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.
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
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, the Jagged Peaks biome has the following Minecraft ID values:
Minecraft ID
Dimension
Platform
Version(s)
minecraft:jagged_peaks
Overworld
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.18 – 1.19.2
See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.
Minecraft ID is the biome’s Internal ID that is used in game commands such as /locatebiome command.
Dimension is the dimension that the biome can be found (such as the Overworld, Nether, or End).
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID is valid for.
Jagged Peaks Seeds
You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a Jagged Peaks biome: