Astronomy:List of montes on Venus

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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.

Montes

Name	Coordinates	Diam. (km)	AS	Origin
Abeona Mons	[ ⚑ ] 44.8°S 273.1°E / -44.8; 273.1 (Abeona Mons)	375	(1)	Abeona, Roman goddess of travelers
Akna Montes	[ ⚑ ] 68.9°N 318.2°E / 68.9; 318.2 (Akna Montes)	830	(1)	Akna, Mayan goddess of birth
Aleksota Mons	[ ⚑ ] 9.0°S 308.5°E / -9.0; 308.5 (Aleksota Mons)	250	(1)	Aleksota, Lithuanian goddess of love
Anala Mons	[ ⚑ ] 11.0°N 14.1°E / 11.0; 14.1 (Anala Mons)	525	(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	(1)	Api, Scythian goddess of earth
Atai Mons	[ ⚑ ] 22.0°S 291.0°E / -22.0; 291.0 (Atai Mons)	250	(1)	Atai, Efik (Ghana) wife of sky god Abassi
Atanua Mons	[ ⚑ ] 9.5°N 308.9°E / 9.5; 308.9 (Atanua Mons)	1000	(1)	Atanua, dawn goddess from Marquesas Islands
Atira Mons	[ ⚑ ] 52.2°N 267.6°E / 52.2; 267.6 (Atira Mons)	152	(1)	Atira, Pawnee wife of Great Spirit Tirawa
Atsyrkhus Mons	[ ⚑ ] 78.5°S 227.0°E / -78.5; 227.0 (Atsyrkhus Mons)	170	(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	(1)	Awenhai, Mohawk/Iroquois fertility goddess
Bagbartu Mons	[ ⚑ ] 65.5°N 279.0°E / 65.5; 279.0 (Bagbartu Mons)	600	(1)	Bagbartu (Urartian), Urartu goddess, worshipped at Musasir
Bécuma Mons	[ ⚑ ] 34.0°N 21.9°E / 34.0; 21.9 (Bécuma Mons)	0	(1)	Bécuma (Celtic), Irish dawn goddess
Bunzi Mons	[ ⚑ ] 45.8°N 354.9°E / 45.8; 354.9 (Bunzi Mons)	36	(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	(1)	Chloris, Greek flower goddess
Chuginadak Mons	[ ⚑ ] 38.0°S 246.0°E / -38.0; 246.0 (Chuginadak Mons)	450	(1)	Chuginadak (Aleut Inuit), Aleutian volcano goddess
Cipactli Mons	[ ⚑ ] 31.5°S 332.5°E / -31.5; 332.5 (Cipactli Mons)	200	(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	(1)	Ciuacoatl, Aztec earth goddess. Changed from Ciuacoatl Corona
Danu Montes	[ ⚑ ] 58.5°N 334.0°E / 58.5; 334.0 (Danu Montes)	808	(1)	Danu (Celtic), Celtic mother of gods
Dzalarhons Mons	[ ⚑ ] 0.5°N 34.0°E / 0.5; 34.0 (Dzalarhons Mons)	120	(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	(1)	Eglė, Lithuanian underwater queen
Eostre Mons	[ ⚑ ] 45.1°N 329.1°E / 45.1; 329.1 (Eostre Mons)	26	(1)	Eostre (Germanic), Teutonic goddess of spring
Erzulie Mons	[ ⚑ ] 68.0°S 8.0°E / -68.0; 8.0 (Erzulie Mons)	300	(1)	Erzulie (Haitian), Haitian voodoo goddess of love
Fand Mons	[ ⚑ ] 7.0°N 158.0°E / 7.0; 158.0 (Fand Mons)	300	(1)	Fand (Celtic), Celtic goddess of healing and pleasure
Faravari Mons	[ ⚑ ] 43.5°S 309.0°E / -43.5; 309.0 (Faravari Mons)	500	(1)	Faravari (Madagascar ), Malagasy (Madagascar) water goddess
Freyja Montes	[ ⚑ ] 74.1°N 333.8°E / 74.1; 333.8 (Freyja Montes)	579	(1)	Freyja, Norse fertility goddess
Gauri Mons	[ ⚑ ] 20.2°S 102.2°E / -20.2; 102.2 (Gauri Mons)	75	(1)	Gauri (Hindu), Indian mountain goddess
Gula Mons	[ ⚑ ] 21.9°N 359.1°E / 21.9; 359.1 (Gula Mons)	276	(1)	Gula (Babylonian), Mesopotamian medicine goddess
Gurshi Mons	[ ⚑ ] 47.5°S 58.5°E / -47.5; 58.5 (Gurshi Mons)	210	(1)	Gurshi (Buryat), Buryatian fishing deity
Gwen Mons	[ ⚑ ] 21.4°S 238.7°E / -21.4; 238.7 (Gwen Mons)	200	(1)	Irish goddess of happiness and smiles
Hallgerda Mons	[ ⚑ ] 53.1°N 198.3°E / 53.1; 198.3 (Hallgerda Mons)	57	(1)	Hallgerda (Norse), Icelandic goddess of vanity
Hathor Mons	[ ⚑ ] 38.7°S 324.7°E / -38.7; 324.7 (Hathor Mons)	333	(1)	Hathor (Egyptian), Egyptian sky goddess
Idunn Mons	[ ⚑ ] 46.5°S 214.5°E / -46.5; 214.5 (Idunn Mons)	250	(1)	Idun, Norse goddess
Ilithyia Mons	[ ⚑ ] 13.5°S 315.5°E / -13.5; 315.5 (Ilithyia Mons)	90	(1)	Ilithyia, Greek goddess of childbirth
Innini Mons	[ ⚑ ] 34.6°S 328.5°E / -34.6; 328.5 (Innini Mons)	339	(1)	Innini, Babylonian earth mother worshipped at Kish
Irnini Mons	[ ⚑ ] 14.6°N 16.0°E / 14.6; 16.0 (Irnini Mons)	475	(1)	Irnini, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of cedar-tree mountains
Iseghey Mons	[ ⚑ ] 9.0°N 171.0°E / 9.0; 171.0 (Iseghey Mons)	500	(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	(1)	Ixtab, Mayan goddess of death
Jael Mons	[ ⚑ ] 51.2°N 120.8°E / 51.2; 120.8 (Jael Mons)	36	(1)	Jael, Hebrew biblical heroine
Kali Mons	[ ⚑ ] 9.4°N 29.2°E / 9.4; 29.2 (Kali Mons)	325	(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	(1)	Katl-Imi, Khanty sun goddess
Kokyanwuti Mons	[ ⚑ ] 35.5°N 212.0°E / 35.5; 212.0 (Kokyanwuti Mons)	400	(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	(1)	Kshumay (Nurestan, Afghanistan), Nuristan (NE Afghanistan) vegetation goddess
Kunapipi Mons	[ ⚑ ] 33.9°S 86.0°E / -33.9; 86.0 (Kunapipi Mons)	220	(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	(1)	Kurukulla (Tibetan), Etan (Tibet) goddess of wealth
Lahar Mons	[ ⚑ ] 14.0°N 162.0°E / 14.0; 162.0 (Lahar Mons)	225	(1)	Lahar, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of domestic animals
Laka Mons	[ ⚑ ] 79.9°N 262.0°E / 79.9; 262.0 (Laka Mons)	220	(1)	Laka (Hawaiian), Hawaiian uncultivated area goddess
Lamashtu Mons	[ ⚑ ] 2.8°N 172.7°E / 2.8; 172.7 (Lamashtu Mons)	260	(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	(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	(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	(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	(1)	James Clerk Maxwell, British physicist (1831–1879)
Mbokomu Mons	[ ⚑ ] 15.1°S 215.2°E / -15.1; 215.2 (Mbokomu Mons)	460	(1)	Mbokomu, ancestor goddess of the Ngombe (Zaire)
Melia Mons	[ ⚑ ] 62.8°N 119.3°E / 62.8; 119.3 (Melia Mons)	311	(1)	Greek nymph
Mem Loimis Mons	[ ⚑ ] 9.5°N 209.0°E / 9.5; 209.0 (Mem Loimis Mons)	300	(1)	Wintun (California) goddess
Mertseger Mons	[ ⚑ ] 38.1°S 270.3°E / -38.1; 270.3 (Mertseger Mons)	450	(1)	Mertseger，Snake goddess of the Theban Necropolis
Metis Mons	[ ⚑ ] 71.0°N 253.0°E / 71.0; 253.0 (Metis Mons)	920	(1)	Greek Titaness
Mielikki Mons	[ ⚑ ] 27.8°S 280.5°E / -27.8; 280.5 (Mielikki Mons)	450	(1)	Mielikki, Finnish forest goddess
Milda Mons	[ ⚑ ] 52.5°N 159.4°E / 52.5; 159.4 (Milda Mons)	48	(1)	Milda, Lithuanian goddess of love
Mokosha Mons	[ ⚑ ] 57.7°N 255.0°E / 57.7; 255.0 (Mokosha Mons)	270	(1)	East Slavic main goddess
Muhongo Mons	[ ⚑ ] 10.6°N 174.5°E / 10.6; 174.5 (Muhongo Mons)	175	(1)	Mbundu (Angola) ancestor deity
Muta Mons	[ ⚑ ] 55.5°N 358.3°E / 55.5; 358.3 (Muta Mons)	54	(1)	Roman goddess of silence
Nahas-tsan Mons	[ ⚑ ] 14.0°N 205.0°E / 14.0; 205.0 (Nahas-tsan Mons)	500	(1)	Navajo Mother Earth
Nayunuwi Montes	[ ⚑ ] 2.0°N 83.0°E / 2.0; 83.0 (Nayunuwi Montes)	900	(1)	Cherokee stone-clad female monster
Nazit Mons	[ ⚑ ] 22.5°N 240.0°E / 22.5; 240.0 (Nazit Mons)	350	(1)	Nazit, Egyptian winged serpent goddess
Ne Ngam Mons	[ ⚑ ] 43.0°S 257.5°E / -43.0; 257.5 (Ne Ngam Mons)	200	(1)	Lao world creator goddess
Nepthys Mons	[ ⚑ ] 33.0°S 317.5°E / -33.0; 317.5 (Nepthys Mons)	350	(1)	Nepthys, Egyptian goddess of barren lands
Nijole Mons	[ ⚑ ] 45.0°N 185.0°E / 45.0; 185.0 (Nijole Mons)	150	(1)	Lithuanian underworld goddess. Spelling changed from Niola Mons.
Ninisinna Mons	[ ⚑ ] 25.7°N 197.5°E / 25.7; 197.5 (Ninisinna Mons)	110	(2)	Mesopotamian goddess of health and healing
Nokomis Montes	[ ⚑ ] 20.0°N 189.0°E / 20.0; 189.0 (Nokomis Montes)	486	(1)	Algonquin (N. America) earth mother
Nyx Mons	[ ⚑ ] 30.0°N 48.5°E / 30.0; 48.5 (Nyx Mons)	875	(1)	Nyx, Greek goddess of night
Ongwuti Mons	[ ⚑ ] 2.0°S 194.5°E / -2.0; 194.5 (Ongwuti Mons)	500	(1)	Hopi salt-woman deity who predicts seasons
Ozza Mons	[ ⚑ ] 4.5°N 201.0°E / 4.5; 201.0 (Ozza Mons)	507	(1)	Persian goddess honored by the Qurayshies
Pahto Mons	[ ⚑ ] 64.5°S 114.5°E / -64.5; 114.5 (Pahto Mons)	300	(1)	Yakima/Klickitat (NW Coast) mountain deity
Polik-mana Mons	[ ⚑ ] 24.5°N 264.0°E / 24.5; 264.0 (Polik-mana Mons)	600	(1)	Polik-mana, Hopi butterfly maiden ('kachina')
Ptesanwi Mons	[ ⚑ ] 2.8°N 45.4°E / 2.8; 45.4 (Ptesanwi Mons)	200	(1)	Ptesanwi, Lakota (Sioux) White Buffalo Woman
Rakapila Mons	[ ⚑ ] 43.7°S 321.5°E / -43.7; 321.5 (Rakapila Mons)	130	(1)	Malagasy (Madagascar) sacred tree deity
Renpet Mons	[ ⚑ ] 76.0°N 236.2°E / 76.0; 236.2 (Renpet Mons)	300	(1)	Renpet, Egyptian goddess of springtime and youth
Rhea Mons	[ ⚑ ] 32.4°N 282.2°E / 32.4; 282.2 (Rhea Mons)	217	(1)	Greek Titaness
Rhpisunt Mons	[ ⚑ ] 2.5°N 301.5°E / 2.5; 301.5 (Rhpisunt Mons)	250	(1)	Haida (NW Coast) Bear Mother deity
Sakwap-mana Mons	[ ⚑ ] 35.0°N 219.5°E / 35.0; 219.5 (Sakwap-mana Mons)	500	(1)	Hopi maiden of blue corn ('kachina')
Samodiva Mons	[ ⚑ ] 13.6°N 291.0°E / 13.6; 291.0 (Samodiva Mons)	200	(1)	Bulgarian winged water deity
Sapas Mons	[ ⚑ ] 8.5°N 188.3°E / 8.5; 188.3 (Sapas Mons)	217	(1)	Canaanite sun goddess
Sarasvati Mons	[ ⚑ ] 75.7°N 354.5°E / 75.7; 354.5 (Sarasvati Mons)	200	(1)	Saraswati, Hindu river goddess
Sekmet Mons	[ ⚑ ] 44.5°N 240.5°E / 44.5; 240.5 (Sekmet Mons)	285	(1)	Sekmet, Ancient Egyptian goddess of war and battle
Sephira Mons	[ ⚑ ] 43.0°S 28.0°E / -43.0; 28.0 (Sephira Mons)	275	(1)	Spanish goddess of intelligence and creativity
Shala Mons	[ ⚑ ] 39.4°N 208.0°E / 39.4; 208.0 (Shala Mons)	90	(2)	Shala, Canaanite storm goddess
Siduri Mons	[ ⚑ ] 42.3°S 297.3°E / -42.3; 297.3 (Siduri Mons)	105	(1)	Siduri, Babylonian goddess of wine and wisdom
Sif Mons	[ ⚑ ] 22.0°N 352.4°E / 22.0; 352.4 (Sif Mons)	200	(1)	Sif, Teutonic goddess; Thor's wife
Skadi Mons	[ ⚑ ] 64.0°N 4.0°E / 64.0; 4.0 (Skadi Mons)	40	(1)	Skadi, Norse mountain goddess
Somagalags Montes	[ ⚑ ] 9.3°N 348.5°E / 9.3; 348.5 (Somagalags Montes)	105	(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	(1)	Iranian mother goddess
Talakin Mons	[ ⚑ ] 11.0°S 355.4°E / -11.0; 355.4 (Talakin Mons)	175	(1)	Navajo (USA) goddess
Tefnut Mons	[ ⚑ ] 38.6°S 304.0°E / -38.6; 304.0 (Tefnut Mons)	182	(1)	Ancient Egyptian goddess of dew or rain
Tepev Mons	[ ⚑ ] 29.0°N 44.3°E / 29.0; 44.3 (Tepev Mons)	301	(1)	Quiche Mayan creator goddess
Thallo Mons	[ ⚑ ] 76.0°N 233.5°E / 76.0; 233.5 (Thallo Mons)	216	(1)	Thallo, Greek goddess of vegetation flowering (Spring Hora)
Theia Mons	[ ⚑ ] 22.7°N 281.0°E / 22.7; 281.0 (Theia Mons)	226	(1)	Greek Titaness
Toma Mons	[ ⚑ ] 12.9°S 232.0°E / -12.9; 232.0 (Toma Mons)	80	(2)	Tibetan goddess of intelligence and creativity
TsTemplate:Wg-aposan Nu Mons	[ ⚑ ] 27.2°S 272.9°E / -27.2; 272.9 (TsTemplate:Wg-aposan Nu Mons)	310	(1)	Chinese goddess of silkworms
Tuli Mons	[ ⚑ ] 13.3°N 314.6°E / 13.3; 314.6 (Tuli Mons)	750	(1)	Samoan goddess of creation
Tuulikki Mons	[ ⚑ ] 10.3°N 274.7°E / 10.3; 274.7 (Tuulikki Mons)	520	(1)	Finnish wood goddess
Tuzandi Mons	[ ⚑ ] 42.5°S 41.5°E / -42.5; 41.5 (Tuzandi Mons)	200	(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	(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	(1)	Keresan Pueblo ancestor goddess
Ushas Mons	[ ⚑ ] 24.3°S 324.6°E / -24.3; 324.6 (Ushas Mons)	413	(1)	Ushas, Hindu goddess of dawn
Uti Hiata Mons	[ ⚑ ] 16.0°N 69.0°E / 16.0; 69.0 (Uti Hiata Mons)	500	(1)	Pawnee Mother Corn deity
Var Mons	[ ⚑ ] 1.2°N 316.2°E / 1.2; 316.2 (Var Mons)	1000	(1)	Scandinavian love goddess
Venilia Mons	[ ⚑ ] 32.7°N 238.8°E / 32.7; 238.8 (Venilia Mons)	320	(1)	Venilia, Roman divinity associated with the winds and sea
Vostrukha Mons	[ ⚑ ] 6.3°S 299.4°E / -6.3; 299.4 (Vostrukha Mons)	180	(1)	Belarusian deity of home
Waka Mons	[ ⚑ ] 26.3°N 207.7°E / 26.3; 207.7 (Waka Mons)	60	(2)	Waka, Polynesian lizard goddess
Wyrd Mons	[ ⚑ ] 14.0°N 247.2°E / 14.0; 247.2 (Wyrd Mons)	150	(1)	Wyrd, Anglo-Saxon weaving goddess
Xochiquetzal Mons	[ ⚑ ] 3.5°N 270.0°E / 3.5; 270.0 (Xochiquetzal Mons)	80	(1)	Xochiquetzal, Aztec goddess of flowers
Xtoh Mons	[ ⚑ ] 39.7°N 194.2°E / 39.7; 194.2 (Xtoh Mons)	110	(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	(1)	Navajo myth female deity
Yunya-mana Mons	[ ⚑ ] 18.0°S 285.0°E / -18.0; 285.0 (Yunya-mana Mons)	500	(1)	Hopi prickly pear cactus maiden
Zaltu Mons	[ ⚑ ] 18.0°N 163.5°E / 18.0; 163.5 (Zaltu Mons)	220	(1)	Assyro-Babylonian goddess

Key

• DIAM — 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
• List of mountains on Mars by height

External links

• List of named mountains on Venus
• BBC: Venus has 'heavy metal mountains'