Mountains are a base terrain in Civilization VI. They are found on all types of land tiles. Many Mountains stand alone, but they usually form ranges that cover up to several dozen tiles.
- Yields: Nothing, cannot normally be worked
- Inca only: +2 Production; +1 Food for each adjacent Terrace Farm
- Movement needed: Impassable
- Additional features:
- +1 Appeal to adjacent tiles
- +1 Faith adjacency bonus for Holy Sites
- +1 Science adjacency bonus for Campuses
- Aqueducts built next to Mountains provide Fresh Water to cities
- Can serve as part of a National Park
- Can be improved by Ski Resort, Mountain Tunnel and Qhapaq Ñan improvements
Mountains are an unusable terrain. They contain no resources or other features of any kind, though mountain ranges often appear at the head of a River. Districts and wonders (except for Machu Picchu) cannot be placed on Mountains tiles.
Strategy[]
Mountains are valuable terrains, as not only do they provide a defensive bulwark but also provide adjacency bonuses to the Campus and Holy Site districts. Building them in "valleys" surrounded by Mountains may boost their performance right from the start.
But even more importantly, Mountains may be used as a source of Fresh Water with the Aqueduct district! You just need to found your city close enough (within 2 tiles of a Mountain), and as soon as you manage to build the Aqueduct it will enjoy the full Housing bonus provided by bodies of water such as Rivers and Lakes.
Mountains themselves are a base terrain that is neither land nor water, and all of them, despite differences in appearance depending on their surrounding terrain, are functionally identical. Therefore, a Mountain spawned in Desert areas is not counted as Desert and does not interact with Mali's civ ability, a Mountain in Tundra/Snow does not provide the Ice Hockey Rink extra Culture, a Mountain in Snow does not count as a Snow tile for the purpose of doubling the Amundsen-Scott Research Station's bonuses, and a Mountain does not count as an adjacent land tile when building Polders as the Dutch. With similar logic, Mountains in Desert or Tundra areas only grant a +1 Faith adjacency bonus to Holy Sites, even if you have the Desert Folklore or Dance of the Aurora pantheon, since the tile itself doesn't count as Desert or Tundra.
Finally, Mountains have a base Appeal of 4 and grant +1 Appeal to adjacent tiles, making them ideal to include in National Parks. Appeal bonuses or penalties from adjacent terrain, districts, and tile improvements (such as Woods, Entertainment Complexes, and Mines) do not affect Mountains, but the bonuses provided by the Eiffel Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Great Engineers Alvar Aalto and Charles Correa do serve to increase Mountains' Appeal. The Inca, being able to work Mountains, can make good use of their innate Appeal by choosing the Earth Goddess pantheon or building a Preserve next to them.
Mountain range names[]
Gathering Storm introduced a new mechanic in which Mountains can have different names based on the first civilization that finds them. Below is the list of the names and civilization of origin, all named after real mountain ranges.
Mountain Range Names | Civilization | Notes |
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Ahmar Mountains | Ethiopia | |
Akaishi Mountains | Japan | |
Aladagh Mountains | Ottomans, Persia | |
Aladağlar Mountains | ||
Alaskan Range | America | |
Alay Mountains | Scythia | |
Alborz Mountains | Persia | |
Aleutian Range | America | |
Alps | France, Gaul, Germany, Rome | A range of mountains in Central Europe. |
Altai Mountains | Mongolia | |
Amaro Mountains | Ethiopia | |
Andes | Gran Colombia, Inca, Mapuche | |
Annamite Mountains | Khmer, Vietnam | |
Antilibanus Mountains | Phoenicia | |
Apennine Mountains | Rome | |
Appalachian Mountains | America | A range of mountains in the Eastern United States. |
Arakan Mountains | ||
Aravalli Range | India | |
Arrochar Alps | Scotland | |
Arsi Mountains | Ethiopia | |
Asir Mountains | Arabia | |
Atlas Mountains | Phoenicia | |
Ba Vì Mountains | Vietnam | |
Baekdudaegan | Korea | |
Baikal Mountains | Russia | |
Bale Mountains | Ethiopia | |
Baleles Mountains | Zulu | |
Balkan Mountains | Byzantium | |
Bambouk Mountains | Mali | |
Bandiagara Escarpment | Mali | |
Bargylus Mountains | Phoenicia | |
Barisan Mountains | Indonesia | |
Bảy Núi Range | Vietnam | |
Beskidy Mountains | Poland | |
Bieszczady Mountains | Poland | |
Black Forest Mountains | Germany | |
Blue Mountains | Australia | |
Bükk Mountains | Hungary | |
Cairngorms | Scotland | |
Cantabrian Mountains | Spain | |
Carpathian Mountains | Hungary, Poland | |
Cascade Range | America, Canada | |
Caucasus Mountains | Byzantium, Georgia, Ottomans, Russia | A range of mountains in Eastern Europe that stretches into Western Asia. |
Cévennes | Gaul | |
Chersky Range | Russia | |
Cheviot Hills | England | |
Chianti Mountains | Rome | |
Coast Mountains | America, Canada | |
Cordillera Central | Gran Colombia | |
Cordillera de la Costa | Gran Colombia | |
Cordillera de Mérida | Gran Colombia | |
Cordillera de Queule | Mapuche | |
Cordillera del Cóndor | Inca | |
Cordillera del Mahuidanche | Mapuche | |
Cordillera Occidental | Gran Colombia | |
Cordillera Oriental | Gran Colombia | |
Cordilleras Béticas | Spain | |
Crystal Mountains | Kongo | |
Cuillin | Scotland | |
Cumbrian Fells | England | |
Dâmrei Mountains | Khmer | |
Dângrêk Mountains | Khmer | |
Dinaric Alps | Rome | |
Dolomites | Rome | |
Dongdae Mountains | Korea | |
Dovrefjell | Norway | |
Drakensberg | Zulu | |
Eifel Mountains | Gaul | |
Espinhaço Mountains | Brazil | |
Gagra Range | Georgia | |
Galician Massif | Spain | |
Gebel al-Ain | Nubia | |
Ghats | India | |
Gissar Range | Scythia | |
Grampian Mountains | Scotland | |
Great Dividing Range | Australia | |
Guatemalan Highlands | Maya | |
Guiana Highlands | Gran Colombia | |
Gwazhał | America, Canada | |
Hamersley Range | Australia | |
Hamrin Mountains | Babylon, Sumer | |
Hardangervidda | Norway | |
Harz | Germany | |
Hengduan Mountains | China | |
Hida Mountains | Japan | |
Hijaz Mountains | Arabia | |
Himalayas | China, India | A range of mountains spanning through India, China, and Nepal. The thirty-six tallest mountains in the world, including Mount Everest, are found inside the Himalayan-Karakorum ranges. |
Hindu Kush | China | A section of the Himalayan-Karakorum range. |
Hoggar Mountains | ||
Hombori Mountains | Mali | |
Hondsrug | Netherlands | |
Huiarau Range | Māori | |
Iyang-Argapura Mountains | Indonesia | |
Jabal Haraz | Arabia | |
Jebel Abyad Plateau | Nubia | |
Jebel Nagashush | Nubia | |
Jotunheimen | Norway | |
Jura Mountains | France, Gaul | |
Kaçkar Mountains | Byzantium, Ottomans | |
Kaikoura Range | Māori | |
Kaimai Range | Māori | |
Kamikōchi | Japan | |
Kananaskis Range | Cree | |
Karakoram Range | China, India | |
Karkas Mountains | Persia | |
Karkonosze Mountains | Poland | |
Kebnekaise Massif | Sweden | |
Khangai Mountains | Mongolia | |
Khentii Mountains | Mongolia | |
Khingan Mountains | China | |
Kiso Mountains | Japan | |
Kopet Dag Range | Persia | |
Kőszeg Mountains | Hungary | |
Köýtendag Range | Scythia | |
Krâvanh Mountains | Khmer | |
Kunlun Mountains | China | |
Lebanon Mountains | Phoenicia | |
Lebombo Mountains | Zulu | |
Lefka Ori | Greece | |
Likhi Range | Georgia | |
Lower Rhine Heights | Netherlands | |
MacDonnell Range | Australia | |
Mackenzie Mountains | Canada | |
Manding Mountains | Mali | |
Mantiqueira Mountains | Brazil | |
Massif Central | Brazil | |
Mátra Mountains | Hungary | |
Maya Mountains | Maya | |
Meratus Mountains | Indonesia | |
Meskheti Range | Georgia | |
Monadh Liath | Scotland | |
Mont Blanc Massif | France | |
Montes de Toledo | Portugal, Spain | |
Nahuelbuta Range | Mapuche | |
Neblina Massif | France | |
Ngũ Hành Mountains | Vietnam | |
Nikanassin Range | Cree | |
Norra Storfjället | Sweden | |
North York Moors | England | |
Nuba Mountains | Nubia | |
Nur Mountains | Byzantium, Ottomans | |
Ore Mountains | Germany | |
Owen Stanley Range | ||
Pacaraima Mountains | Brazil | |
Pamir Mountains | China, Scythia | |
Patkai Range | India | |
Pelion Range | Australia | |
Pennines | England | |
Pindus Mountains | Greece, Macedon | |
Pir Panjal Range | India | |
Pontic Alps | Byzantium, Ottomans | |
Purvanchal Range | India | |
Putorana Plateau | Russia | |
Pyrenees | France, Gaul, Spain | |
Qandil Mountains | Babylon, Sumer | |
Qinling | China | |
Raukumara Range | Māori | |
Red Sea Hills | Egypt | |
Rhodope Mountains | Greece, Macedon | |
Rimutaka Range | Māori | |
Rocky Mountains | America, Canada, Cree | A range of mountains spanning across North America. |
Rondane Massif | Norway | |
Rwenzori Mountains | ||
Sallandse Hill Ridge | Netherlands | |
Sarawat Mountains | Arabia | |
Satpura Range | India | |
Sayan Mountains | Mongolia, Russia | |
Scandes | Norway, Sweden | |
Semien Mountains | Ethiopia | |
Serra da Chela | Kongo | |
Serra da Estrela | Portugal | |
Serra da Leba | Kongo | |
Serra de Monchique | Portugal | |
Serra do Mar | Brazil | |
Serra do Môco | Kongo | |
Serra dos Órgãos | Brazil | |
Serra Londanuima | Kongo | |
Shropshire Hills | England | |
Sibillini Mountains | Rome | |
Sierra Chichinautzin | Aztec | |
Sierra de las Minas | Maya | |
Sierra de los Cuchumatanes | Maya | |
Sierra de Los Tuxtlas | Aztec | |
Sierra de Tamaulipas | Aztec | |
Sierra Madre | America, Aztec | |
Sierra Madre de Chiapas | Maya | |
Sierra Nevada | America, Spain | |
Sinai High Mountains | Egypt | |
Sinjar Mountains | Babylon, Sumer | |
Snowy Mountains | Australia | |
Sobaek Mountains | Korea | |
Stanovoy Mountains | Russia | |
Sylan | Norway, Sweden | |
Taebaek Mountains | Korea | |
Talysh Mountains | Persia | |
Tararua Range | Māori | |
Tatra Mountains | Poland | |
Taurus Mountains | Byzantium, Ottomans | |
Taygetus Massif | Greece | |
Tengger Massif | Indonesia | |
Thuringian Forest Mountains | Germany | |
Tibesti Mountains | ||
Tian Shan | China | |
Tiritiri-o-te-moana | Māori | |
Titiwangsa Mountains | ||
Trialeti Range | Georgia | |
Ural Mountains | Russia | A range of mountains in Western Russia. |
Urupampa Range | Inca | |
Utrecht Hill Ridge | Netherlands | |
Veluwe | Netherlands | |
Verkhoyansk Khrebet | Russia | |
Vermilion Range | Cree | |
Vermio Mountains | Macedon | |
Vindhaya Range | India | |
Voras Mountain Range | Macedon | |
Vosges | France, Gaul | |
Waytapallana Walla | Inca | |
Waywash Walla | Inca | |
Willkanuta Range | Inca | |
Willkapampa Range | Inca | |
Wollo Highlands | Ethiopia | |
Yana Walla | Inca | |
Yeongnam Alps | Korea | |
Yuraq Walla | Inca | |
Zagros Mountains | Babylon, Persia, Sumer | |
Zarafshan Range | Scythia | |
Zempoaltépetl | Aztec |
Civilopedia entry[]
As far as history is concerned, mountains are inhospitable obstacles to movement, and provide little to no benefit to a civilization ... other than as barriers against invasion. Thus, they are appealing only to photographers, hermits, and mountain-climber sorts.
Gallery[]
See also[]
- Mountain(s) in other games
Civilization VI Terrains [edit] | |
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Base | Coast • Desert • Desert (Hills) • Grassland • Grassland (Hills) • Hills • Lake • Mountains • Nile River3 • Ocean • Plains • Plains (Hills) • Snow • Snow (Hills) • Tundra • Tundra (Hills) |
Features | Cataract3 • Cliffs • Floodplains • Desert Floodplains • Grassland Floodplains • Plains Floodplains • Geothermal Fissure • Ice • Impact Zone1 2 • Marsh • Oasis • Rainforest • Burning Rainforest1 • Burnt Rainforest1 • Reef • River • Volcanic Soil • Volcano • Woods • Burning Woods1 • Burnt Woods1 |
Other | Barbarian Outpost • Meteor Site1 • Tribal Village |
See also | Improvement • Natural Wonder • Resource |
1 Requires DLC • 2 Apocalypse mode only • 3 Specific Scenarios only
Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack. |