Ngga Pilimsit

Ngga Pilimsit
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Highest point
Elevation	4,717 m (15,476 ft)
Prominence	557 m (1,827 ft)
Coordinates	4°02′08″S 137°03′33″E / 4.03556°S 137.05917°E / -4.03556; 137.05917
Geography
Location	Central Papua, Indonesia
Parent range	Western Sudirman/Nassau
Climbing
First ascent	21 February 1962 by Heinrich Harrer and Philip Temple

Ngga Pilimsit (or Mount Idenburg, its colonial name) is a mountain located in the Indonesian province of Central Papua, in the Maoke Mountains. It rises 4,717 meters (15,476 ft). It is a little over thirteen miles west-northwest of Puncak Jaya, the highest peak of Oceania and Indonesia. The nearest peaks are Carstensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya), Wataikwa, Ubia, Venusberg, Otakwa, and Papua Peak 4061. Dependent on the definition used for an independent mountain, the peak ranks as the fourth to seventh highest mountain on New Guinea and in Indonesia.

See also

• List of highest mountains of New Guinea
• List of Southeast Asian mountains

External links

• Ngga Pilimsit - Peakery.com
• Ngga Pilimsit - Peakbagger.com

This page was last edited on 26 May 2024, at 04:46