Originally posted by sneakyweazel:

Originally posted by Lil brekky:

I believe mountain spawns scale with altitude. So the higher up you go, the better odds of mobs and ore? but I might be wrong

I think there is 3 stages to height;
1) base/transition to mountain biome, contains wolves
2) mid-height you find drakes and eggs
3) upper levels contain obsidian, silver and golems
This is IMO but I might be wrong

Pretty much. Mid height isn't really an accurate designation. There is an obsidian line where you will find obsidian. Wolves will spawn up to and inside the obsidian line (but can spawn below it and aggro on you if you are above it) and drakes and golems spawn at and above the obsidian line (but can spawn above it and aggro on you if you are below it).

Golem spawn points are near silver veins, frost caves, and near abandoned buildings so if you see one and there isn't a building or cave nearby there is probably a silver vein there.