List of mountains on Mars
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This is a list of all named mountains on Mars
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Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
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- Mons refers to a large, isolated, mountain.
- Montes is the plural of mons and refers to a mountain range.
- Tholus refers to a small dome-shaped mountain.
- Tholi is the plural of tholus and refers to a group of (usually not contiguous) small mountains.
- Dorsa refers to hills, and a single hill is a dorsum.
| Mountain Name | Coordinates | Feature diameter (kilometers) |
Peak elevation (kilometers) |
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| Albor Tholus Albor Tholus Albor Tholus is an extinct volcano in the Elysium Planitia area on Mars. It lies south of the neighbouring volcanoes Elysium Mons and Hecates Tholus. Albor Tholus is 4.5 kilometres high and has a diameter of 160 km at its base. Its caldera has a diameter of 30 km and is 3 km deep, it... |
19.0°N 209.6°W | 170.0 | 4.5 |
| Anseris Mons Anseris Mons Anseris Mons is an isolated massif in the southern highlands of Mars, located at the northeastern edge of Hellas Planitia at longitude 86.6°E and latitude 29.81°S. The mountain is in diameter and rises to an elevation of approximately 4,200 m above datum or about 6,200 m above the surrounding... |
30.1°N 273.4°W | 58.0 | |
| Apollinaris Tholus | 17.9°N 184.3°W | 35.0 | |
| Arsia Mons Arsia Mons Arsia Mons is the southernmost of three volcanos on the Tharsis bulge near the equator of the planet Mars. To its north is Pavonis Mons, and north of that is Ascraeus Mons. The tallest mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons, is to its northwest... |
8.4°N 121.1°W | 475.0 | 16.0 |
| Ascraeus Mons Ascraeus Mons Ascraeus Mons is a large shield volcano located in the Tharsis region of the planet Mars. It is the northernmost and tallest of three shield volcanoes collectively known as the Tharsis Montes. The volcano's location corresponds to the classical albedo feature Ascraeus Lacus.Ascraeus Mons was... |
11.9°N 104.5°W | 460.0 | 18.0 |
| Ausonia Montes Ausonia Montes Ausonia Montes is a mountain in the Mare Tyrrhenum quadrangle of Mars, at 27.7° south latitude an 261.2° west longitude. It is across and was named after an albedo feature name.... |
27.7°N 261.2°W | 158.0 | |
| Australe Montes | 80.3°N 345.9°W | 387.0 | |
| Centauri Montes Centauri Montes Centauri Montes is a group of mountains in the Hellas quadrangle of Mars, located at . It is 270 km across and was named after the albedo feature Centauri Lacus.... |
38.9°N 264.8°W | 270.0 | |
| Ceraunius Tholus Ceraunius Tholus Ceraunius Tholus is a volcano on Mars located in the Tharsis quadrangle at 24.2 degrees north latitude and 97.4 degrees west longitude and it is a part of Uranius group of volcanoes. It is 130 km across, 5.5 km high and is named after a classical albedo feature name.It is generally... |
24.2°N 97.4°W | 130.0 | |
| Chalce Montes | 54.0°N 37.9°W | 95.0 | |
| Charitum Montes Charitum Montes Charitum Montes is a large group of mountains in the Argyre quadrangle of Mars, located at 58.3° south latitude and 40.2° west longitude. It is 850 km across and was named after a classical albedo feature name.- Gullies :... |
58.3°N 40.2°W | 850.0 | |
| Coronae Montes | 34.9°N 273.6°W | 236.0 | |
| E. Mareotis Tholus | 36.2°N 85.3°W | 5.0 | |
| Echus Montes Echus Montes Echus Montes is a large mountain on Mars at . It is located in the Lunae Palus quadrangle.... |
8.2°N 78.0°W | 395.0 | |
| Elysium Mons Elysium Mons Elysium Mons is a volcano on Mars located in the Elysium Planitia, at , in the Martian eastern hemisphere. It stands about 13.9 km above the surrounding lava plains, and about 16 km above the Martian datum. Its diameter is about 240 km, with a summit caldera about 14 km across... |
25.0°N 213.1°W | 410.0 | 12.5 |
| Erebus Montes Erebus Montes Erebus Montes is a group of mountains in the Diacria quadrangle of Mars, located at 35.69 ° North and 185.0 ° West. It is 785 km across and was named after an albedo feature at 26N, 182W.... |
36.0°N 175.0°W | 785.0 | |
| Euripus Mons | 45.1°N 255.0°W | 91.0 | |
| Galaxius Mons Galaxius Mons Galaxius Mons is a group of mountains in the Cebrenia quadrangle of Mars, located at 35.1 North and 217.8 West. It is 22 km across and was named after a classical albedo name.... |
35.1°N 217.8°W | 22.0 | |
| Geryon Montes | 7.8°N 82.0°W | 359.0 | |
| Gonnus Mons | 41.6°N 91.0°W | 57.0 | |
| Hecates Tholus Hecates Tholus Hecates Tholus is a Martian volcano, notable for results from the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission which indicate a major eruption took place 350 million years ago. The eruption created a caldera 10 km in diameter. It has been suggested that glacial deposits later partly filled the... |
32.4°N 209.8°W | 183.0 | |
| Hellas Montes | 37.9°N 262.3°W | 153.0 | |
| Hellespontus Montes | 44.7°N 317.2°W | 729.6 | |
| Hibes Montes | 3.7°N 188.7°W | 137.0 | |
| Horarum Mons | 51.4°N 36.6°W | 20.0 | |
| Issedon Tholus | 36.3°N 95.0°W | 52.0 | |
| Jovis Tholus Jovis Tholus Jovis Tholus is a volcano in the Tharsis quadrangle of Mars located at 18.4° N and 117.5° W. It is 58.0 km across and was named after a classical albedo feature name.... |
18.4°N 117.5°W | 58.0 | |
| Labeatis Mons | 37.8°N 76.2°W | 22.5 | |
| Libya Montes Libya Montes The Libya Montes are a ring of mountains on Mars up-lifted by the giant impact that created the Isidis basin to the north. During 1999, this region became one of the top two that were being considered for the now-canceled Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander. The Isidis basin is very, very ancient... |
2.8°N 271.1°W | 1,170.0 | |
| N. Mareotis Tholus | 36.7°N 86.3°W | 3.0 | |
| Nereidum Montes Nereidum Montes The Nereidum Montes is a mountain range on Mars. It stretches 3,677 km, northeast of Argyre Planitia.There is a crater at 45.1°S, 55.0°W on the Nereidum Montes that is similar to Galle in that it also has a smiley face pattern on the crater. However, it is much smaller than Galle itself.- Gullies... |
38.9°N 44.0°W | 1,130.0 | |
| Oceanidum Mons (formerly Charitum Tholus) |
55.2°N 41.3°W | 33.0 | |
| Octantis Mons | 55.6°N 42.9°W | 17.8 | |
| Olympus Mons Olympus Mons Olympus Mons is a large volcanic mountain on the planet Mars. At a height of almost , it is one of the tallest mountains in the Solar System, three times as tall as Mount Everest and more than twice the height of Mauna Kea the tallest mountain on Earth. Olympus Mons is the youngest of the large... (largest known mountain in Solar System Solar System The Solar System consists of the Sun and the astronomical objects gravitationally bound in orbit around it, all of which formed from the collapse of a giant molecular cloud approximately 4.6 billion years ago. The vast majority of the system's mass is in the Sun... ) |
18.6°N 134.0°W | 648.0 | 27.0 |
| Pavonis Mons Pavonis Mons Pavonis Mons is a large shield volcano located in the Tharsis region of the planet Mars. It is the middle member of a chain of three volcanic mountains that straddle the Martian equator between longitudes 235°E and 259°E. The volcano was discovered by the Mariner 9 spacecraft in 1971 and was... |
0.8°N 113.4°W | 375.0 | 8.7 |
| Peraea Mons | 31.4°N 274.0°W | 21.5 | |
| Phlegra Montes Phlegra Montes Phlegra Montes is a system of mountains in the Cebrenia quadrangle of Mars, located at 41.1 degrees north latitude and 194.8 degrees west longitude. It is 1,352.0 km across and was named after a classical albedo feature name.... |
41.1°N 194.8°W | 1,352.0 | |
| Pindus Mons | 39.8°N 88.7°W | 16.5 | |
| Scandia Tholi | 74.0°N 162.0°W | 480.0 | |
| Sisyphi Montes | 69.9°N 346.1°W | 200.0 | |
| Syria Mons | 13.92°N 104.3°W | 80.0 | |
| Tanaica Montes | 39.8°N 91.1°W | 177.0 | |
| Tartarus Montes | 16.0°N 193.0°W | 1,070.0 | |
| Tharsis Montes Tharsis Montes The Tharsis Montes are three large shield volcanoes in the Tharsis region of the planet Mars. From north to south, the volcanoes are Ascraeus Mons, Pavonis Mons and Arsia Mons. Mons is the Latin word for mountain... |
1.2°N 112.5°W | 1,840.0 | |
| Tharsis Tholus Tharsis Tholus Tharsis Tholus is an intermediate-sized shield volcano located in the eastern Tharsis region of the planet Mars. The volcano was discovered by the Mariner 9 spacecraft in 1972 and originally given the informal name Volcano 7. In 1973, the International Astronomical Union officially designated... |
13.5°N 90.8°W | 158.0 | |
| Tyrrhena Mons | 21.57°N 253.57°W | 143.0 | |
| Uranius Tholus Uranius Tholus Uranius Tholus is a volcano on Mars located in the Tharsis quadrangle at 2.9° north latitude and 121.6° west longitude. It is 101.7 km across and was named after a classical albedo feature name.- Volcanoes :... |
26.4°N 97.7°W | 62.0 | |
| W. Mareotis Tholus | 35.8°N 88.1°W | 12.0 | |
| Xanthe Montes | 18.4°N 54.5°W | 500.0 | |
| Zephyria Tholus | 20.0°N 187.2°W | 30.5 |