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).
List of named lunar mountains in Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon
August 30, 2023
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of mountains on the Moon news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Contents 1 Mountains 2 Mountain ranges 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksMountains EditThese are isolated mountains or massifs Name Lat Long Dia Ht Name OriginMons 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 meaning lamb Mons Ampere 19 19 N 3 43 W 19 32 N 3 71 W 19 32 3 71 30 km 3 0 km Andre Marie Ampere physicistMons Andre 5 11 N 120 34 E 5 18 N 120 56 E 5 18 120 56 10 km French masculine nameMons Ardeshir 5 02 N 121 02 E 5 03 N 121 04 E 5 03 121 04 8 km Ardeshir Ardashir Persian King Persian male nameMons Argaeus 19 20 N 29 01 E 19 33 N 29 01 E 19 33 29 01 50 km Mount Erciyes Asia MinorMont 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 AlpsMons Bradley 21 44 N 0 23 E 21 73 N 0 38 E 21 73 0 38 30 km 4 2 km James Bradley astronomerMons Delisle 29 25 N 35 47 W 29 42 N 35 79 W 29 42 35 79 30 km Named after nearby crater DelisleMons Dieter 5 00 N 120 18 E 5 00 N 120 30 E 5 00 120 30 20 km German masculine nameMons Dilip 5 35 N 120 52 E 5 58 N 120 87 E 5 58 120 87 2 km Indian masculine nameMons Esam 14 37 N 35 43 E 14 61 N 35 71 E 14 61 35 71 8 km Arabic masculine nameMons Ganau 4 47 N 120 35 E 4 79 N 120 59 E 4 79 120 59 14 km African masculine nameMons Gruithuisen Delta 36 04 N 39 35 W 36 07 N 39 59 W 36 07 39 59 20 km Named after nearby crater GruithuisenMons Gruithuisen Gamma 36 34 N 40 43 W 36 56 N 40 72 W 36 56 40 72 20 km Named after nearby crater GruithuisenMons Hadley 26 41 N 4 07 E 26 69 N 4 12 E 26 69 4 12 25 km 4 6 km John Hadley inventorMons 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 HadleyMons Hansteen 12 11 S 50 13 W 12 19 S 50 21 W 12 19 50 21 30 km Named after nearby crater HansteenMons Herodotus 27 30 N 52 56 W 27 50 N 52 94 W 27 50 52 94 5 km Named after nearby crater HerodotusMons Huygens 19 55 N 2 52 W 19 92 N 2 86 W 19 92 2 86 40 km 4 7 km Christiaan Huygens astronomerMons 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 astronomerMons Latreille 18 28 N 61 55 E 18 47 N 61 92 E 18 47 61 92 6 4 km 0 15 km Pierre Andre Latreille entomologistMons 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 MaraldiMons Moro 11 50 S 19 50 W 11 84 S 19 84 W 11 84 19 84 10 km Antonio Lazzaro Moro scientistMons Penck 10 00 S 21 44 E 10 0 S 21 74 E 10 0 21 74 30 km 4 0 km Albrecht Penck geographerMons Pico 45 49 N 8 52 W 45 82 N 8 87 W 45 82 8 87 25 km 2 5 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 Piton a summit of Mount Teide TenerifeMons Rumker 40 46 N 58 23 W 40 76 N 58 38 W 40 76 58 38 70 km 0 5 km Karl Ludwig Christian Rumker astronomerMons Usov 11 55 N 63 16 E 11 91 N 63 26 E 11 91 63 26 15 km Mikhail Usov geologistMons 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 chemistMons 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 VitruviusMons 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 philosopherMountain ranges EditName Lat Long Dia Name OriginMontes Agricola 29 04 N 54 04 W 29 06 N 54 07 W 29 06 54 07 141 km Georgius Agricola scientistMontes Alpes 48 22 N 0 35 W 48 36 N 0 58 W 48 36 0 58 281 km The Alps EuropeMontes Apenninus 19 52 N 0 02 W 19 87 N 0 03 W 19 87 0 03 401 km The Apennine Mountains ItalyMontes Archimedes 25 23 N 5 15 W 25 39 N 5 25 W 25 39 5 25 163 km Named after nearby crater ArchimedesMontes Carpatus 14 34 N 23 37 W 14 57 N 23 62 W 14 57 23 62 361 km The Carpathian Mountains EuropeMontes Caucasus 37 31 N 9 56 E 37 52 N 9 93 E 37 52 9 93 445 km The Caucasus Mountains EuropeMontes 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 MountainsMontes 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 AristarchusMontes Jura 47 29 N 36 07 W 47 49 N 36 11 W 47 49 36 11 422 km The Jura Mountains EuropeMontes Pyrenaeus 14 03 S 41 31 E 14 05 S 41 51 E 14 05 41 51 164 km The Pyrenees Mountains EuropeMontes 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 RussiaMontes Rook 20 36 S 82 30 W 20 6 S 82 5 W 20 6 82 5 791 km Lawrence Rook astronomerMontes Secchi 2 43 N 43 10 E 2 72 N 43 17 E 2 72 43 17 50 km Named after nearby crater SecchiMontes 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 islandsMontes Taurus 27 19 N 40 20 E 27 32 N 40 34 E 27 32 40 34 172 km Taurus Mountains Asia MinorMontes Teneriffe 47 53 N 13 11 W 47 89 N 13 19 W 47 89 13 19 182 km Tenerife islandSee also Edit Solar System portalList of mountains on the Moon by height List of features on the Moon List of craters on the Moon List of maria on the Moon List of valleys on the Moon List of mountain ranges List of tallest mountains in the Solar SystemNotes Edit Formerly called Mons Euler References EditExternal links EditList of named lunar mountains in Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of mountains on the Moon amp oldid 1172729001, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
