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.
Name | Coordinates | Diam. (km) | AS | Origin |
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Abeona Mons | 44.8|S|273.1|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:375.0km|name=Abeona Mons}} | 375.0 | (1) | Abeona, Roman goddess of travelers |
Akna Montes | 68.9|N|318.2|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:830.0km|name=Akna Montes}} | 830.0 | (1) | Akna, Mayan goddess of birth |
Aleksota Mons | 9.0|S|308.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:250.0km|name=Aleksota Mons}} | 250.0 | (1) | Aleksota, Lithuanian goddess of love |
Anala Mons | 11.0|N| 14.1|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:525.0km|name=Anala Mons}} | 525.0 | (1) | Anala (Hindu), Hindu fertility goddess. Name changed from Anala Corona. |
Api Mons | 38.9|N| 54.7|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:190.0km|name=Api Mons}} | 190.0 | (1) | Api, Scythian goddess of earth |
Atai Mons | 22.0|S|291.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:250.0km|name=Atai Mons}} | 250.0 | (1) | Atai, Efik (Ghana) wife of sky god Abassi |
Atanua Mons | 9.5|N|308.9|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:1000.0km|name=Atanua Mons}} | 1000.0 | (1) | Atanua, dawn goddess from Marquesas Islands |
Atira Mons | 52.2|N|267.6|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:152.0km|name=Atira Mons}} | 152.0 | (1) | Atira, Pawnee wife of Great Spirit Tirawa |
Atsyrkhus Mons | 78.5|S|227.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:170.0km|name=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|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:100.0km|name=Awenhai Mons}} | 100.0 | (1) | Awenhai, Mohawk/Iroquois fertility goddess |
Bagbartu Mons | 65.5|N|279.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:600.0km|name=Bagbartu Mons}} | 600.0 | (1) | Bagbartu (Urartian), Urartu goddess, worshipped at Musasir |
Bécuma Mons | 34.0|N| 21.9|E|globe:venus_type:mountain|name=Bécuma Mons}} | 0.0 | (1) | Bécuma (Celtic), Irish dawn goddess |
Bunzi Mons | 45.8|N|354.9|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:36.0km|name=Bunzi Mons}} | 36.0 | (1) | Bunzi (Woyo people of Dem. Rep. Congo), Woyo (Zaire) rainbow goddess |
Chloris Mons | 45.4|S|294.6|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:180.0km|name=Chloris Mons}} | 180.0 | (1) | Chloris, Greek flower goddess |
Chuginadak Mons | 38.0|S|246.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:450.0km|name=Chuginadak Mons}} | 450.0 | (1) | Chuginadak (Aleut Inuit), Aleutian volcano goddess |
Cipactli Mons | 31.5|S|332.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:200.0km|name=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|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:100.0km|name=Ciuacoatl Mons}} | 100.0 | (1) | Ciuacoatl, Aztec earth goddess. Changed from Ciuacoatl Corona |
Danu Montes | 58.5|N|334.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:808.0km|name=Danu Montes}} | 808.0 | (1) | Danu (Celtic), Celtic mother of gods |
Dzalarhons Mons | 0.5|N| 34.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:120.0km|name=Dzalarhons Mons}} | 120.0 | (1) | Dzalarhons (Haida people of North America), Haida (NW Coast) volcano goddess |
Egle Mons | 59.0|S|134.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:110.0km|name=Egle Mons}} | 110.0 | (1) | Eglė, Lithuanian underwater queen |
Eostre Mons | 45.1|N|329.1|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:26.0km|name=Eostre Mons}} | 26.0 | (1) | Eostre (Germanic), Teutonic goddess of spring |
Erzulie Mons | 68.0|S| 8.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:300.0km|name=Erzulie Mons}} | 300.0 | (1) | Erzulie (Haitian), Haitian voodoo goddess of love |
Fand Mons | 7.0|N|158.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:300.0km|name=Fand Mons}} | 300.0 | (1) | Fand (Celtic), Celtic goddess of healing and pleasure |
Faravari Mons | 43.5|S|309.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:500.0km|name=Faravari Mons}} | 500.0 | (1) | Faravari (Malagasy), Malagasy (Madagascar) water goddess |
Freyja Montes | 74.1|N|333.8|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:579.0km|name=Freyja Montes}} | 579.0 | (1) | Freyja, Norse fertility goddess |
Gauri Mons | 20.2|S|102.2|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:75.0km|name=Gauri Mons}} | 75.0 | (1) | Gauri (Hindu), Indian mountain goddess |
Gula Mons | 21.9|N|359.1|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:276.0km|name=Gula Mons}} | 276.0 | (1) | Gula (Babylonian), Babylonian earth mother, creative force |
Gurshi Mons | 47.5|S| 58.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:210.0km|name=Gurshi Mons}} | 210.0 | (1) | Gurshi (Buryat), Buryatian fishing deity |
Gwen Mons | 21.4|S|238.7|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:200.0km|name=Gwen Mons}} | 200.0 | (1) | Irish goddess of happiness and smiles |
Hallgerda Mons | 53.1|N|198.3|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:57.0km|name=Hallgerda Mons}} | 57.0 | (1) | Hallgerda (Norse), Icelandic goddess of vanity |
Hathor Mons | 38.7|S|324.7|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:333.0km|name=Hathor Mons}} | 333.0 | (1) | Hathor (Egyptian), Egyptian sky goddess |
Idunn Mons | 46.5|S|214.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:250.0km|name=Idunn Mons}} | 250.0 | (1) | Idun, Norse goddess |
Ilithyia Mons | 13.5|S|315.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:90.0km|name=Ilithyia Mons}} | 90.0 | (1) | Ilithyia, Greek goddess of childbirth |
Innini Mons | 34.6|S|328.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:339.0km|name=Innini Mons}} | 339.0 | (1) | Innini, Babylonian earth mother worshipped at Kish |
Irnini Mons | 14.6|N| 16.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:525.0km|name=Irnini Mons}} | 475.0 | (1) | Irnini, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of cedar-tree mountains |
Iseghey Mons | 9.0|N|171.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:500.0km|name=Iseghey Mons}} | 500.0 | (1) | Iseghey (Sakha people of Russia), Yakutian/Saha goddess of cows |
Ixtab Mons | 15.7|N|242.2|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:80.0km|name=Ixtab Mons}} | 80.0 | (1) | Ixtab, Mayan goddess of death |
Jael Mons | 51.2|N|120.8|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:36.0km|name=Jael Mons}} | 36.0 | (1) | Jael, Hebrew biblical heroine |
Kali Mons | 9.4|N| 29.2|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:325.0km|name=Kali Mons}} | 325.0 | (1) | Kali (Hindu), Hindu goddess, mother of death |
Katl-Imi Mons | 69.0|S|126.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:120.0km|name=Katl-Imi Mons}} | 120.0 | (1) | Katl-Imi, Khanty sun goddess |
Kokyanwuti Mons | 35.5|N|212.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:400.0km|name=Kokyanwuti Mons}} | 400.0 | (1) | Kokyanwuti (Hopi people of North America), Hopi earth goddess – "Spider Woman" |
Kshumay Mons | 54.9|S| 58.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:250.0km|name=Kshumay Mons}} | 250.0 | (1) | Kshumay (Nurestan, Afghanistan), Nuristan (NE Afghanistan) vegetation goddess |
Kunapipi Mons | 33.9|S| 86.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:220.0km|name=Kunapipi Mons}} | 220.0 | (1) | Kunapipi (Australian aborigine), Australian mother earth goddess. Changed from Kunapipi Corona. |
Kurukulla Mons | 48.7|N|103.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:59.0km|name=Kurukulla Mons}} | 59.0 | (1) | Kurukulla (Tibetan), Etan (Tibet) goddess of wealth |
Lahar Mons | 14.0|N|162.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:225.0km|name=Lahar Mons}} | 225.0 | (1) | Lahar, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of domestic animals |
Laka Mons | 79.9|N|262.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:220.0km|name=Laka Mons}} | 220.0 | (1) | Laka (Hawaiian), Hawaiian uncultivated area goddess |
Lamashtu Mons | 2.8|N|172.7|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:260.0km|name=Lamashtu Mons}} | 260.0 | (1) | Lamashtu (Sumerian), Sumerian goddess who inflicted children with diseases |
Lanig Mons | 68.5|S| 91.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:400.0km|name=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|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:150.0km|name=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|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:395.0km|name=Maat Mons}} | 395.0 | (1) | Ma'at (Egyptian), Ancient Egyptian goddess of truth and justice |
Maxwell Montes | 65.2|N| 3.3|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:797.0km|name=Maxwell Montes}} | 797.0 | (1) | James Clerk Maxwell, British physicist (1831–1879) |
Mbokomu Mons | 15.1|S|215.2|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:460.0km|name=Mbokomu Mons}} | 460.0 | (1) | Mbokomu, ancestor goddess of the Ngombe (Zaire) |
Melia Mons | 62.8|N|119.3|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:311.0km|name=Melia Mons}} | 311.0 | (1) | Greek nymph |
Mem Loimis Mons | 9.5|N|209.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:300.0km|name=Mem Loimis Mons}} | 300.0 | (1) | Wintun (California) goddess |
Mertseger Mons | 38.1|S|270.3|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:450.0km|name=Mertseger Mons}} | 450.0 | (1) | Mertseger,Snake goddess of the Theban necropolis |
Metis Mons | 71.0|N|253.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:920.0km|name=Metis Mons}} | 920.0 | (1) | Greek Titaness |
Mielikki Mons | 27.8|S|280.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:450.0km|name=Mielikki Mons}} | 450.0 | (1) | Mielikki, Finnish forest goddess |
Milda Mons | 52.5|N|159.4|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:48.0km|name=Milda Mons}} | 48.0 | (1) | Milda, Lithuanian goddess of love |
Mokosha Mons | 57.7|N|255.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:270.0km|name=Mokosha Mons}} | 270.0 | (1) | East Slavic main goddess |
Muhongo Mons | 10.6|N|174.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:175.0km|name=Muhongo Mons}} | 175.0 | (1) | Mbundu (Angola) ancestor deity |
Muta Mons | 55.5|N|358.3|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:54.0km|name=Muta Mons}} | 54.0 | (1) | Roman goddess of silence |
Nahas-tsan Mons | 14.0|N|205.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:500.0km|name=Nahas-tsan Mons}} | 500.0 | (1) | Navajo Mother Earth |
Nayunuwi Montes | 2.0|N| 83.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:900.0km|name=Nayunuwi Montes}} | 900.0 | (1) | Cherokee stone-clad female monster |
Nazit Mons | 22.5|N|240.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:350.0km|name=Nazit Mons}} | 350.0 | (1) | Nazit, Egyptian winged serpent goddess |
Ne Ngam Mons | 43.0|S|257.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:200.0km|name=Ne Ngam Mons}} | 200.0 | (1) | Lao world creator goddess |
Nepthys Mons | 33.0|S|317.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:350.0km|name=Nepthys Mons}} | 350.0 | (1) | Nepthys, Egyptian goddess of barren lands |
Nijole Mons | 45.0|N|185.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:150.0km|name=Nijole Mons}} | 150.0 | (1) | Lithuanian underworld goddess. Spelling changed from Niola Mons. |
Ninisinna Mons | 25.7|N|197.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:110.0km|name=Ninisinna Mons}} | 110.0 | (2) | Mesopotamian goddess of health and healing |
Nokomis Montes | 20.0|N|189.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:486.0km|name=Nokomis Montes}} | 486.0 | (1) | Algonquin (N. America) earth mother |
Nyx Mons | 30.0|N| 48.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:875.0km|name=Nyx Mons}} | 875.0 | (1) | Nyx, Greek goddess of night |
Ongwuti Mons | 2.0|S|194.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:500.0km|name=Ongwuti Mons}} | 500.0 | (1) | Hopi salt-woman deity who predicts seasons |
Ozza Mons | 4.5|N|201.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:507.0km|name=Ozza Mons}} | 507.0 | (1) | Persian goddess honored by the Qurayshies |
Pahto Mons | 64.5|S|114.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:300.0km|name=Pahto Mons}} | 300.0 | (1) | Yakima/Klickitat (NW Coast) mountain deity |
Polik-mana Mons | 24.5|N|264.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:600.0km|name=Polik-mana Mons}} | 600.0 | (1) | Polik-mana, Hopi butterfly maiden ('kachina') |
Ptesanwi Mons | 2.8|N| 45.4|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:200.0km|name=Ptesanwi Mons}} | 200.0 | (1) | Ptesanwi, Lakota (Sioux) White Buffalo Woman |
Rakapila Mons | 43.7|S|321.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:130.0km|name=Rakapila Mons}} | 130.0 | (1) | Malagasy (Madagascar) sacred tree deity |
Renpet Mons | 76.0|N|236.2|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:138.0km|name=Renpet Mons}} | 300.0 | (1) | Renpet, Egyptian goddess of springtime and youth |
Rhea Mons | 32.4|N|282.2|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:217.0km|name=Rhea Mons}} | 217.0 | (1) | Greek Titaness |
Rhpisunt Mons | 2.5|N|301.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:250.0km|name=Rhpisunt Mons}} | 250.0 | (1) | Haida (NW Coast) Bear Mother deity |
Sakwap-mana Mons | 35.0|N|219.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:500.0km|name=Sakwap-mana Mons}} | 500.0 | (1) | Hopi maiden of blue corn ('kachina') |
Samodiva Mons | 13.6|N|291.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:200.0km|name=Samodiva Mons}} | 200.0 | (1) | Bulgarian winged water deity |
Sapas Mons | 8.5|N|188.3|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:217.0km|name=Sapas Mons}} | 217.0 | (1) | Canaanite sun goddess |
Sarasvati Mons | 75.7|N|354.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:200.0km|name=Sarasvati Mons}} | 200.0 | (1) | Saraswati, Hindu river goddess |
Sekmet Mons | 44.5|N|240.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:285.0km|name=Sekmet Mons}} | 285.0 | (1) | Sekmet, Ancient Egyptian goddess of war and battle |
Sephira Mons | 43.0|S| 28.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:275.0km|name=Sephira Mons}} | 275.0 | (1) | Spanish goddess of intelligence and creativity |
Shala Mons | 39.4|N|208.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:90.0km|name=Shala Mons}} | 90.0 | (2) | Shala, Canaanite storm goddess |
Siduri Mons | 42.3|S|297.3|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:105.0km|name=Siduri Mons}} | 105.0 | (1) | Siduri, Babylonian goddess of wine and wisdom |
Sif Mons | 22.0|N|352.4|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:200.0km|name=Sif Mons}} | 200.0 | (1) | Sif, Teutonic goddess; Thor's wife |
Skadi Mons | 64.0|N| 4.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:40.0km|name=Skadi Mons}} | 40.0 | (1) | Skadi, Norse mountain goddess |
Somagalags Montes | 9.3|N|348.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:105.0km|name=Somagalags Montes}} | 105.0 | (1) | Bella Coola earth mother. Name changed from Somagalags Corona. |
Spandarmat Mons | 16.5|S|255.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:400.0km|name=Spandarmat Mons}} | 400.0 | (1) | Iranian mother goddess |
Talakin Mons | 11.0|S|355.4|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:175.0km|name=Talakin Mons}} | 175.0 | (1) | Navajo (USA) goddess |
Tefnut Mons | 38.6|S|304.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:182.0km|name=Tefnut Mons}} | 182.0 | (1) | Ancient Egyptian goddess of dew or rain |
Tepev Mons | 29.0|N| 44.3|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:301.0km|name=Tepev Mons}} | 301.0 | (1) | Quiche Mayan creator goddess |
Thallo Mons | 76.0|N|233.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:216.0km|name=Thallo Mons}} | 216.0 | (1) | Thallo, Greek goddess of vegetation flowering (Spring Hora) |
Theia Mons | 22.7|N|281.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:226.0km|name=Theia Mons}} | 226.0 | (1) | Greek Titaness |
Toma Mons | 12.9|S|232.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:80.0km|name=Toma Mons}} | 80.0 | (2) | Tibetan goddess of intelligence and creativity |
Ts'an Nu Mons | 27.2|S|272.9|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:310.0km|name=Ts'an Nu Mons}} | 310.0 | (1) | Chinese goddess of silkworms |
Tuli Mons | 13.3|N|314.6|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:750.0km|name=Tuli Mons}} | 750.0 | (1) | Samoan goddess of creation |
Tuulikki Mons | 10.3|N|274.7|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:520.0km|name=Tuulikki Mons}} | 520.0 | (1) | Finnish wood goddess |
Tuzandi Mons | 42.5|S| 41.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:200.0km|name=Tuzandi Mons}} | 200.0 | (1) | Palaun (Mon-Khmer of Burma/Myanmar) ancestor deity |
Ua-ogrere Mons | 40.5|N|117.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:200.0km|name=Ua-ogrere Mons}} | 200.0 | (1) | Kivai (New Guinea) ancestor deity, oldest woman who "ever existed" |
Uretsete Mons | 12.0|S|261.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:500.0km|name=Uretsete Mons}} | 500.0 | (1) | Keresan Pueblo ancestor goddess |
Ushas Mons | 24.3|S|324.6|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:413.0km|name=Ushas Mons}} | 413.0 | (1) | Ushas, Hindu goddess of dawn |
Uti Hiata Mons | 16.0|N| 69.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:500.0km|name=Uti Hiata Mons}} | 500.0 | (1) | Pawnee Mother Corn deity |
Var Mons | 1.2|N|316.2|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:1000.0km|name=Var Mons}} | 1000.0 | (1) | Scandinavian love goddess |
Venilia Mons | 32.7|N|238.8|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:320.0km|name=Venilia Mons}} | 320.0 | (1) | Venilia, Roman divinity associated with the winds and sea |
Vostrukha Mons | 6.3|S|299.4|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:180.0km|name=Vostrukha Mons}} | 180.0 | (1) | Belorussian deity of home |
Waka Mons | 26.3|N|207.7|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:60.0km|name=Waka Mons}} | 60.0 | (2) | Waka, Polynesian lizard goddess |
Wyrd Mons | 14.0|N|247.2|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:150.0km|name=Wyrd Mons}} | 150.0 | (1) | Wyrd, Anglo-Saxon weaving goddess |
Xochiquetzal Mons | 3.5|N|270.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:80.0km|name=Xochiquetzal Mons}} | 80.0 | (1) | Xochiquetzal, Aztec goddess of flowers |
Xtoh Mons | 39.7|N|194.2|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:110.0km|name=Xtoh Mons}} | 110.0 | (2) | Quiche (Guatemala) goddess of weather and rain |
Yolkai-Estsan Mons | 17.0|N|194.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:600.0km|name=Yolkai-Estsan Mons}} | 600.0 | (1) | Navajo myth female deity |
Yunya-mana Mons | 18.0|S|285.0|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:500.0km|name=Yunya-mana Mons}} | 500.0 | (1) | Hopi prickly pear cactus maiden |
Zaltu Mons | 18.0|N|163.5|E|globe:venus_type:mountain_dim:220.0km|name=Zaltu Mons}} | 220.0 | (1) | Assyro-Babylonian goddess |