Puncak Jaya

#93 among destinations in Indonesia

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Puncak Jaya or Carstensz Pyramid, Mount Jayawijaya or Mount Carstensz on the island of New Guinea, with an elevation of 4,884 m, is the highest mountain peak of an island on Earth. The mountain is located in the Sudirman Range of the western central highlands of Papua Province, Indonesia, in the southwest of Puncak Jaya Regency. ()

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.

1.9 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.
2.2 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.
2.2 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.
~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.
1.5 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.
1.9 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.