West Northwall Firn

#464 among destinations in Indonesia

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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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. The glacier was situated at an elevation of approximately 4,600 metres to 4,750 metres, centered a little over 3 kilometres northwest of Ngga Pulu and 5 kilometres of Puncak Jaya, the highest peak of Oceania. ()

Coordinates: 4°3'4"S, 137°9'32"E

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West Northwall Firn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Puncak Jaya, East Northwall Firn, Ngga Pulu, Sumantri.

1.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Puncak Jaya
50 min walk • 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.
2 miSE
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.
2.3 miSE
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.
1.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sumantri
50 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.
1.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Sudirman Range
50 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.
2.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Carstensz Glacier
67 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 Firn

Facts and practical information

West Northwall Firn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Puncak Jaya

East Northwall Firn

Ngga Pulu

Sumantri

Sudirman Range

Carstensz Glacier