List of mountains on the Moon by height

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The following is a list of mountains on the Moon, arranged by relative height in kilometres.

Contents 1 More than four kilometres 2 3-4 kilometres 3 2-3 kilometres 4 1-2 kilometres 5 Less than one kilometre 6 Notes 7 See also

[edit] More than four kilometres

• Mons Huygens - 5.5 km^[1][2]
• Mons Hadley - 4.5 km^[1][2]
• Mons Bradley - 4.3 km^[3]

[edit] 3-4 kilometres

• Mons Penck - 4.0 km
• Mons Hadley Delta - 3.9 km^[4]
• Mons Blanc - 3.8 km^[1]
• Mons Wolff - 3.8 km^[1]
• Mons Ampère - 3.3 km^[2]

[edit] 2-3 kilometres

• Mons Pico - 2.4 km^[1][2]
• Mons Piton - 2.1 km^[1][2]
• Mons Vitruvius - 2.3 km

[edit] 1-2 kilometres

• Mons La Hire - 1.5 km^[1][2]
• Mons Vinogradov - 1.4 km
• Mons Maraldi - 1.3 km

[edit] Less than one kilometre

• Mons Gruithuisen Gamma - 0.9 km
• Mons Rümker - 0.5 km

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Fred W. Price (1988). The Moon observer's handbook. London: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-33500-0. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. London: Cassell & Co. 
3. ^ Patrick Moore lists the height of Mons Bradley as 16,000'; Fred Price as 14,000'
4. ^ Shaffer, David (May 25, 2006). Apollo 15 Surface Journal: Landing at Hadley. NASA. Retrieved on November 8, 2006.

[edit] See also

• List of mountains on the Moon