Mountains

"Detecting massive energy signature in the region. Cannot identify." ― PDA, Dialogue

The Mountains is a vast, barren biome containing huge deep underwater mountain ranges, hydrothermal vents, rocky structures, and an abundance of brown algae. It is located northeast of Lifepod 5, bordering the Bulb Zone, one of the Mushroom Forests, the Underwater Islands, one of the Kelp Forests, the Northern Blood Kelp Zone, and the Crater Edge.

Description

The Mountains are characterized by a variety of huge rocky mountain ranges, with vast, unobstructed areas of open water surrounding them. Hydrothermal vents can often be found on the mountains, and typically contain Magnetite around them. Plenty of large, smooth boulders can be seen resting along valleys and the seabed.

Extreme caution should be taken while exploring the Mountains, as it is home to seven Reaper Leviathans. At least one can be found near the Mountain Island bordering the Mushroom Forest. In conjunction with the open waters providing no cover, these leviathans can heavily discourage players from venturing deeper into the biome, where the best fragments and areas are located.

Wreck 5 and Wreck 19 can be found here, both located in deep, dangerous locations.

The Mountain Island, located in the southwest corner of the biome, extends 110 meters into the air above sea level, featuring many underwater Mountains Caves that can be entered from the underwater entrance or directly on the island's shore.

Story Elements

• The foundation and underwater entrance of the Quarantine Enforcement Platform can be found on the northern side of the Mountain Island.
• An Alien Vent Entrance Point is found in the Mountains, near the Mountain Island.
• On the Mountains' border with the Bulb Zone, an entrance leading to the Lost River can be found.
• One of the five Sea Emperor Juveniles can be found here after the Sea Emperor Leviathan Eggs have been hatched.

Gallery

Overview

A "Black Smoker" in the area

One of the many Reaper Leviathans guarding the Mountains

Another view in the Mountains

Entrance to the Mountains Caves

Openings to small caves in the Mountains

Brown Grasses found in the Mountains

Some Flora in the Mountains

Boulders in the Mountains

The Mountains' barren scenery

Some Magnetite and Shoals of Fish

One of the many Large Resource Deposits

A thermal vent near the Mountain Island

Shoals of Fish in the Mountains

A thermal vent near a cave, they often harbor Shale Outcrops, Magnetite and Lithium

Large resource deposits near several cave entrances

The shadow of a Reaper Leviathan

Transition with the Bulb Zone

Transition with the Kelp Forest

Transition with the Mushroom Forest

Transition with the Underwater Islands

Transition with the Northern Blood Kelp Zone

One of the Wrecks of the Mountains

The entrance to the Lost River, between the Mountains and the Bulb Zone

Trivia

• In early development, the Mountains were planned to be an entrance to the Lost River. This was then added at one of the Mountains' borders with the Bulb Zone in the Ghost Update of 2017.
• The vast amount of brown algae covering the mountains cannot be scanned or interacted with, serving only as decoration.