Hagen Mountains (New Guinea)

The Hagen Mountains (German: Hagengebirge) are a mountain range over 3,000 metres high in Papua-New Guinea, in the northeast of the island of New Guinea. The range lies on the territory of the former German colony of German New Guinea in the Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, west of and parallel to the middle Ramu valley. It was discovered in 1896 and named after Curt von Hagen, then director general (Generaldirektor) of the New Guinea Company and governor of German New Guinea. Curt von Hagen's father was the royal adjutant and lieutenant-general, Heinrich von Hagen; Curt von Hagen was thus a great grandson of the polymath, Karl Gottfried Hagen, of Königsberg.

This article is about the mountains in New Guinea. For the Alpine range in Europe, see Hagen Mountains.
Hagen Mountains
Hagen Mountains (New Guinea) is located in Papua New Guinea
Hagen Mountains (New Guinea)
The Hagen Mountains are the prominent range on the large island (left)
Highest point
PeakMount Hagen (Hagensberg)
Elevation3,778 m (12,395 ft)
Geography
StatePapua-New Guinea
Range coordinates5°44′S 144°03′E
Parent rangeIsland of New Guinea

The Hagen Mountains are a relatively compact massif of volcanic origin. Their highest peak is the 3,778-metre-high Mount Hagen (Hagensberg), after which the town of Mount Hagen, 25 kilometres to the southeast, is named.

Sources
  • "Hagengebirge". Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon. 1920. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  • "Kaiser-Wilhelmsland". Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon. 1920. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  • Mount Hagen, Peakbagger.com, retrieved 11 October 2011
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