Windswept Hills Biome – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Windswept Hills biome (formerly called the Mountains or the Extreme Hills) 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 Windswept Hills biome in Minecraft.
Background
In Minecraft, the Windswept Hills is a biome in the Overworld. It has towering mountains with waterfalls, lavafalls, and ponds. If you tunnel into mountains, you can find deep caves that are fun to explore.
The Windswept Hills biome has dull green-blue grass.
Let’s explore the characteristics of the Windswept Hills biome.
Weather
The weather in the Windswept Hills biome has average precipitation. There is sometimes snow on the tops of the mountains.
Trees
In the Windswept Hills biome, you will find oak trees and spruce trees:
Vegetation
The vegetation found in the Windswept Hills biome consists of dandelions, poppies and pumpkins:
| Item | Description |
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Dandelion |
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Poppy |
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Pumpkin |
Blocks
In this biome, you will find blocks such as grass blocks, stone, cobblestone, diorite, andesite, granite and emerald ore:
| Item | Description |
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Grass Block |
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Stone |
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Cobblestone |
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Diorite |
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Andesite |
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Granite |
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Emerald Ore |
Other Standard Blocks
If you dig down far enough in the Windswept Hills 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 Windswept Hills biome, there is lots of wildlife such as cows, pigs, sheep, chickens and llamas:
Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night
You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the Windswept Hills biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:
Biome ID for Windswept Hills
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, the Windswept Hills biome has the following Minecraft ID values:
| Minecraft ID | Dimension | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft:mountains | Overworld |  Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.16 – 1.17.1 |
| minecraft:windswept_hills | 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.
Windswept Hills Seeds
You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a Windswept Hills biome:
Windswept Hills Seeds (Java Edition)
Windswept Hills Seeds (Java Edition)