Overview

Maxwell Montes stands 11,000 m high on Venus, one of the tallest known landforms in the Solar System.

Highlights

• A peak beyond Earth — scenery on another world.
• Metamorphic-rock landform — ancient rock reshaped by heat and pressure.
• Extreme altitude: above 8,000 m, where the air holds barely a third of the oxygen at sea level.

Key facts

• Elevation：11,000 m
• Location：Venus
• Range：Ishtar Terra
• Coordinates：65°N 3°W