Elevation 4,760 m Prominence 2,760 m Mountain range Jayawijaya Mountains | First ascent 9 September 1959 Province Papua | |
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Listing Seven Second SummitsUltraRibu Parent range Jayawijaya (Orange) Range First ascenders Arthur Escher, Herman Verstappen, Jan de Wijn, Max Tissing, Piet ter Laag Similar Puncak Trikora, Ngga Pilimsit, Mount Rantekombola, Gunung Punggur, Gunung Seblat | ||
Puncak mandala star mountains access discussions
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.
Contents
- Puncak mandala star mountains access discussions
- Map of Puncak Mandala Bakwalim Yub Alemsom Pegunungan Bintang Regency Papua Indonesia
- Ayo kita mendaki puncak mandala ayokitacaritau
- Geology
- Ascents
- References
Map of Puncak Mandala, Bakwalim Yub, Alemsom, Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Papua, Indonesia
Ayo kita mendaki puncak mandala ayokitacaritau
Geology
Mandala is one of the three high massifs of Western New Guinea, together with the Cartstensz and Trikora complexes. This peak used to have an ice cap, but it was last seen in 1989 and by 2003 it was totally gone. Based on the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, this peak is likely higher than Puncak Trikora, which lost its icecap in about 1960.
Ascents
Climbers from the Dutch 1959 expedition to the Star Mountains the reached the peak of Puncak Mandala on 9 September.