".|The ID <code>mountains</code> has been changed back to <code>extreme_hills</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 4|Increased the extremity of terrain in extreme hills.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 4|Increased the extremity of terrain in extreme hills.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w37a|Renamed "Extreme Hills" back to "Mountains".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w37a|Renamed "Extreme Hills" back to "Mountains".|The ID <code>extreme_hills</code> has been changed back to <code>mountains</code>.
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|"Mountains" has been renamed to "Windswept Hills".}}
|Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 3.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|"Mountains" has been renamed to "Windswept Hills".|The ID <code>mountains</code> has been changed to <code>windswept_hills</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w17a|"A Familiar Room" may now be played in windswept hills.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w17a|"A Familiar Room" may now be played in windswept hills.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w02a|[[Minecraft:Pig]]s that spawn in windswept hills are now the cold variant.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w02a|[[Minecraft:Pig]]s that spawn in windswept hills are now the cold variant.}}
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=== Data history ===
=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
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|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=pre5|The ID <code>extreme_hills</code> has been changed to <code>mountains</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|Added extreme hills.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=experimental snapshot 2|The ID <code>mountains</code> has been changed back to <code>extreme_hills</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w37a|The ID <code>extreme_hills</code> has been changed back to <code>mountains</code>.
|Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 3.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|The ID <code>mountains</code> has been changed to <code>windswept_hills</code>.}}
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
=== Screenshots ===
{{more images|Add more (3-6) images from {{JE}} and {{BE}} after Spring to Life and with Vibrant Visuals|section=y}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
1.8 Biomes Mountain.png|Windswept hills.
1.8 Biomes Mountain.png|Windswept hills
5-block-wide extreme hills biome.png|An extremely narrow windswept hills biome.
Windswept Hills single biome.png|A windswept hills [[Minecraft:single biome]] world
Mountains RTX.png|Mountains with [[Minecraft:ray tracing]].
</gallery>
Mountain Biome.png|Another view of a mountains biome before [[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs]].
 
OverhangMountain.png|An example of an overhang generated within mountains.
==== Historical screenshots ====
Stacked Mountains.png|A stacked mountains biome.
<gallery>
ExtremeHillsComparison.png|Mountains and a [[Minecraft:wooded mountains]] shown side by side.
File:5-block-wide extreme hills biome.png|An extremely narrow windswept hills biome in early Caves & Cliffs development
Extreme hills overhanging2.png|Huge cliffside generated in mountains biome.
File:Mountains RTX.png|Mountains with [[Minecraft:ray tracing]]
Treeunderacliff.png|A [[Minecraft:tree]] which generated under a cliff in a mountains biome.
File:Mountain Biome.png|Another view of a mountains biome before [[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs]]
Heartshape.png|Heart-shaped hole in a mountains cliff.
File:OverhangMountain.png|An example of an overhang generated within mountains
Skybridge.png|Large chunk of floating mountains creating some sort of skybridge.
File:Stacked Mountains.png|A stacked mountains biome
A ruined portal generated on a mountain next to an ocean.png|A ruined portal in a mountains biome.
File:ExtremeHillsComparison.png|Mountains and a [[Minecraft:wooded mountains]] shown side by side
Searge Hills.jpg|Mountains next to a lake.
File:Extreme hills overhanging2.png|Huge cliffside generated in mountains biome
Mountains single biome pre-1.18.png|A mountains [[Minecraft:single biome]] world before [[Minecraft:1.18]].
File:Treeunderacliff.png|A [[Minecraft:tree]] which generated under a cliff in a mountains biome
ExtremeHills pre 1.7.png|An extreme hills biome before [[Minecraft:The Update that Changed the World]].
File:Heartshape.png|Heart-shaped hole in a mountains cliff
File:Preset epic cliffs.png|The Epic Cliffs ([[Minecraft:Seed Templates|seed preset]]) discountinued in ''[[Minecraft:Pocket Edition]]''.
File:Skybridge.png|Large chunk of floating mountains creating some sort of skybridge
File:A ruined portal generated on a mountain next to an ocean.png|A ruined portal in a mountains biome
File:Searge Hills.jpg|Mountains next to a lake
File:Mountains single biome pre-1.18.png|A mountains [[Minecraft:single biome]] world before [[Minecraft:1.18]]
File:ExtremeHills pre 1.7.png|An extreme hills biome before [[Minecraft:The Update that Changed the World]]  
</gallery>
</gallery>


=== Development images ===
=== Development images ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Jeb Extreme Hills 1.png|The old look of the extreme hills biome.
Jeb Extreme Hills 1.png|The old look of the extreme hills biome
Jeb Extreme Hills 2.png|Yet another example.
Jeb Extreme Hills 2.png|Yet another example
Extreme Hills Addition.jpg|First screenshot of spruce trees generating in the biome.
Extreme Hills Addition.jpg|First screenshot of spruce trees generating in the biome
</gallery>
</gallery>


Latest revision as of 11:18, 23 October 2026

Template:Infobox biome Windswept hills or extreme hills are cold mountainous biomes with shattered terrain covered by grass blocks and stone. Windswept hills generate in areas with high erosion close to Minecraft:swamps, often bordering their wooded and gravelly variants.

Generation

Windswept hills generate similarly to Minecraft:mountains, usually inland at elevated terrain, though only when the erosion is moderately high. This causes somewhat lower terrain, often rugged, jagged, or shattered with floating islands. Surrounding terrain is often very flat, or consists of Minecraft:swampland.

Windswept hills generate in cold to temperate climates with low to moderate humidity, commonly neighboring Minecraft:forests, Minecraft:plains, Minecraft:flower forests, and Minecraft:sunflower plains. In colder regions, Minecraft:snowy plains and Minecraft:snowy taigas are more likely to generate nearby.

When humidity increases, windswept hills can border the Minecraft:windswept forest variant. Near lower temperatures and humidities, Minecraft:windswept gravelly hills sometimes border, and near higher temperatures, Minecraft:windswept savannas sometimes generate.

Minecraft:Dripstone caves often generate beneath windswept hills located far inland. Minecraft:Sulfur caves may generate in areas with low weirdness, while Minecraft:ice caves can generate in particularly cold regions with high weirdness.Template:Upcoming

Description

In windswept hills, the Minecraft:grass and Minecraft:leaves are an aqua color. These are the only biomes, besides Minecraft:mountain biomes, where Minecraft:emerald ore is found. Like mountains, Minecraft:infested blocks with Minecraft:silverfish can be generated underground below the sea level.

The ground consists of many exposed Minecraft:stone blocks and Minecraft:ores, with some patches of Minecraft:grass blocks in between. Above Y=120±8, rainfall changes to Minecraft:snowfall, and the hills becomes snow-capped, along with Minecraft:water freezing into Minecraft:ice.

Template:IN, Minecraft:oak and Minecraft:spruce trees generate occasionally, while these are exclusive to the windswept forest Template:In. Minecraft:Bushes generate on the sparse grasslands, and Minecraft:llamas can spawn here together with cold Minecraft:animal variants.

With Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals, windswept hills use default environmental settings with a coolish color grading, making the biome appear colder blue. They use cold sunlight, which appears slightly brighter at dusk and dawn.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here: Template:Spawn table

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Sounds

Music

These music tracks play while the player is in windswept hills:

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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

Announcement

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Java Edition

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Bedrock Edition

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Legacy Console Edition

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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Issues

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Gallery

Screenshots

Historical screenshots

Development images

See also

External links

Navigation

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