Montes on Mars
62 named features carry the IAU descriptor Mons — a mountain on Mars, out of 284 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
62
of 2,049 named places on Mars — 3.0%
Largest
2,059 km
Tharsis Montes
Median size
189 km
Across the 62 with a measured diameter
Named between
1973–2025
IAU approval dates
How montes on Mars get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 62 montes with a recorded origin, 5 categories appear, led by Greek.
Greek39Latin20Turkey1Tanzania1Bosnia and Herzegovina1
All 62 montes on Mars
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Tharsis Montes2,059 kmPhlegra Montes1,351 kmNereidum Montes1,143 kmTartarus Montes1,087 kmLibya Montes1,044 kmCharitum Montes934 kmErebus Montes812 kmHellespontus Montes712 kmOlympus Mons610 kmAlba Mons548 kmXanthe Montes499 kmArsia Mons470 kmAscraeus Mons456 kmHadriacus Mons450 kmAustrale Montes412 kmElysium Mons401 kmEchus Montes397 kmThyles Montes380 kmGeryon Montes378 kmPavonis Mons367 kmCoprates Montes350 kmAusonia Montes333 kmApollinaris Mons275 kmCentauri Montes271 kmTyrrhenus Mons270 kmDryas Mons268 kmUranius Mons265 kmCapri Montes265 kmCoronae Montes247 kmNectaris Montes220 kmSisyphi Montes200 kmTanaica Montes179 kmHellas Montes160 kmJuventae Mons147 kmEridania Mons143 kmHibes Montes140 kmSirenum Mons123 kmAtlantis Mons105 kmElectris Mons105 kmChalce Montes100 kmSimois91.5 kmAeolis Mons89 kmEuripus Mons88.9 kmSyria Mons73.5 kmGorgonum Mons70 kmPromethei Mons65.2 kmArgyre Mons60.6 kmPityusa Mons58 kmChronius Mons56.1 kmAnseris Mons52.5 kmGonnus Mons49.4 kmBabati Mons44 kmLabeatis Mons42.8 kmDraconis Mons39.7 kmOceanidum Mons33.4 kmAonia Mons27.1 kmJezero Mons27 kmGalaxius Mons22.2 kmHorarum Mons20.5 kmOctantis Mons19.1 kmPindus Mons16.3 kmPeraea Mons14.9 km
Montes elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 6 other worlds, for 222 more features.