Jagged Peaks in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Jagged 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 Jagged Peaks biome in Minecraft.

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Supported Platforms

The Jagged 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 Jagged Peaks (also referred to as Lofty Peaks) is a biome in the Overworld that was introduced in the Caves & Cliffs Update: Part II. It is known for its towering snow-covered mountains made out of stone. You can also find lots of goats wandering around the flat areas and climbing up the peaks of these frozen mountains.

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

Weather

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

Trees

There are no trees in the Jagged Peaks biome.

Vegetation

There is no vegetation in the Jagged Peaks biome.

Blocks

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

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

Other Standard Blocks

If you dig down far enough in the Jagged 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 Jagged Peaks biome, you can find wildlife such as goats wandering around in the mountains or in the flat, snow-covered areas:

Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night

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

Biome ID for Jagged Peaks

Jagged Peaks Seeds

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