Mount Mutis

{{Short description|Mountain in Timor, Indonesia}}

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| other_name = Nuaf Nefomasi

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| elevation_m = 2417

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| prominence_m = 1970

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| location = West Timor, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

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Mount Mutis ({{langx|id| Gunung Mutis}}), also known as Nuaf Nefomasi, is a mountain and the highest point of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, at {{convert|2417|m|ft|0}} above sea level.{{cite web|url=http://www.balizones.com/travel_destination/nusa_tengara/meto_people.php|title=The Meto People on Mutis Mountain|publisher=Travel Destination Indonesia|accessdate=3 July 2010|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707205609/http://www.balizones.com/travel_destination/nusa_tengara/meto_people.php|archivedate=7 July 2011}} It is located in the Gunung Mutis Nature Reserve in the South Central Timor Regency, {{convert|150|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from Kupang City, around {{convert|40|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of the town of Soe. The mountain is a popular climbing site.

The Dawan people believe that the Almighty, who gives rain, wing, and life, resides on Mount Mutis.{{cite web|url=http://www.nusa-tenggara.com/east/html/places1.html|title=East Nusa Tenggara - Places of Interest|accessdate=2 July 2010}} Amongst local groups living in the area near Mt Mutis there is some concern that the development of local resources by mining and timber companies is doing environmental damage in the region.Emmy Fitri, '[http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/indonesian-avatar-fights-miners-in-east-nusa-tenggara/498220 "Indonesian Avatar" Fights Miners in Nusa Tenggara Timur'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419044943/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/indonesian-avatar-fights-miners-in-east-nusa-tenggara/498220 |date=2012-04-19 }}, The Jakarta Globe, 15 February 2012. The area around Mt Mutis is an Indonesian national park of approximately 12,000 ha in size. Environmental management is a major concern for the managers of the park.Christian Lentz, Marthen Mello and Michel Bowe, '[http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/dlc/handle/10535/190 Environmental management in Gunung Mutis: A case study from Nusa Tenggara Indonesia'], research paper dated 28 January 1998, Digital Library of the Commons, Indiana University.