Mesa Plateau

minecraft:mesa_plateau

Explore Mesa Plateau for its red sand surface. Follow the material links to plan a building palette, or check the mob conditions before making a resource trip.

Surfacered sand
Belowhardened clay
Basestone
Surface material guide

Find the exact biome

/locate biome minecraft:mesa_plateau

Requires cheats. Searches the current dimension; legacy definitions may not generate in your world.

Materials to plan around

Plan around these terrain materials. Check each block's acquisition details before expecting a particular mining drop.

Mobs to investigate here

These definitions satisfy a complete biome filter. Follow a mob to check its drops, required light, blocks, height and runtime conditions. A matching biome alone does not guarantee a spawn.

  • Armadillo

    Check drops and spawn requirements

  • Bat

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  • Chicken

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  • Cow

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  • Creeper

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  • Enderman

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  • Phantom

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  • Pig

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  • Sheep

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  • Skeleton

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  • Slime

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  • Spider

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  • Witch

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  • Zombie

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Compare another destination

Badlands

Same mesa family; red sand is its surface material.

Mesa Bryce

Same mesa family; red sand is its surface material.

Mesa Plateau Mutated

Same mesa family; red sand is its surface material.

Technical biome reference

Tags

animalmesamonsteroverworldplateaurarespawns_mesa_mobsspawns_warm_variant_farm_animalssurface_mineshaft

Climate

Temp
2
Downfall
0
Snow0 – 0.125

Surface Materials

The surface is composed of red sand, with hardened clay below, built on a foundation of stone. Water bodies use water. The sea floor uses gravel at a configured depth of 7.

Top
red_sand
Mid
hardened_clay
Foundation
stone
Sea
water
Sea floor
gravel
Floor depth
7

Noise Type

highlands

Generation

Mesa Plateau uses "highlands" terrain noise. It can transform into mesa at higher elevations. It may mutate into mesa plateau mutated. It generates in warm climate zones.

Hills Transformations

mesa

Mutate Transformation

mesa_plateau_mutated

Generate for Climates

warm