Mount Hagen (volcano)

This article is about the volcano. For the city named after the volcano, see Mount Hagen.

Mount Hagen (German: Hagensberg), named after the German colonial officer Curt von Hagen (1859–1897), is the second highest volcano in Papua New Guinea and on the Australian continent, ranking behind only its neighbour Mount Giluwe which is roughly 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the south-west. It is located on the border between the Western Highlands and Enga Provinces, about 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-west of the city of Mount Hagen which is named after it.

Mount Hagen
Mount Hagen Western Highlands and Enga Provinces, Papua New Guinea
Highest point
Elevation	3,800 m (12,500 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	1,082 m (3,550 ft)[3]
Listing	Volcanoes in Papua New Guinea, Ribu
Coordinates	5°46′S 144°02′E[2]
Geography
Location	Western Highlands and Enga Provinces, Papua New Guinea
Parent range	Hagen Mountains
Geology
Rock age	210,000–380,000 years[4]
Mountain type	Eroded stratovolcano
Last eruption	~ 210,000 years ago

Mount Hagen is an old stratovolcano which has been heavily eroded during several Pleistocene glaciations. The maximum extent of the glaciers on Hagen was less than half that on the much higher Mount Giluwe, covering an area of up to 50 km² (20 mi²) and extending down below 3,400 m (11,000 ft).^[5]

See also

• Volcanic Seven Summits