List of montes on Venus

This is a list of montes (mountains, singular mons) on the planet Venus. Venusian mountains are all named after goddesses in the mythologies of various cultures, except for the Maxwell Montes.

The four main mountain ranges of Venus are named Akna Montes, Danu Montes, Freyja Montes, and Maxwell Montes. These are found on Ishtar Terra.

Mountain ranges are formed by the folding and buckling of a planet's crust. The mountain ranges of Venus, like those of the Earth, are characterized by many parallel folds and faults.

The presence of mountain ranges on Venus may provide evidence that the planet's surface is in motion.

List of montes on Venus

Name	Coordinates	Diam. (km)	AS	Origin
Abeona Mons	44.8°S 273.1°E / -44.8; 273.1 (Abeona Mons)	375.0	(1)	Abeona, Roman goddess of travelers
Akna Montes	68.9°N 318.2°E / 68.9; 318.2 (Akna Montes)	830.0	(1)	Akna, Mayan goddess of birth
Aleksota Mons	9.0°S 308.5°E / -9.0; 308.5 (Aleksota Mons)	250.0	(1)	Aleksota, Lithuanian goddess of love
Anala Mons	11.0°N 14.1°E / 11.0; 14.1 (Anala Mons)	525.0	(1)	Anala (Hindu), Hindu fertility goddess. Name changed from Anala Corona.
Api Mons	38.9°N 54.7°E / 38.9; 54.7 (Api Mons)	190.0	(1)	Api, Scythian goddess of earth
Atai Mons	22.0°S 291.0°E / -22.0; 291.0 (Atai Mons)	250.0	(1)	Atai, Efik (Ghana) wife of sky god Abassi
Atanua Mons	9.5°N 308.9°E / 9.5; 308.9 (Atanua Mons)	1000.0	(1)	Atanua, dawn goddess from Marquesas Islands
Atira Mons	52.2°N 267.6°E / 52.2; 267.6 (Atira Mons)	152.0	(1)	Atira, Pawnee wife of Great Spirit Tirawa
Atsyrkhus Mons	78.5°S 227.0°E / -78.5; 227.0 (Atsyrkhus Mons)	170.0	(1)	Atsyrkhus (Ossetian people of central Asia), Ossetian, daughter of sun god Khur
Awenhai Mons	60.0°S 248.0°E / -60.0; 248.0 (Awenhai Mons)	100.0	(1)	Awenhai, Mohawk/Iroquois fertility goddess
Bagbartu Mons	65.5°N 279.0°E / 65.5; 279.0 (Bagbartu Mons)	600.0	(1)	Bagbartu (Urartian), Urartu goddess, worshipped at Musasir
Bécuma Mons	34.0°N 21.9°E / 34.0; 21.9 (Bécuma Mons)	0.0	(1)	Bécuma (Celtic), Irish dawn goddess
Bunzi Mons	45.8°N 354.9°E / 45.8; 354.9 (Bunzi Mons)	36.0	(1)	Bunzi (Woyo people of Dem. Rep. Congo), Woyo (Zaire) rainbow goddess
Chloris Mons	45.4°S 294.6°E / -45.4; 294.6 (Chloris Mons)	180.0	(1)	Chloris, Greek flower goddess
Chuginadak Mons	38.0°S 246.0°E / -38.0; 246.0 (Chuginadak Mons)	450.0	(1)	Chuginadak (Aleut Inuit), Aleutian volcano goddess
Cipactli Mons	31.5°S 332.5°E / -31.5; 332.5 (Cipactli Mons)	200.0	(1)	Cipactli, Aztec crocodile-like monster-goddess from which the earth was created
Ciuacoatl Mons	53.0°N 150.9°E / 53.0; 150.9 (Ciuacoatl Mons)	100.0	(1)	Ciuacoatl, Aztec earth goddess. Changed from Ciuacoatl Corona
Danu Montes	58.5°N 334.0°E / 58.5; 334.0 (Danu Montes)	808.0	(1)	Danu (Celtic), Celtic mother of gods
Dzalarhons Mons	0.5°N 34.0°E / 0.5; 34.0 (Dzalarhons Mons)	120.0	(1)	Dzalarhons (Haida people of North America), Haida (NW Coast) volcano goddess
Egle Mons	59.0°S 134.0°E / -59.0; 134.0 (Egle Mons)	110.0	(1)	Egle, Lithuanian underwater queen
Eostre Mons	45.1°N 329.1°E / 45.1; 329.1 (Eostre Mons)	26.0	(1)	Eostre (Germanic), Teutonic goddess of spring
Erzulie Mons	68.0°S 8.0°E / -68.0; 8.0 (Erzulie Mons)	300.0	(1)	Erzulie (Haitian), Haitian voodoo goddess of love
Fand Mons	7.0°N 158.0°E / 7.0; 158.0 (Fand Mons)	300.0	(1)	Fand (Celtic), Celtic goddess of healing and pleasure
Faravari Mons	43.5°S 309.0°E / -43.5; 309.0 (Faravari Mons)	500.0	(1)	Faravari (Malagasy), Malagasy (Madagascar) water goddess
Freyja Montes	74.1°N 333.8°E / 74.1; 333.8 (Freyja Montes)	579.0	(1)	Freyja, Norse fertility goddess
Gauri Mons	20.2°S 102.2°E / -20.2; 102.2 (Gauri Mons)	75.0	(1)	Gauri (Hindu), Indian mountain goddess
Gula Mons	21.9°N 359.1°E / 21.9; 359.1 (Gula Mons)	276.0	(1)	Gula (Babylonian), Babylonian earth mother, creative force
Gurshi Mons	47.5°S 58.5°E / -47.5; 58.5 (Gurshi Mons)	210.0	(1)	Gurshi (Buryat), Buryatian fishing deity
Gwen Mons	21.4°S 238.7°E / -21.4; 238.7 (Gwen Mons)	200.0	(1)	Irish goddess of happiness and smiles
Hallgerda Mons	53.1°N 198.3°E / 53.1; 198.3 (Hallgerda Mons)	57.0	(1)	Hallgerda (Norse), Icelandic goddess of vanity
Hathor Mons	38.7°S 324.7°E / -38.7; 324.7 (Hathor Mons)	333.0	(1)	Hathor (Egyptian), Egyptian sky goddess
Idunn Mons	46.5°S 214.5°E / -46.5; 214.5 (Idunn Mons)	250.0	(1)	Idun, Norse goddess
Ilithyia Mons	13.5°S 315.5°E / -13.5; 315.5 (Ilithyia Mons)	90.0	(1)	Ilithyia, Greek goddess of childbirth
Innini Mons	34.6°S 328.5°E / -34.6; 328.5 (Innini Mons)	339.0	(1)	Innini, Babylonian earth mother worshipped at Kish
Irnini Mons	14.6°N 16.0°E / 14.6; 16.0 (Irnini Mons)	525.0	(1)	Irnini, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of cedar-tree mountains
Iseghey Mons	9.0°N 171.0°E / 9.0; 171.0 (Iseghey Mons)	500.0	(1)	Iseghey (Sakha people of Russia), Yakutian/Saha goddess of cows
Ixtab Mons	15.7°N 242.2°E / 15.7; 242.2 (Ixtab Mons)	80.0	(1)	Ixtab, Mayan goddess of death
Jael Mons	51.2°N 120.8°E / 51.2; 120.8 (Jael Mons)	36.0	(1)	Jael, Hebrew biblical heroine
Kali Mons	9.4°N 29.2°E / 9.4; 29.2 (Kali Mons)	325.0	(1)	Kali (Hindu), Hindu goddess, mother of death
Katl-Imi Mons	69.0°S 126.0°E / -69.0; 126.0 (Katl-Imi Mons)	120.0	(1)	Katl-Imi, Khanty sun goddess
Kokyanwuti Mons	35.5°N 212.0°E / 35.5; 212.0 (Kokyanwuti Mons)	400.0	(1)	Kokyanwuti (Hopi people of North America), Hopi earth goddess - "Spider Woman"
Kshumay Mons	54.9°S 58.0°E / -54.9; 58.0 (Kshumay Mons)	250.0	(1)	Kshumay (Nurestan, Afghanistan), Nuristan (NE Afghanistan) vegetation goddess
Kunapipi Mons	33.9°S 86.0°E / -33.9; 86.0 (Kunapipi Mons)	220.0	(1)	Kunapipi (Australian aborigine), Australian mother earth goddess. Changed from Kunapipi Corona.
Kurukulla Mons	48.7°N 103.0°E / 48.7; 103.0 (Kurukulla Mons)	59.0	(1)	Kurukulla (Tibetan), Etan (Tibet) goddess of wealth
Lahar Mons	14.0°N 162.0°E / 14.0; 162.0 (Lahar Mons)	225.0	(1)	Lahar, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of domestic animals
Laka Mons	79.9°N 262.0°E / 79.9; 262.0 (Laka Mons)	220.0	(1)	Laka (Hawaiian), Hawaiian uncultivated area goddess
Lamashtu Mons	2.8°N 172.7°E / 2.8; 172.7 (Lamashtu Mons)	260.0	(1)	Lamashtu (Sumerian), Sumerian goddess who inflicted children with diseases
Lanig Mons	68.5°S 91.0°E / -68.5; 91.0 (Lanig Mons)	400.0	(1)	Lanig (Semang people of the Malay peninsula), Semang (Malay Peninsula) creator goddess
Loo-Wit Mons	59.5°S 56.0°E / -59.5; 56.0 (Loo-Wit Mons)	150.0	(1)	Loowit (Multnomah and Klikitat people of North America), Multnomah and Klikitat (NW Coast) volcano goddess, embodied in Mt. St. Helens
Maat Mons	0.5°N 194.6°E / 0.5; 194.6 (Maat Mons)	395.0	(1)	Ma'at (Egyptian), Ancient Egyptian goddess of truth and justice
Maxwell Montes	65.2°N 3.3°E / 65.2; 3.3 (Maxwell Montes)	797.0	(1)	James Clerk Maxwell, British physicist (1831–1879)
Mbokomu Mons	15.1°S 215.2°E / -15.1; 215.2 (Mbokomu Mons)	460.0	(1)	Ngombe (Zaire) ancestor goddess
Melia Mons	62.8°N 119.3°E / 62.8; 119.3 (Melia Mons)	311.0	(1)	Greek nymph
Mem Loimis Mons	9.5°N 209.0°E / 9.5; 209.0 (Mem Loimis Mons)	300.0	(1)	Wintun (California) goddess
Mertseger Mons	38.1°S 270.3°E / -38.1; 270.3 (Mertseger Mons)	450.0	(1)	Mertseger，Snake goddess of the Theban necropolis
Metis Mons	71.0°N 253.0°E / 71.0; 253.0 (Metis Mons)	920.0	(1)	Greek Titaness
Mielikki Mons	27.8°S 280.5°E / -27.8; 280.5 (Mielikki Mons)	450.0	(1)	Finnish forest goddess
Milda Mons	52.5°N 159.4°E / 52.5; 159.4 (Milda Mons)	48.0	(1)	Lithuanian goddess of love
Mokosha Mons	57.7°N 255.0°E / 57.7; 255.0 (Mokosha Mons)	270.0	(1)	East Slavic main goddess
Muhongo Mons	10.6°N 174.5°E / 10.6; 174.5 (Muhongo Mons)	175.0	(1)	Mbundu (Angola) ancestor deity
Muta Mons	55.5°N 358.3°E / 55.5; 358.3 (Muta Mons)	54.0	(1)	Roman goddess of silence
Nahas-tsan Mons	14.0°N 205.0°E / 14.0; 205.0 (Nahas-tsan Mons)	500.0	(1)	Navajo Mother Earth
Nayunuwi Montes	2.0°N 83.0°E / 2.0; 83.0 (Nayunuwi Montes)	900.0	(1)	Cherokee stone-clad female monster
Nazit Mons	22.5°N 240.0°E / 22.5; 240.0 (Nazit Mons)	350.0	(1)	Egyptian winged serpent goddess
Ne Ngam Mons	43.0°S 257.5°E / -43.0; 257.5 (Ne Ngam Mons)	200.0	(1)	Lao world creator goddess
Nepthys Mons	33.0°S 317.5°E / -33.0; 317.5 (Nepthys Mons)	350.0	(1)	Egyptian goddess of barren lands
Nijole Mons	45.0°N 185.0°E / 45.0; 185.0 (Nijole Mons)	150.0	(1)	Lithuanian underworld goddess. Spelling changed from Niola Mons.
Ninisinna Mons	25.7°N 197.5°E / 25.7; 197.5 (Ninisinna Mons)	110.0	(2)	Mesopotamian goddess of health and healing
Nokomis Montes	20.0°N 189.0°E / 20.0; 189.0 (Nokomis Montes)	486.0	(1)	Algonquin (N. America) earth mother
Nyx Mons	30.0°N 48.5°E / 30.0; 48.5 (Nyx Mons)	875.0	(1)	Greek goddess of night
Ongwuti Mons	2.0°S 194.5°E / -2.0; 194.5 (Ongwuti Mons)	500.0	(1)	Hopi salt-woman deity who predicts seasons
Ozza Mons	4.5°N 201.0°E / 4.5; 201.0 (Ozza Mons)	507.0	(1)	Persian goddess honored by the Qurayshies
Pahto Mons	64.5°S 114.5°E / -64.5; 114.5 (Pahto Mons)	300.0	(1)	Yakima/Klickitat (NW Coast) mountain goddess
Polik-mana Mons	24.5°N 264.0°E / 24.5; 264.0 (Polik-mana Mons)	600.0	(1)	Hopi butterfly maiden ('kachina')
Ptesanwi Mons	2.8°N 45.4°E / 2.8; 45.4 (Ptesanwi Mons)	200.0	(1)	Lakota (Sioux) White Buffalo Woman
Rakapila Mons	43.7°S 321.5°E / -43.7; 321.5 (Rakapila Mons)	130.0	(1)	Malagasy (Madagascar) sacred tree deity
Renpet Mons	76.0°N 236.2°E / 76.0; 236.2 (Renpet Mons)	138.0	(1)	Egyptian goddess of springtime and youth
Rhea Mons	32.4°N 282.2°E / 32.4; 282.2 (Rhea Mons)	217.0	(1)	Greek Titaness
Rhpisunt Mons	2.5°N 301.5°E / 2.5; 301.5 (Rhpisunt Mons)	250.0	(1)	Haida (NW Coast) Bear Mother deity
Sakwap-mana Mons	35.0°N 219.5°E / 35.0; 219.5 (Sakwap-mana Mons)	500.0	(1)	Hopi maiden of blue corn ('kachina')
Samodiva Mons	13.6°N 291.0°E / 13.6; 291.0 (Samodiva Mons)	200.0	(1)	Bulgarian winged water deity
Sapas Mons	8.5°N 188.3°E / 8.5; 188.3 (Sapas Mons)	217.0	(1)	Phoenician goddess
Sarasvati Mons	75.7°N 354.5°E / 75.7; 354.5 (Sarasvati Mons)	200.0	(1)	Saraswati, Hindu river goddess
Sekmet Mons	44.5°N 240.5°E / 44.5; 240.5 (Sekmet Mons)	285.0	(1)	Ancient Egyptian goddess of war and battle
Sephira Mons	43.0°S 28.0°E / -43.0; 28.0 (Sephira Mons)	275.0	(1)	Spanish goddess of intelligence and creativity
Shala Mons	39.4°N 208.0°E / 39.4; 208.0 (Shala Mons)	90.0	(2)	Canaanite storm goddess
Siduri Mons	42.3°S 297.3°E / -42.3; 297.3 (Siduri Mons)	105.0	(1)	Babylonian goddess of wine and wisdom
Sif Mons	22.0°N 352.4°E / 22.0; 352.4 (Sif Mons)	200.0	(1)	Teutonic goddess; Thor's wife
Skadi Mons	64.0°N 4.0°E / 64.0; 4.0 (Skadi Mons)	40.0	(1)	Norse mountain goddess
Somagalags Montes	9.3°N 348.5°E / 9.3; 348.5 (Somagalags Montes)	105.0	(1)	Bella Coola earth mother. Name changed from Somagalags Corona.
Spandarmat Mons	16.5°S 255.0°E / -16.5; 255.0 (Spandarmat Mons)	400.0	(1)	Iranian mother goddess
Talakin Mons	11.0°S 355.4°E / -11.0; 355.4 (Talakin Mons)	175.0	(1)	Navajo (USA) goddess
Tefnut Mons	38.6°S 304.0°E / -38.6; 304.0 (Tefnut Mons)	182.0	(1)	Ancient Egyptian goddess of dew or rain
Tepev Mons	29.0°N 44.3°E / 29.0; 44.3 (Tepev Mons)	301.0	(1)	Quiche Mayan creator goddess
Thallo Mons	76.0°N 233.5°E / 76.0; 233.5 (Thallo Mons)	216.0	(1)	Greek goddess of vegetation flowering (Spring Hora)
Theia Mons	22.7°N 281.0°E / 22.7; 281.0 (Theia Mons)	226.0	(1)	Greek Titaness
Toma Mons	12.9°S 232.0°E / -12.9; 232.0 (Toma Mons)	80.0	(2)	Tibetan goddess of intelligence and creativity
Ts'an Nu Mons	27.2°S 272.9°E / -27.2; 272.9 (Ts'an Nu Mons)	310.0	(1)	Chinese goddess of silkworms
Tuli Mons	13.3°N 314.6°E / 13.3; 314.6 (Tuli Mons)	750.0	(1)	Samoan goddess of creation
Tuulikki Mons	10.3°N 274.7°E / 10.3; 274.7 (Tuulikki Mons)	520.0	(1)	Finnish wood goddess
Tuzandi Mons	42.5°S 41.5°E / -42.5; 41.5 (Tuzandi Mons)	200.0	(1)	Palaun (Mon-Khmer of Burma/Myanmar) ancestor deity
Ua-ogrere Mons	40.5°N 117.0°E / 40.5; 117.0 (Ua-ogrere Mons)	200.0	(1)	Kivai (New Guinea) ancestor deity, oldest woman who "ever existed"
Uretsete Mons	12.0°S 261.0°E / -12.0; 261.0 (Uretsete Mons)	500.0	(1)	Keresan Pueblo ancestor goddess
Ushas Mons	24.3°S 324.6°E / -24.3; 324.6 (Ushas Mons)	413.0	(1)	Indian goddess of dawn
Uti Hiata Mons	16.0°N 69.0°E / 16.0; 69.0 (Uti Hiata Mons)	500.0	(1)	Pawnee Mother Corn deity
Var Mons	1.2°N 316.2°E / 1.2; 316.2 (Var Mons)	1000.0	(1)	Scandinavian love goddess
Venilia Mons	32.7°N 238.8°E / 32.7; 238.8 (Venilia Mons)	320.0	(1)	Ancient Italian sea goddess
Vostrukha Mons	6.3°S 299.4°E / -6.3; 299.4 (Vostrukha Mons)	180.0	(1)	Belorussian deity of home
Waka Mons	26.3°N 207.7°E / 26.3; 207.7 (Waka Mons)	60.0	(2)	Polynesian lizard goddess
Wyrd Mons	14.0°N 247.2°E / 14.0; 247.2 (Wyrd Mons)	150.0	(1)	Anglo-Saxon weaving goddess
Xochiquetzal Mons	3.5°N 270.0°E / 3.5; 270.0 (Xochiquetzal Mons)	80.0	(1)	Aztec goddess of flowers
Xtoh Mons	39.7°N 194.2°E / 39.7; 194.2 (Xtoh Mons)	110.0	(2)	Quiche (Guatemala) goddess of weather and rain
Yolkai-Estsan Mons	17.0°N 194.0°E / 17.0; 194.0 (Yolkai-Estsan Mons)	600.0	(1)	Navajo myth female deity
Yunya-mana Mons	18.0°S 285.0°E / -18.0; 285.0 (Yunya-mana Mons)	500.0	(1)	Hopi prickly pear cactus maiden
Zaltu Mons	18.0°N 163.5°E / 18.0; 163.5 (Zaltu Mons)	220.0	(1)	Assyro-Babylonian goddess

Key

• DIAM — Diameter or longest dimension of feature in kilometres
• AS — Approval status
  • (1) — Adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly
  • (2) — Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) approval
  • (3) — Dropped, no longer in use

See also

• List of coronae on Venus
• List of craters on Venus
• List of tallest mountains in the Solar System

External links

• USGS: Venus nomenclature
• USGS: Venus nomenclature: mountains
• BBC: Venus has 'heavy metal mountains'