Mount Yamin

Mount Yamin (also Puncak Yamin or Prins Hendrik-top) is a peak found in Papua Province, Papua Island) . Rising around 4,540 m (14,900 ft), it is the fourth highest freestanding mountain in Papua . The mountain is poorly surveyed and explored (no records of any climbs or expeditions).

Mount Yamin
Puncak Yamin / Prins Hendrik-top
Mount Yamin
Papua Province, Indonesia
Highest point
Elevation4,540 m (14,900 ft)
Prominence700 m (2,300 ft)
Coordinates4°40′59″S 140°04′52″E
Geography
LocationPapua Province, Indonesia
Parent rangeJayawijaya (Orange) Range

Glacierology

In 1913, Mount Yamin (or Prins Hendrik-top, now Puncak Yamin) was named and reported to have some "eternal" snow. Although this "snow" has disappeared since then.

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