Updated 25 October 2026. Facts on this page come from minecraft.wiki, minecraft.net and the live Artemis PvP server; sources are listed at the bottom.
Stony Shore Biome in Minecraft: Where It Is and What's There
A stony shore, once called stone beach, is a coast made almost entirely of stone and gravel that replaces sandy beaches near hills and mountains. It usually drops steeply into the water, and ores often show on its cliffs.
Where does the stony shore generate?
Stony shores replace normal beaches where erosion is low, near hills or mountains. They can generate at any temperature, so they border many different biomes, and rarely even appear inland.
What is in a stony shore?
- Stone and its variants with long strips of gravel
- Steep drops into the sea
- Snow on high parts above about Y=120
- Exposed ores
Mobs and structures
Buried treasure can generate here at high spots on Bedrock, but not on Java. The deep dark often generates nearby underground.
How do you find one?
The fastest way to find one in a world with cheats is /locate biome minecraft:stony_shore, which works on Java and Bedrock (Bedrock uses its own IDs for some biomes, so let tab-complete fill it in). The F3 screen on Java shows the biome you stand in. The search covers a large area but can miss very narrow strips of a biome.
How biomes are placed
Overworld biomes are placed by a few hidden noise values: temperature, humidity, continentalness (how far inland), erosion (how flat) and weirdness. That is why the same neighbours keep showing up together, and why a biome you want is usually found next to its usual partners. Biomes look and work almost the same on Java and Bedrock, with small differences in mobs and structures noted on this page. See all biomes and buried treasure.
Tip
Gravel here is an easy source of flint for arrows and flint and steel.
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Frequently asked questions
Can buried treasure spawn on stony shores?
On Bedrock yes; on Java no.
How do you find a stony shore?
Use /locate biome minecraft:stony_shore with cheats on. This is the Java ID; Bedrock uses different IDs for some biomes, so let tab-complete fill it in.
Sources
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