Eldin Mountains

Included in Eldin Mountains

The named Surface areas associated with the region are:

These are the areas that should be consolidated when building a regional checklist. The Eldin Great Skeleton is located within the eastern Deplian Badlands, while Drenan Highlands forms the western and north-western upland portion of the region.

Not included

The following nearby places are important to an Eldin journey but belong to other map categories:

This distinction matters for map completion, shrine counting and quest guides. A guide that lists Goron City or the Fire Temple as part of Eldin Mountains is using “Eldin” informally rather than following the game’s narrower region names.

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Deplian Badlands

The Deplian Badlands are the most barren part of the mountains. They contain exposed rock, dry ground, steep rises and scattered dead trees. The terrain is suitable for climbing and gliding but has few obvious landmarks, so it is easy to lose direction once the Eldin Great Skeleton is out of sight.

The badlands are divided in regional listings into southern, eastern and western sections:

Drenan Highlands

The Drenan Highlands are the higher western portion of the region. They provide long sightlines over the northern edge of Hyrule, but their height brings the region’s most severe cold. The highlands are a good place to use the Paraglider, climbing gear and stamina-restoring food, but a poor place to arrive without cold resistance.

Drenan Highlands Chasm

The chasm is the Surface entry associated with the Depths beneath the mountains. It should not be counted as part of the Surface region’s ordinary terrain or treated as a second Surface cave. Entering it changes the map layer and leads into the Eldin Mountains Depths, whose named locations include the Eldin Dark Skeleton and several Lightroots.

Eldin Great Skeleton

The fossil is the region’s defining landmark. It lies north-west of Death Mountain in the eastern Deplian Badlands. Its enormous ribs and skull make it visible from a considerable distance, particularly when approaching from the south or east.

The skeleton has more than one collectible interaction. In Tears of the Kingdom, the Korok associated with it is found by following the fairy lights near the tail, rather than simply assuming that every fossil interaction is a rock puzzle.

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From Eldin Canyon

The most straightforward approach is to travel north from the Eldin Canyon side of Eldin. This route is practical after visiting Goron City or the Eldin Canyon Skyview Tower. From the southern approaches, the Eldin Great Skeleton is an excellent navigation target.

From the Eldin Canyon Skyview Tower

The tower is outside the region, in Eldin Canyon, but it is one of the best launch points for reaching the mountains. Use the tower to gain height, then glide north-west or north, adjusting for the high ridges. This approach is especially helpful for reaching the geoglyph and the southern mountain slopes without climbing every intervening face.

From the Great Hyrule Forest side

The western and north-western mountains can be approached from the Great Hyrule Forest region. This is a less direct route for a first visit, but it can be useful when searching the Drenan Highlands or completing a northern circuit of Hyrule.

Suggested exploration route

This route is not the only possible order, but it reduces backtracking and combines the main story collectible, all three Shrines and the principal landmark.

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Minetak Shrine

Minetak Shrine is associated with the Deplian Badlands Cave and is a Rauru’s Blessing Shrine. The main challenge is reaching the cave and locating the Shrine inside it rather than solving a conventional internal trial. The reward includes a chest, as usual for a Rauru’s Blessing Shrine.

The commonly listed position is approximately 0393, 3485, 0068. Coordinates are most useful as a confirmation tool because the badlands’ vertical terrain can make the entrance appear farther away than expected.

Mayak Shrine

Mayak Shrine is a Surface Shrine in the Eldin Mountains, listed with the trial name Timely Catches. It lies in the elevated northern or western part of the region. The trial focuses on timing and movement, so players who arrive after a long climb should ensure they have enough healing and stamina resources before entering.

The usual map position is approximately 1270, 3733, 0106.

Sikukuu Shrine

Sikukuu Shrine is listed with the trial name Spinning Gears. It is one of the more recognisable Shrine targets in the mountains because of its position near the broader badlands and the approach to the fossil country.

The commonly listed position is approximately 0696, 2792, 0225. The Shrine’s central mechanic rewards careful use of Recall and observation of rotating machinery. If you have recently completed the Great Sky Island tutorials, the principle should be familiar, but the timing is less forgiving if you rush.

Shrine checklist

Do not add Kisinona Shrine, Marakuguc Shrine, Timawak Shrine or the other Shrines around Goron City to this list. They are in Eldin Canyon, even though general Eldin-region guides often display them together.

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The Eldin Mountains geoglyph and Dragon’s Tear

One of the most important reasons to visit the region is the Master Sword-shaped geoglyph in the Eldin Mountains. It forms part of the Dragon’s Tears investigation connected with Impa and the geoglyphs.

The Tear is not necessarily obvious from ground level. The geoglyph is large, but its shape can be obscured by ridges, trees and changes in elevation. The Eldin Canyon Skyview Tower is a useful launch point because it provides a high view of the surrounding terrain. The Tear is associated with the eastern tip of the sword shape, near the approximate coordinates 0891, 2951, 0362.

The memory is part of a larger narrative chain. Collecting this Tear does not, by itself, complete every related main-story objective.

Hebra’s Colossal Fossil

The Eldin Great Skeleton is used in the side quest Hebra’s Colossal Fossil, given by Loone as part of the fossil investigations. Despite the quest’s name, its Eldin stage takes place at the Eldin Great Skeleton.

The activity involves examining the fossil and restoring or positioning its bones correctly. It is a puzzle rather than a combat mission. The reward and quest progression should be treated as fixed quest content, not as a random fossil reward. The Eldin Great Skeleton is also linked to the wider trio of colossal fossil sites, including the Gerudo and Hebra fossils.

Zelda’s fossil-study memory

A Princess Zelda voice memory can be heard at the Eldin Great Skeleton. It discusses the scientific value of fossils, extinction events and environmental change. This is environmental storytelling rather than a conventional quest objective, but it gives the skeleton a stronger place in Hyrule’s post-Calamity research culture.

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Korok Seeds

Regional guides commonly list 10 Korok Seeds in the Eldin Mountains. Their puzzles include familiar Surface types such as rocks, flowers, targets and missing-friend puzzles, but the steep terrain can make some of them easier to identify from the air than from the ground.

The most specifically documented placement is at the Eldin Great Skeleton, where the player follows fairy lights near the tail and examines the resulting point of interest.

For a complete collection, search by subarea rather than by landmark alone:

A Korok found near the regional boundary may be filed differently by third-party maps. Use the in-game map location and the guide’s stated region together, rather than assuming that every seed north of Death Mountain belongs to Eldin Mountains.

Bubbul Gems

The named Deplian Badlands Cave contains a Bubbulfrog and therefore contributes a Bubbul Gem when the creature is defeated. Other cave entrances near the Eldin boundary may be assigned to Eldin Canyon or another region by different map systems. The existence of one named cave in the Eldin Mountains directory should not be taken as proof that it is the only subterranean entrance physically close to the region.

Dragon’s Tear

The Eldin Mountains geoglyph contains one fixed Dragon’s Tear. It is not a random drop, respawning collectible or ordinary treasure chest. It is part of the Dragon’s Tears story activity and remains available until collected.

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Cold

The most important hazard is cold at altitude. The region’s highest areas can become much colder than the lower Eldin approaches. This creates an important contrast with Death Mountain:

Use cold-resistance armour, warming or cold-resistant meals as appropriate to the temperature displayed on the HUD. Remember that a single level of resistance may not be enough in the highest Drenan Highlands.

Terrain

The terrain causes more trouble than the enemies for many visits:

Combat preparation

No regional boss battle is associated with the Eldin Mountains Surface itself. The major Eldin story boss and dungeon content belong to the Death Mountain sequence, not this regional article.

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Named characters associated with the region

Loone should not be treated as a resident of the mountains. She visits the fossil sites for her research. Likewise, Zelda’s voice is a recorded story interaction rather than a present-day NPC standing at the skeleton.

Services

There is no confirmed inn, general shop, stable, armour shop, cooking service or repair facility within the Eldin Mountains proper. For supplies, use services in neighbouring Eldin Canyon, especially around Goron City or Foothill Stable, before climbing into the mountains.

Do not infer a business or service merely because a named building or quest object appears on a map. The Eldin Mountains location directories do not identify a functioning shop, inn, stable or settlement in the region.

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Important quest and story sites

The directory above follows the named regional entries available in Tears of the Kingdom location indexes, while the geoglyph and Dragon’s Tear are included as important named activities even though third-party location lists do not always classify them as independent map locations.

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For broader Eldin completion

These are nearby but not part of this region’s narrow checklist:

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