diff --git a/world/src/block/mod.rs b/world/src/block/mod.rs
index b2d5859cd9..a57e3973fd 100644
--- a/world/src/block/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/block/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
     column::{ColumnGen, ColumnSample},
-    util::{RandomField, Sampler, SmallCache},
+    util::{RandomField, Sampler, SmallCache, FastNoise},
     IndexRef,
 };
 use common::terrain::{
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ impl<'a> BlockGen<'a> {
             stone_col,
             snow_cover,
             cliff_offset,
+            cliff_height,
             ..
         } = sample;
 
@@ -120,12 +121,16 @@ impl<'a> BlockGen<'a> {
 
             if stone_factor >= 0.5 {
                 if wposf.z as f32 > height - cliff_offset.max(0.0) {
-                    let col = Lerp::lerp(
-                        col.map(|e| e as f32),
-                        col.map(|e| e as f32) * 0.7,
-                        (wposf.z as f32 - basement).div(2.0).sin() * 0.5 + 0.5,
-                    ).map(|e| e as u8);
-                    Some(Block::new(BlockKind::Rock, col))
+                    if cliff_offset.max(0.0) > cliff_height - (FastNoise::new(37).get(wposf / Vec3::new(6.0, 6.0, 10.0)) * 0.5 + 0.5) * (height - wposf.z as f32).mul(0.25).clamped(0.0, 12.0) {
+                        Some(Block::empty())
+                    } else {
+                        let col = Lerp::lerp(
+                            col.map(|e| e as f32),
+                            col.map(|e| e as f32) * 0.7,
+                            (wposf.z as f32 - basement).div(2.0).sin() * 0.5 + 0.5,
+                        ).map(|e| e as u8);
+                        Some(Block::new(BlockKind::Rock, col))
+                    }
                 } else {
                     Some(Block::new(BlockKind::Rock, col))
                 }
diff --git a/world/src/column/mod.rs b/world/src/column/mod.rs
index e2759acdcc..7ba5669533 100644
--- a/world/src/column/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/column/mod.rs
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ impl<'a> Sampler<'a> for ColumnGen<'a> {
                 Some((neighbor_pos, neighbor_chunk, &neighbor_chunk.river))
             });
         let cliff_height = sim.get_interpolated(wpos, |chunk| chunk.cliff_height)?;
-        let cliff_scale = 1.0;
         let cliff_factor = (alt
              + self.sim.gen_ctx.hill_nz.get(wposf.div(32.0).into_array()) as f32 * 10.0
              + self.sim.gen_ctx.hill_nz.get(wposf.div(256.0).into_array()) as f32 * 64.0).rem_euclid(128.0) / 64.0 - 1.0;
         let cliff_scale = (self.sim.gen_ctx.hill_nz.get(wposf.div(128.0).into_array()) + self.sim.gen_ctx.hill_nz.get(wposf.div(48.0).into_array()) * 0.1 + 0.5).max(0.0) as f32;
-        let cliff_offset = cliff_factor.abs().powf(if cliff_factor < 0.0 { 1.0 } else { 64.0 }) * cliff_height * cliff_scale;
-        let alt = alt + cliff_offset;
+        let cliff = if cliff_factor < 0.0 { cliff_factor.abs().powf(1.5) } else { 0.0 };
+        let cliff_offset = cliff * cliff_height;
+        let alt = alt + (cliff - 0.5) * cliff_height;
 
         let lake_width = (TerrainChunkSize::RECT_SIZE.x as f64 * (2.0f64.sqrt())) + 12.0;
         let neighbor_river_data = neighbor_river_data.map(|(posj, chunkj, river)| {
@@ -1061,6 +1061,7 @@ impl<'a> Sampler<'a> for ColumnGen<'a> {
             cave,
             snow_cover,
             cliff_offset,
+            cliff_height,
 
             chunk: sim_chunk,
         })
@@ -1092,6 +1093,7 @@ pub struct ColumnSample<'a> {
     pub cave: Option<(f32, Vec2<f32>, Cave, Vec2<f32>)>,
     pub snow_cover: bool,
     pub cliff_offset: f32,
+    pub cliff_height: f32,
 
     pub chunk: &'a SimChunk,
 }