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Ngga Pilimsit

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Prominence
  
557 m (1,827 ft)

Province
  
Papua

Parent range
  
Sudirman Range

Elevation
  
4,717 m

Mountain range
  
Sudirman Range

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Location
  
Papua Province, Indonesia

First ascent
  
21 February 1962 by Heinrich Harrer and Philip Temple

Similar
  
Puncak Mandala, Puncak Trikora, Mount Rantekombola, Mount Rantemario, Ranakah

Ngga Pilimsit (or Mount Idenburg, its colonial name) is a mountain located in the Indonesian province of 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.

Map of Ngga Pilimsit, Dogomo, Dumadama, Paniai Regency, Papua, Indonesia

References

Ngga Pilimsit Wikipedia