The Jayawijaya Mountains, formerly known as the Orange Range, are the eastern mountain range of the Maoke Mountains in the central highlands region of the Indonesian part of New Guinea. The range extends for east of the Sudirman Range to the Star Mountains. Its highest point is Puncak Mandala at . The Baliem River has its source in the range.
Inhabitants of the range include the Ketengban near Star Mountains.Diamond & Bishop (1999)
Jayawijaya Mountains Wildlife Refuge, also known as Pegunungan Jayawijaya Wildlife Refuge, covers part of the range.[UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Pegunungan Jayawijaya from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
The range's Eternity Glaciers are projected to vanish by the year 2026, due both to climate change and strong El Niño weather patterns. The glaciers' depth has declined from in 2010 to in 2021.
See also List of highest mountains of New Guinea
Footnotes
References (1999): Ethno-ornithology of the Ketengban People, Indonesian New Guinea. In: : Folkbiology: 17–46. MIT Press. (1997): Irian Jayans spy 'Tassie Tiger' . Version of 1997-AUG-20. Retrieved 2008-JUN-17.