Puncak Mandala

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Puncak Mandala
Julianatop
Puncak Mandala from North West by Christian Stangl flickr.jpg
Puncak Mandala from northwest
Highest point
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Listing Seven Second Summits
Ultra
Ribu
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Geography
Puncak Mandala is located in Papua
Puncak Mandala
Puncak Mandala
Parent range Jayawijaya (Orange) Range
Climbing
First ascent 9 September 1959
by Herman Verstappen, Arthur Escher, Max Tissing, Jan de Wijn & Piet ter Laag [2]

Puncak Mandala (until 1963 Julianatop or Juliana Peak) is a mountain located in Papua, Indonesia. At 4,760 metres (15,617 ft), it is the highest point of the Jayawijaya (Orange) Range. Following Mount Carstensz (4884 m) 350 km to the west, Mandala is the second highest freestanding mountain of Oceania, Australasia, New Guinea and Indonesia.[3][4]

Geology

Mandala is one of the three high massifs of Western New Guinea, together with the Cartstensz and Trikora complexes.[4] This peak used to have an ice cap, but it was last seen in 1989 and by 2003 it was totally gone.[4] Based on the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, this peak is likely higher than Puncak Trikora, which lost its icecap in about 1960.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Mountains of the Indonesian Archipelago" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  2. Video report of first ascent (in Dutch)
  3. List of highest mountains in Indonesia at the Gunung Baggingsite.
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