Mount Yamin Explained

Mount Yamin
Other Name:Puncak Yamin / Prins Hendrik-top
Elevation M:4540
Prominence M:700
Map:Indonesia Highland Papua#Indonesia
Coordinates:-4.6831°N 140.0811°W
Location:Highland Papua, Indonesia
Range:Jayawijaya (Orange) Range

Mount Yamin (also Puncak Yamin or Prins Hendrik-top) is a peak found in Highland Papua Province in the Indonesian part of New Guinea . Rising to around 4,540 m (14,900 ft), it is the fourth highest freestanding mountain in Papua. The mountain was first climbed in 2018.

Glaciology

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

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