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WoW Forever Alterac Mountains Guide: Strahnbrad, Dalaran Crater and Alterac Valley
Alterac Mountains is the mountain zone in central Lordaeron in World of Warcraft: Forever (WoW Forever), listed at levels 30 to 40, where most quests are picked up in Hillsbrad Foothills and the zone itself holds Strahnbrad, Dalaran Crater, Crushridge Hold and the entrances to the Alterac Valley battleground. Warcraft Wiki says the original zone remains in Forever. No source has published Forever-specific changes for it.
Quick answer: Alterac Mountains has no proper quest hub and no flight paths. Alliance players take quests from Southshore and Horde players from Tarren Mill, then travel into the mountains. Warcraft Wiki lists Lieutenant Haggerdin (Alliance) and Warmaster Laggrond (Horde) as the Alterac Valley entrances.
Warcraft Wiki says a city-state once rose in these peaks. Its ruins now belong to the Crushridge ogres, and the name that lingers is Perenolde.
Key facts
- Level range: 30 to 40 (Warcraft Wiki, Classic page; Mobalytics zone map). The wiki notes patch 4.0.3a later retuned the zone.
- Location: Central Lordaeron, bordering Silverpine Forest northwest, Hillsbrad Foothills south and Western Plaguelands northeast (Warcraft Wiki).
- Settlements: Ruins of Alterac (ogre-held), Strahnbrad (Syndicate), Crushridge Hold, Dalaran Crater, Dandred's Fold and Ravenholdt Manor (Warcraft Wiki).
- Battleground: Alterac Valley, with Lieutenant Haggerdin and Warmaster Laggrond at its entrances (Warcraft Wiki).
- Flight paths: None. There is no quest hub either (Warcraft Wiki).
- Dungeons: None in the zone (Warcraft Wiki).
- Status: A returning zone. Warcraft Wiki says it remains in Classic and Forever.
Which quests send you to Alterac Mountains?
Warcraft Wiki's quest page lists them with givers elsewhere, mostly in Hillsbrad Foothills. Read the Hillsbrad Foothills and Strahnbrad guide for the base.
- Alliance: Magistrate Henry Maleb at Southshore gives Syndicate Assassins (33), Noble Deaths (36), Dark Council and Baron's Demise (both 40). Marshal Redpath gives Crushridge Bounty (36) and the group quest Crushridge Warmongers (40). Baron Revilgaz in Booty Bay gives Magical Analysis (37), and Archmage Ansirem Runeweaver at Dalaran Crater gives Ansirem's Key (37).
- Horde: Krusk at Tarren Mill gives Infiltration (34), Gol'dir (36) and Lord Aliden Perenolde (42). Gol'dir gives Blackmoore's Legacy in Strahnbrad, and Elysa gives Taretha's Gift (40) at Dandred's Fold. Melisara at Tarren Mill gives the later parts of The Crown of Will, some of them group quests.
- Alterac Valley: Lieutenant Haggerdin (Alliance) and Warmaster Laggrond (Horde) give the Proving Grounds quest, which the wiki lists at the Headland subzone.
For the wider route read the leveling 30 to 60 guide and the battlegrounds guide.
What is the story of Alterac Mountains?
Warcraft Wiki says the Alteraci tribe joined the Empire of Arathor after their leader, Ignaeus, lost a duel to King Thoradin. As Arathor fractured, the city-state of Alterac arose in the peaks and came to dominate much of the northlands. In the Second War, the wiki says, the Alliance of Lordaeron exposed the treachery of the Alteraci humans, and an army marched on the mountains.
The wiki says the Crushridge ogres, led by Mug'thol, later claimed the ruins of Alterac City. Aliden Perenolde, a former Alteraci prince, led the Syndicate in the Third War after rising in the Durnholde military under his mentor Aedelas Blackmoore. Read the Alterac and Perenolde guide and the Lordaeron lore guide.
During the First War the exiled Frostwolf clan made a home deep in Alterac Valley. The free Lore Forever add-on adds readable background as you stand in each place, and the optional Willo Windows companion answers lore questions by voice.
What is different about Alterac Mountains in WoW Forever?
No source says. Warcraft Tavern's beta notes about level 30 content list respawn changes to Hillsbrad Foothills, where most Alterac quests start, and to Duskwood, Wetlands, Redridge Mountains, Loch Modan and Westfall. They do not mention Alterac Mountains. The Western Plaguelands guide covers the zone on its northeast border.
What is not confirmed yet
- Forever changes: No source lists any.
- Level range: The Classic page and Mobalytics give 30 to 40. The wiki says patch 4.0.3a retuned the zone to 20 to 25 and merged it with Hillsbrad, and no Forever-specific range is published.
- Battleground: Alterac Valley is listed by the Classic page, but this guide does not describe its Forever rules. Read the battlegrounds guide.
- Quest list: Warcraft Wiki's quest page was only read in part.
- Beta data: The beta had a level 30 cap (Warcraft Tavern), and Blizzard News gives the launch as November 4, 2026. Details may change.
Frequently asked questions
What level is Alterac Mountains in WoW Forever?
Listed at levels 30 to 40 by Warcraft Wiki's Classic page and Mobalytics. No Forever-specific range has been published.
Where do you get Alterac Mountains quests?
Mostly in Hillsbrad Foothills. Warcraft Wiki says the zone has no proper quest hub, and the quest page lists Southshore and Tarren Mill givers.
Does Alterac Mountains have a flight path?
No. Warcraft Wiki's Classic page lists no flight paths in the zone.
Where is Strahnbrad?
Strahnbrad is a Syndicate-held settlement in Alterac Mountains, according to Warcraft Wiki. Gol'dir gives Blackmoore's Legacy there for the Horde.
Where is the Alterac Valley entrance?
Warcraft Wiki's Classic page lists Lieutenant Haggerdin (Alliance) and Warmaster Laggrond (Horde) as the Alterac Valley entrances. It does not give a Forever-specific location.
Who was Perenolde?
Aliden Perenolde was a former Alteraci prince who led the Syndicate in the Third War, according to Warcraft Wiki, and the Horde quest Lord Aliden Perenolde (42) is named for him.
Sources
Reviewed October 27, 2026. Based on Warcraft Wiki's original-era pages and Warcraft Tavern's beta notes because no Forever-specific Alterac guide was readable; details may change at launch. Lore Forever is fan-made and is not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment.