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Ngga Pilimsit

Coordinates: 4°02′08″S 137°03′33″E / 4.03556°S 137.05917°E / -4.03556; 137.05917
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Ngga Pilimsit
Idenburg Top
Ngga Pilimsit is located in Central Papua
Ngga Pilimsit
Ngga Pilimsit
Ngga Pilimsit is located in Indonesia
Ngga Pilimsit
Ngga Pilimsit
Ngga Pilimsit (Indonesia)
Highest point
Elevation4,717 m (15,476 ft)
Prominence557 m (1,827 ft)
Coordinates4°02′08″S 137°03′33″E / 4.03556°S 137.05917°E / -4.03556; 137.05917
Geography
LocationCentral Papua, Indonesia
Parent rangeWestern Sudirman/Nassau
Climbing
First ascent21 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.

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