Minecraft Snowy Plains Finder
Highlight every Snowy Plains patch on your Minecraft seed — Java 26.2 & Bedrock 1.26.40, any seed, free, no sign-up.
Quick answer: Snowy Plains are flat, snow-covered tundra - once called Snowy Tundra or Ice Plains - where snow falls, strays patrol at night and igloos dot the white landscape. This finder highlights every Snowy Plains patch on your seed, free, Java & Bedrock.
Where do Snowy Plains generate?
Snowy Plains generate on the Overworld surface as flat, snow-covered land in the coldest regions, often bordering snowy taiga, frozen rivers and frozen oceans. A constant layer of snow covers the grass and exposed water freezes to ice, so the biome reads as solid white from a distance.
How do I find Snowy Plains on my seed?
Enter your seed and the map highlights every Snowy Plains region - click any highlighted patch to read its coordinates. Travel to one to dig out an igloo or stock up on snow, and watch for strays and polar bears once you arrive.
What makes Snowy Plains worth finding?
Snowy Plains are the easiest place to gather snow and ice, uncover igloos (some hide a basement below), and hunt strays for tipped-arrow drops. Longtime players, and many on Bedrock, still call the biome Snowy Tundra - its name before Java 1.18 - or Ice Plains from the earliest versions, so you may see those names in seed listings. Polar bears and white rabbits roam the snow, and snow golems never melt here, making it a handy spot to farm them.
Does the Snowy Plains finder work on Bedrock?
Yes - both editions, Minecraft 26.2 on Java and 1.26.40 on Bedrock. Snowy Plains are an original biome and generate the same way on each, igloos and all. The map highlights every patch on your seed, free and with no sign-up.
Snowy Plains at a glance
| Bedrock name | Generates in | Climate | How common | Version added |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Plains | Overworld surface, as flat, snow-covered land at freezing temperature | Temperature 0 Precipitation Snow | Common in cold regions - found wherever your seed turns cold and snowy, often beside snowy taiga and frozen rivers | Java 1.0 · Bedrock 1.0 |
Notable for: Igloos, strays, polar bears and white rabbits, snow layers and snowballs, packed ice, and snowy-style villages
What spawns here
Higher weight means a mob is more likely to spawn. Weights only compare within the same category.
Monster
Slime Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.
Zombie Horse Always spawns ridden by a zombie with an iron spear.
