Frozen Peaks

For the Minecraft Education map, see Frozen Peaks (world).

Frozen Peaks

Structures	Pillager Outpost
Blocks	Snow Snow Block Ice Packed Ice Emerald Ore Infested Stone
Climate
Temperature	-0.7
Downfall	0.9
Precipitation	Yes
Snow accumulation‌[BE only]	0.125-0.25
Colors
Grass color	#80B497
Foliage color	#60A17B
Dry foliage color	#8F7A5A
Water color	#3F76E4‌[JE only]  #44AFF5‌[BE only]
Vibrant Visuals
Atmospherics	Default
Lighting	Cold
Volumetric fog	Default
Color grading	Cold

Frozen peaks are snowy mountain peak biomes covered by snow blocks, containing large amounts of ice and packed ice.

Generation

Frozen peaks generate at the highest points of the surrounding terrain where erosion is low, temperatures are low to moderate, and weirdness is positive. They generate as small hilltops, a large singular peak, a ring of peaks surrounding a valley, or as a large range reaching the generation height limit of Y=256.

As a mountain peak biome, they are often surrounded by slope biomes such as groves and snowy slopes, which may act as transitionary boundaries between the frozen peaks and plateau biomes like meadows, cherry groves, or pale gardens. They may also directly border these plateau biomes instead, as well as forests, plains, and birch forests, and taigas. Frozen peaks rarely border stony peaks when temperature increases.

Frozen peaks are separated from jagged peaks by valleys. Rarely, frozen peaks can generate coastally, where surrounding terrain may get cut off into massive cliffs.

The deep dark is very common below frozen peaks. Above this, dripstone caves are common, though lush caves may also generate.

Description

The mountainous terrain of frozen peaks is covered by snow and snow blocks, with glaciers of packed ice and occasional small blobs of ice. Packed ice cliffs can generate in steep sides to the east or north with only a layer of snow covering them.‌^{[BE only]}

Like all other mountain biomes, emerald ore and infested stone commonly generates underground. Pillager outposts may generate on the steep cliffs, sometimes reaching above the terrain generation limit. The only passive mobs that spawn here are goats, as well as rabbits and polar bears in Bedrock Edition. Strays and frostbites​^{[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026]} spawn here at night or during thunderstorms in Bedrock Edition.

With Vibrant Visuals, frozen peaks use default environmental settings with a strong cold color grading, making the biome appear icy blue. They use cold sunlight, which is slightly brighter at dusk and dawn.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

In Java Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Spider	100⁄540	4
Zombie	95⁄540	4
Zombie Villager	5⁄540	1
Skeleton	100⁄540	4
Creeper	100⁄540	4
Slime[note 1]	100⁄540	4
Frostbite[note 2]	25⁄540	4
Enderman	10⁄540	1–4
Witch	5⁄540	1
Creature category
Goat	1	1–3
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid	1	4–6
Ambient category
Bat	1	8

{ "hasNotes": true, "notes": { "Slime": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "Frostbite": "&#x200B;<sup class=\" nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">[<i><span title=\"This statement applies only to upcoming versions of Minecraft.\">upcoming:</span> [[Fourth Drop 2026|Fourth Drop 2026]]</i>]</sup>[[Category:Upcoming]]" }, "1": { "totalWeight": 540, "mobs": [ { "size": "4", "mob": "Spider", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Zombie", "weight": 95 }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Zombie Villager", "weight": 5 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Skeleton", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Creeper", "weight": 100 }, { "note": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "mob": "Slime", "weight": 100, "notename": "Slime", "size": "4" }, { "note": "&#x200B;<sup class=\" nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">[<i><span title=\"This statement applies only to upcoming versions of Minecraft.\">upcoming:</span> [[Fourth Drop 2026|Fourth Drop 2026]]</i>]</sup>[[Category:Upcoming]]", "mob": "Frostbite", "weight": 25, "notename": "Frostbite", "size": "4" }, { "size": "1-4", "mob": "Enderman", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Witch", "weight": 5 } ], "category": "monster" }, "2": { "totalWeight": 5, "mobs": [ { "size": "1-3", "mob": "Goat", "weight": 5 } ], "category": "creature" }, "3": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "4-6", "mob": "Glow Squid", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "underground" }, "4": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "8", "mob": "Bat", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "ambient" } }

In Bedrock Edition

Mob	Spawn weight	Group size
Monster category
Creeper	100	1
Slime[note 1]	100	1
Spider	100	1
Stray	96	1–2
Zombie	95	2–4
Frostbite[note 2]	45	2–4
Skeleton	24	1–2
Enderman	10	1–2
Witch	5	1
Zombie Villager	5	2–4
Creature category
Glow Squid	10	2–4
Goat	5	1–3
Rabbit	4	2–3
Polar Bear	1	1–2
Ambient category
Bat	1	2

{ "hasNotes": true, "notes": { "Slime": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "Frostbite": "&#x200B;<sup class=\" nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">[<i><span title=\"This statement applies only to upcoming versions of Minecraft.\">upcoming:</span> [[Fourth Drop 2026|Fourth Drop 2026]]</i>]</sup>[[Category:Upcoming]]" }, "1": { "totalWeight": 580, "mobs": [ { "size": "1", "mob": "Creeper", "weight": 100 }, { "note": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "mob": "Slime", "weight": 100, "notename": "Slime", "size": "1" }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Spider", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Stray", "weight": 96 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Zombie", "weight": 95 }, { "note": "&#x200B;<sup class=\" nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">[<i><span title=\"This statement applies only to upcoming versions of Minecraft.\">upcoming:</span> [[Fourth Drop 2026|Fourth Drop 2026]]</i>]</sup>[[Category:Upcoming]]", "mob": "Frostbite", "weight": 45, "notename": "Frostbite", "size": "2-4" }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Skeleton", "weight": 24 }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Enderman", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Witch", "weight": 5 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Zombie Villager", "weight": 5 } ], "category": "monster" }, "2": { "totalWeight": 20, "mobs": [ { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Glow Squid", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "1-3", "mob": "Goat", "weight": 5 }, { "size": "2-3", "mob": "Rabbit", "weight": 4 }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Polar Bear", "weight": 1 } ], "category": "creature" }, "3": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "2", "mob": "Bat", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "ambient" } }

Sounds

Music

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

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Translation key
Frozen Peaks	frozen_peaks	biome.minecraft.frozen_peaks

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID
[No displayed name]	frozen_peaks	183

Biome definition

{
  "attributes": {
    "minecraft:audio/background_music": {
      "default": {
        "max_delay": 24000,
        "min_delay": 12000,
        "sound": "minecraft:music.overworld.frozen_peaks"
      }
    },
    "minecraft:gameplay/increased_fire_burnout": true,
    "minecraft:gameplay/natural_mob_spawns": {
      "argument": {
        "spawn_costs": {},
        "spawns_by_category": {
          "ambient": [
            {
              "type": "minecraft:bat",
              "count": 8,
              "weight": 10
            }
          ],
          "creature": [
            {
              "type": "minecraft:goat",
              "count": {
                "type": "minecraft:uniform",
                "max_inclusive": 3,
                "min_inclusive": 1
              },
              "weight": 5
            }
          ],
          "monster": [
            {
              "type": "minecraft:spider",
              "count": 4,
              "weight": 100
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:zombie",
              "count": 4,
              "weight": 95
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:zombie_villager",
              "count": 1,
              "weight": 5
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:skeleton",
              "count": 4,
              "weight": 100
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:creeper",
              "count": 4,
              "weight": 100
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:slime",
              "count": 4,
              "weight": 100
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:enderman",
              "count": {
                "type": "minecraft:uniform",
                "max_inclusive": 4,
                "min_inclusive": 1
              },
              "weight": 10
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:witch",
              "count": 1,
              "weight": 5
            }
          ],
          "underground_water_creature": [
            {
              "type": "minecraft:glow_squid",
              "count": {
                "type": "minecraft:uniform",
                "max_inclusive": 6,
                "min_inclusive": 4
              },
              "weight": 10
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "modifier": "overlay"
    },
    "minecraft:visual/sky_color": "#859dff"
  },
  "carvers": [
    "minecraft:cave",
    "minecraft:cave_extra_underground",
    "minecraft:canyon"
  ],
  "downfall": 0.9,
  "effects": {
    "water_color": "#3f76e4"
  },
  "features": [
    [],
    [
      "minecraft:lake_lava_underground",
      "minecraft:lake_lava_surface"
    ],
    [
      "minecraft:amethyst_geode"
    ],
    [
      "minecraft:monster_room",
      "minecraft:monster_room_deep"
    ],
    [],
    [],
    [
      "minecraft:ore_dirt",
      "minecraft:ore_gravel",
      "minecraft:ore_granite_upper",
      "minecraft:ore_granite_lower",
      "minecraft:ore_diorite_upper",
      "minecraft:ore_diorite_lower",
      "minecraft:ore_andesite_upper",
      "minecraft:ore_andesite_lower",
      "minecraft:ore_tuff",
      "minecraft:ore_coal_upper",
      "minecraft:ore_coal_lower",
      "minecraft:ore_iron_upper",
      "minecraft:ore_iron_middle",
      "minecraft:ore_iron_small",
      "minecraft:ore_gold",
      "minecraft:ore_gold_lower",
      "minecraft:ore_redstone",
      "minecraft:ore_redstone_lower",
      "minecraft:ore_diamond",
      "minecraft:ore_diamond_medium",
      "minecraft:ore_diamond_large",
      "minecraft:ore_diamond_buried",
      "minecraft:ore_lapis",
      "minecraft:ore_lapis_buried",
      "minecraft:ore_copper",
      "minecraft:underwater_magma",
      "minecraft:disk_sand",
      "minecraft:disk_clay",
      "minecraft:disk_gravel",
      "minecraft:ore_emerald"
    ],
    [
      "minecraft:ore_infested"
    ],
    [
      "minecraft:spring_water",
      "minecraft:spring_lava",
      "minecraft:spring_lava_frozen"
    ],
    [
      "minecraft:glow_lichen"
    ],
    [
      "minecraft:freeze_top_layer"
    ]
  ],
  "has_precipitation": true,
  "temperature": -0.7
}

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Adventuring Time	Discover 17 biomes.	Visit any 17 biomes. Does not have to be in a single world.	40	Silver

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Adventuring Time	Discover every biome	Visit all of these 56​[until: Fourth Drop 2026]/57​[upcoming] biomes: Badlands Bamboo Jungle Beach Birch Forest Cherry Grove Cold Ocean Dappled Forest Dark Forest Deep Cold Ocean Deep Dark Deep Frozen Ocean Deep Lukewarm Ocean Deep Ocean Desert Dripstone Caves Eroded Badlands Flower Forest Forest Frozen Ocean Frozen Peaks Frozen River Grove Ice Caves Ice Spikes Jagged Peaks Jungle Lukewarm Ocean Lush Caves Mangrove Swamp Meadow Mushroom Fields Ocean Old Growth Birch Forest Old Growth Pine Taiga Old Growth Spruce Taiga Pale Garden Plains River Savanna Savanna Plateau Snowy Beach Snowy Plains Snowy Slopes Snowy Taiga Sparse Jungle Stony Peaks Stony Shore Sunflower Plains Sulfur Caves Swamp Taiga Warm Ocean Windswept Forest Windswept Gravelly Hills Windswept Hills Windswept Savanna Wooded Badlands The advancement is only for Overworld biomes. Other biomes may also be visited, but are ignored for this advancement.

History

Announcement

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Minecraft Education

Issues

Issues relating to "Frozen Peaks" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  Frozen peaks In Java Edition without snow on the packed ice
• 
  A frozen peaks single biome world

Development images

• 
  Large mountains
• 
  A screenshot from a tall mountain peak. Note the elevation
• 
  Preview of mountain generation
• 
  Preview of mountain generation
• 
  Mountains seen in Minecraft Live 2020
• 
  Mountains rising above the clouds
• 
  Frozen and stony peaks surrounded by cliffs and forests
• 
  Ditto
• 
  Ditto
• 
  Very large mountains covered in spruce trees and snow
• 
  A snowy peak in the distance
• 
  Mountains in development
• 
  A frozen peaks mountaintop
• 
  A cabin in a forest surrounded by mountains
• 
  The same mountains in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition

See also

• Mountains
• Meadow
• Grove
• Snowy Slopes
• Jagged Peaks
• Stony Peaks
• Cherry Grove

References

External links

• "Around the Block: Frozen Peaks" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, October 11, 2022.