Mount Giluwe

Mount Giluwe
Mount Giluwe from Ialibu.
Highest point
Elevation4,367 m (14,327 ft)[1][2]
Prominence2,507 m (8,225 ft)[1]
ListingVolcanic Seven Summits
Ultra
Coordinates6°02′36″S 143°53′12″E / 6.04333°S 143.88667°E / -6.04333; 143.88667[1]
Naming
Pronunciation/ˈɡɪluːeɪ/
Geography
Mount Giluwe is located in Papua New Guinea
Mount Giluwe
Mount Giluwe
Location in Papua New Guinea
LocationSouthern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea
Geology
Rock age220,000–800,000 years[3]
Mountain typeEroded shield volcano
Last eruption~ 220,000 years ago
Climbing
First ascent1934 by Mick Leahy
Easiest routehike

Mount Giluwe is the second highest mountain in Papua New Guinea at 4,367 metres (14,327 ft) (Mount Wilhelm being the highest), and the fifth highest peak on the island of New Guinea. It is located in the Southern Highlands province and is an old shield volcano with vast alpine grasslands. Ancient volcanic plugs form its two summits, with the central peak the highest and an east peak about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away at 4,300 m (14,108 ft). Giluwe has the distinction of being the highest volcano on the Australian continent and Oceania, and is thus one of the Volcanic Seven Summits.[4][5]

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