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Puncak Jaya

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Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain
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Alternative names: First ascent: 1936Elevation: 16024 ftProminence: 16024 ftCoordinates: 4°4'44"S, 137°9'29"E
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Puncak Jaya – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: East Northwall Firn, Ngga Pulu, Sumantri, Sudirman Range.

  • east northwall firn1.9 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

    East Northwall Firn

    50 min walk • The East Northwall Firn was a glacier on Mount Carstensz in the Sudirman Range on the island of New Guinea in Papua province, Indonesia.

  • ngga pulu2.2 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Ngga Pulu

    58 min walk • Ngga Pulu is a summit on the north rim of Mount Carstensz in the western part of the island of New Guinea rising 4,862 metres. Trigonometric measurements showed that Ngga Pulu was the highest mountain of New Guinea and also the highest summit of the Australia-New Guinea continent.

  • sumantri2.2 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Sumantri

    56 min walk • Sumantri Peak is a sharp mountain in the western Sudirman Range. It rises 4,870 metres. The peak is approximately 2 km northeast of Carstensz Pyramid, the highest mountain of Oceania.

  • sudirman range~0 ftN
    Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

    Sudirman Range

    1 min walk • The Sudirman Range, also known as the Snow Mountains, Dugunduguoo, or Nassau Range is a mountain range in Papua province, Indonesia. It is named after the first armed forces commander-in-chief and Indonesian national hero Sudirman. It comprises a western portion of the Maoke Mountains.

  • carstensz glacier1.5 miE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

    Carstensz Glacier

    38 min walk • The Carstensz Glacier is near the peak of Puncak Jaya which is a mountain in the Sudirman Range of the island of New Guinea, territorially the western central highlands of Papua province, Indonesia.

  • west northwall firn1.9 miN
    Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

    West Northwall Firn

    50 min walk • The West Northwall Firn was a glacial body on Mount Carstensz in the Sudirman Range on the island of New Guinea in Papua province, Indonesia.

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