Puncak Mandala

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Puncak Mandala is one of the highest and most remote mountain peaks in New Guinea, located in the rugged highlands of Indonesia’s Papua region.

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Puncak Mandala canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Seven Second Summits peak
mountain
access often approached via small missionary airstrips
requires multi‑day trek through dense jungle
alsoKnownAs Juliana Top
Mandala Peak
Puncak Juliana
climate tropical high‑mountain climate
climbingDifficulty remote and logistically difficult
continent Australia (continent)
linked to: Australia

Oceania
coordinatesApprox 5°S 140°E
country Indonesia
elevation 15616 ft
4760 m
firstAscentBy Dutch expedition
firstAscentFrom north side
firstAscentYear 1959
formerName Juliana Top
geology formed by uplift of Australian Plate margin
glacierStatus glaciers have disappeared
isAmong highest mountains of Indonesia
highest mountains of New Guinea
listing Seven Second Summits
Ultra-prominent peaks of New Guinea
locatedIn Highlands of Papua
Indonesian province of Highland Papua (administrative successor of Papua highlands region)
Jayawijaya Mountains
linked to: Sudirman Range

New Guinea
Papua
Pegunungan Bintang Regency
locatedOn New Guinea island
linked to: New Guinea
mountainRange Jayawijaya Mountains
linked to: Sudirman Range
namedAfter Mandala (Indonesian national symbol)
notableFor extreme remoteness and difficult access
high biodiversity in surrounding forests
partOf Central Cordillera of New Guinea
linked to: Central Cordillera
prominence 3240 m
protectedAreaStatus within remote mountainous forest region
ranking one of the three highest peaks in New Guinea
region eastern Indonesia
relativeHeight higher than Puncak Trikora
lower than Puncak Jaya
remoteness one of the most remote major peaks in the world
snowCover formerly glaciated
topographicIsolation high
vegetationZones montane forest
subalpine grassland

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Central Range contains Puncak Mandala
Puncak Trikora near Puncak Mandala
Sudirman Range contains Puncak Mandala
Maoke Mountains contains Puncak Mandala