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End Highlands

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End Highlands
End Highlands.png: Infobox image for Minecraft biome 'End Highlands'
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            "label": "(link to Biome#Downfall article, displayed as Downfall)"
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            "label": "(link to Biome#Precipitation article, displayed as Precipitation)"
        },
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The End highlands is a biome used to generate the outer End islands.

Description

This biome generates as part of the outer islands of the End, forming the hill-tops in the center of each island. This is the only biome where chorus trees naturally generate. End cities also generate here.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

In Java Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Enderman14
{ "notes": [], "1": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "4", "mob": "Enderman", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "monster" } }

Music

These music tracks play while the player is in the end highlands:

TitlePreviewJava EditionBedrock Edition
WeightProbabilityWeightProbability
The End1100%——

Data values

ID

NameIdentifier
BiomeSprite end-highlands.png: Sprite image for end-highlands in Minecraft End Highlandsend_highlands

History

Java Edition
1.915w31aAdded infinitely generating outer islands, separated from the central island by a gulf of about 1000 blocks.
1.1318w06aThe outer islands of the End biome are now divided up into four separate biomes: The End - Floating Islands, The End - Medium island, The End - High island, and The End - Barren island.
18w19a"The End - High island" has been renamed to "End Highlands."

Data history

Java Edition
1.13pre5The biome ID sky_island_high has been changed to end_highlands.
1.1821w37aPrior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 42.

Issues

Issues relating to "End Highlands" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Screenshots

  • An outer island, with fields of chorus trees, the only plant life in the End, stretching into the distance.
    An outer island, with fields of chorus trees, the only plant life in the End, stretching into the distance.
  • An end ship.
    An end ship.
  • An end city and an end ship.
    An end city and an end ship.
  • A map in the End.
    A map in the End.
  • An End highlands single biome world before 1.18.
    An End highlands single biome world before 1.18.

Sources

Datapack Codex — The all-versions Minecraft data pack reference. Community reference; not affiliated with Mojang Studios or Microsoft. “Minecraft” is a trademark of Mojang Synergies AB.

Primary syntax targets Minecraft Java Edition 1.21+ (singular folder names). Version-specific behaviour is flagged inline and mapped on the pack_format history page.