Frozen Peaks in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Frozen Peaks biome with screenshots.

In Minecraft, you will spawn into worlds with unique weather, animals, and plants. These regions are known as biomes. Let's explore the Frozen Peaks biome in Minecraft.

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Supported Platforms

The Frozen Peaks biome is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.18)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (1.18.0)
Xbox 360	No
Xbox One	Yes (1.18.0)
PS3	No
PS4	Yes (1.18.0)
Wii U	No
Nintendo Switch	Yes (1.18.0)
Windows 10 Edition	Yes (1.18.0)
Education Edition	Yes (1.18.32)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

In Minecraft, the Frozen Peaks is a biome in the Overworld that was introduced in the Caves & Cliffs Update: Part II. It is known for its towering mountains made out of stone, packed ice, and snow. You can also find lots of goats wandering around this biome and climbing up the peaks of these frozen mountains.

Let's explore the characteristics of the Frozen Peaks biome.

Weather

The weather in the Frozen Peaks biome has average precipitation (but instead of rain drops, this biome has snow flakes).

Trees

There are no trees in the Frozen Peaks biome.

Vegetation

There is no vegetation in the Frozen Peaks biome.

Blocks

In this biome, you will find blocks such as ice, packed ice, snow blocks, top snow, and stone:

Item	Description
	Ice
	Packed Ice
	Snow Block
	Snow Layer (Top Snow)
	Stone

Other Standard Blocks

If you dig down far enough in the Frozen Peaks biome, you will find the standard Minecraft building blocks such as stone, coal ore, iron ore, gold ore, diamond ore, redstone ore, copper ore:

Mobs

In the Frozen Peaks biome, you can find wildlife such as goats wandering around in the mountains or on the frozen lakes:

Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night

You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the Frozen Peaks biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:

Biome ID for Frozen Peaks

Frozen Peaks Seeds

You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a Frozen Peaks biome: