Stony Peaks biome in Minecraft
Stony Peaks are the warm mountain tops of the Overworld: bare grey stone streaked with bands of white calcite, with no snow and no trees. They form where the climate is too warm for Jagged or Frozen Peaks. Nothing grazes here, but the rock holds ore and the summits make striking build sites.
/execute in minecraft:overworld run tp @s -2976 170 -1920 45 10Climate
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 1
- Downfall
- 0.3
- Weather
- Rain
How to find Stony Peaks
/locate biome minecraft:stony_peaksMap by Chunkbase, shown as a companion to this guide. Without your seed, it shows an example world. Results depend on the edition and version you pick.
Stony Peaks in numbers
- Share of the world
- 0.1%of the Overworld surface
- Rarity rank
- 1 / 521 = the rarest
- Distance from spawn
- ~2,580 blocksmedian, 1,000 worlds
- Within 1,000 blocks
- 13.2%of worlds
- Spawn biome
- 0.1%of worlds start here
Jungle11.1%
Jagged Peaks1.7%
Frozen Peaks1.3%// 1,000 random seeds, normal world. Java 26.2 world generation computed with cubiomes, plus the 26.3 Dappled Forest rule. Estimates, not exact 26.3 values.
/execute in minecraft:overworld run tp @s -2992 164 -1904 40 -15Mobs in the Stony Peaks
Structures in the Stony Peaks
Stone and calcite
The whole surface is stone, cut by thin bands of calcite that run across the slopes. Calcite is a soft white block that drops itself with any pickaxe, which makes it a handy decorative stone for builders. Because the biome is warm, rain falls instead of snow and the peaks stay grey. Snow-covered summits belong to the Jagged Peaks and Frozen Peaks.
No animals, plenty of ore
No passive animal spawns in Stony Peaks: no goats, no sheep, no rabbits. At night you only meet the usual hostile mobs. Inside, the mountain holds emerald ore, which only generates in mountain and windswept biomes, along with the usual coal, iron and copper. Watch out for infested stone: a silverfish jumps out when you mine it, and with Silk Touch you only get plain stone. Since the surface is already bare rock, you can tunnel straight into the side of the peak.
Building and exploring
Bare stone means solid footing and no powder snow traps, unlike the snowy peaks. With cobblestone everywhere, Stony Peaks are a good spot for a mountain base. Pillager outposts and mountain ruined portals can generate here. In the game files, Stony Peaks belong to the same mountain group as the Meadow, Snowy Slopes and the other peaks, so these biomes are often close by.
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Stony Peaks — FAQ
Why is there no snow on Stony Peaks?
Stony Peaks are a warm biome, so rain falls instead of snow, even at the top. Snow-covered summits are Jagged Peaks or Frozen Peaks.
Where do you find calcite in Stony Peaks?
Calcite forms thin white bands in the stone surface, and any pickaxe mines it. Underground, it also surrounds amethyst geodes.
Which mobs spawn in the Stony Peaks?
Spider, Skeleton, Creeper, Slime, Zombie, Enderman, Zombie Villager, Witch, Bat and Glow Squid.
Which structures generate in the Stony Peaks?
Mineshaft, Pillager Outpost, Ruined Portal, Stronghold and Trial Chambers.
How do you find the Stony Peaks?
With cheats on, /locate biome minecraft:stony_peaks gives the coordinates of the nearest one. Without cheats, a seed map of your world shows where it is.
