Carstensz East
Appearance
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Carstensz East | |
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East Carstensz Top | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 15,814 ft (4,820 m) |
Prominence | 280 m (920 ft) |
Coordinates | 4°05′00″S 137°17′22″E / 4.08333°S 137.28944°E |
Geography | |
Location | Central Papua, Indonesia |
Parent range | Sudirman Range |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 5 December 1936 |
Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
Carstensz East (or East Carstensz Top, Carstensz Oriental, Carstensz Timor [1]) is a sub peak of Puncak Jaya (or Carstensz Pyramid). It contains a small glacier like its nearby neighbors, but it is retreating rapidly.
Google Maps is calling Carstensz East alternatively Puncak Jaya Wijaya.
References
[edit]- ^ Map of Western Sudirman Range, part of post Puncak Jaya and surrounding mountains.