Montes on Venus
118 named features carry the IAU descriptor Mons — a mountain on Venus, out of 284 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
118
of 1,985 named places on Venus — 5.9%
Largest
1,000 km
Atanua Mons
Median size
250 km
Across the 117 with a measured diameter
Named between
1979–2023
IAU approval dates
How montes on Venus get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 118 montes with a recorded origin, 72 categories appear, led by Greek.
Greek8Egypt8Hopi5India4Lithuania4Mayan3Celtic3Navajo3
All 118 montes on Venus
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Atanua Mons1,000 kmVar Mons1,000 kmMetis Mons920 kmNayunuwi Montes900 kmNyx Mons875 kmAkna Montes830 kmDanu Montes808 kmMaxwell Montes797 kmTuli Mons750 kmBagbartu Mons600 kmPolik mana Mons600 kmYolkai Estsan Mons600 kmFreyja Montes579 kmAnala Mons525 kmIrnini Mons525 kmTuulikki Mons520 kmOzza Mons507 kmNahas tsan Mons500 kmFaravari Mons500 kmIseghey Mons500 kmOngwuti Mons500 kmSakwap mana Mons500 kmUretsete Mons500 kmUti Hiata Mons500 kmYunya mana Mons500 kmNokomis Montes486 kmMbokomu Mons460 kmChuginadak Mons450 kmMertseger Mons450 kmMielikki Mons450 kmUshas Mons413 kmKokyanwuti Mons400 kmLanig Mons400 kmSpandarmat Mons400 kmMaat Mons395 kmAbeona Mons375 kmKono Mons350 kmNepthys Mons350 kmNazit Mons350 kmInnini Mons339 kmHathor Mons333 kmKali Mons325 kmVenilia Mons320 kmMelia Mons311 kmTs an Nu Mons310 kmTepev Mons301 kmErzulie Mons300 kmFand Mons300 kmMem Loimis Mons300 kmPahto Mons300 kmSekmet Mons285 kmGula Mons276 kmSephira Mons275 kmMokosha Mons270 kmLamashtu Mons260 kmAleksota Mons250 kmAtai Mons250 kmIdunn Mons250 kmKshumay Mons250 kmRhpisunt Mons250 kmTheia Mons226 kmLahar Mons225 kmLaka Mons220 kmKunapipi Mons220 kmZaltu Mons220 kmRhea Mons217 kmSapas Mons217 kmGurshi Mons210 kmSarasvati Mons200 kmCipactli Mons200 kmGwen Mons200 kmNe Ngam Mons200 kmPtesanwi Mons200 kmSamodiva Mons200 kmSif Mons200 kmTuzandi Mons200 kmUa ogrere Mons200 kmApi Mons190 kmTefnut Mons182 kmChloris Mons180 kmVostrukha Mons180 kmMuhongo Mons175 kmTalakin Mons175 kmAtsyrkhus Mons170 kmAtira Mons152 kmLoo Wit Mons150 kmNijole Mons150 kmWyrd Mons150 kmFirtos Mons143 kmRenpet Mons138 kmRakapila Mons130 kmDzalarhons Mons120 kmKatl Imi Mons120 kmEgle Mons110 kmNinisinna Mons110 kmXtoh Mons110 kmSiduri Mons105 kmSomagalags Montes105 kmCiuacoatl Mons100 kmAwenhai Mons100 kmIlithyia Mons90 kmShala Mons90 kmCopacati Mons80 kmIxtab Mons80 kmToma Mons80 kmXochiquetzal Mons80 kmGauri Mons75 kmArasy Mons69 kmWaka Mons60 kmKurukulla Mons59 kmHallgerda Mons57 kmMuta Mons54 kmMilda Mons48 kmThallo Mons40 kmBunzi Mons36 kmJael Mons36 kmEostre Mons26 kmBecuma Mons34.0° N, 21.9° E
Montes elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 6 other worlds, for 166 more features.