Mount Yamin

Mount Yamin
Puncak Yamin / Prins Hendrik-top
Highest point
Elevation 4,540 m (14,900 ft)
Prominence 700 m (2,300 ft)
Coordinates 4°40′59″S 140°04′52″E / 4.68306°S 140.08111°E / -4.68306; 140.08111Coordinates: 4°40′59″S 140°04′52″E / 4.68306°S 140.08111°E / -4.68306; 140.08111
Geography
Location Papua Province, Indonesia
Parent range Jayawijaya (Orange) Range

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

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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