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This is a list of mountains on the Moon:
Mountains
These are isolated mountains or massifs.
| Name
| Lat.
| Long.
| Dia.
| Ht.
| Name Origin
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| Mons Agnes
| 18.6° N
| 5.3° E
| 1 km
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| Greek feminine name
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| Mons Ampère
| 19.0° N
| 4.0° E
| 30 km
| 3.0 km
| André-Marie Ampère
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| Mons André
| 5.2° N
| 120.6° E
| 10 km
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| French masculine name
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| Mons Ardeshir
| 5.0° N
| 121.0° E
| 8 km
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| Persian (Iranian) King's name
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| Mons Argaeus
| 19.0° N
| 29.0° E
| 50 km
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| Named from a peak in Asia Minor1
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| Mont Blanc
| 45.0° N
| 1.0° E
| 25 km
| 3.6 km
| Named for terrestrial mountain in Alps
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| Mons Bradley
| 22.0° N
| 1.0° E
| 30 km
| 4.2 km
| James Bradley
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| Mons Delisle
| 29.5° N
| 35.8° W
| 30 km
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| Named from nearby Delisle crater
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| Mons Dieter
| 5.0° N
| 120.2° E
| 20 km
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| German masculine name
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| Mons Dilip
| 5.6° N
| 120.8° E
| 2 km
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| Indian masculine name
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| Mons Esam
| 14.6° N
| 35.7° E
| 8 km
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| Arabic masculine name
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| Mons Ganau
| 4.8° N
| 120.6° E
| 14 km
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| African masculine name
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| Mons Gruithuisen Delta
| 36.0° N
| 35.9° W
| 20 km
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| Named from nearby Gruithuisen crater
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| Mons Gruithuisen Gamma
| 36.6° N
| 40.5° W
| 20 km
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| Named from nearby Gruithuisen crater
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| Mons Hadley
| 26.5° N
| 4.7° E
| 25 km
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| John Hadley
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| Mons Hadley Delta
| 25.8° N
| 3.8° E
| 15 km
| 4.8 km
| Named from nearby mountain
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| Mons Hansteen
| 12.1° S
| 50.0° W
| 30 km
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| Named from nearby Hansteen crater
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| Mons Herodotus
| 27.5° N
| 53.0° W
| 5 km
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| Named from nearby Herodotus crater
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| Mons Huygens
| 20.0° N
| 2.9° W
| 40 km
| 4.7 km
| Christian Huygens
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| Mons La Hire
| 27.8° N
| 25.5° W
| 25 km
| 1.5 km
| Philippe de la Hire
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| Mons Maraldi
| 20.3° N
| 35.3° E
| 15 km
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| Named from nearby Maraldi crater
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| Mons Moro
| 12.0° S
| 19.7° W
| 10 km
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| Antonio Lazzaro Moro
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| Mons Penck
| 10.0° S
| 21.6° E
| 30 km
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| Albrecht Penck
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| Mons Pico
| 45.7° N
| 8.9° W
| 25 km
| 2.4 km
| Spanish for "peak"
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| Mons Piton
| 40.6° N
| 1.1° W
| 25 km
| 2.3 km
| Named for Mt. Piton on Tenerife Isle
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| Mons Rümker
| 40.8° N
| 58.1° W
| 70 km
| 0.5 km
| Karl Ludwig Christian Rümker
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| Mons Usov
| 12.0° N
| 63.0° E
| 15 km
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| Mikhail A. Usov
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| Mons Vinogradov2
| 22.4° N
| 32.4° W
| 25 km
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| Aleksandr Pavlovich Vinogradov
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| Mons Vitruvius
| 17.0° N
| 6.8° W
| 15 km
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| Named from nearby Vitruvius crater
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| Mons Wolff
| 17.0° N
| 6.8° W
| 35 km
| 3.5 km
| Baron Christian von Wolff
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Notes:
- The peak is currently named Erciyas Dagi.
- Formerly called Mons Euler.
Mountain ranges
Notes:
- Terrestrial range now called the Ural Mountains
- Also named for resemblance to the terrestrial island group
See also
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