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Carstensz East
East Carstensz Top
Highest point
Elevation15,814 ft (4,820 m)
Prominence280 m (920 ft)
Coordinates4°05′00″S 137°17′22″E / 4.08333°S 137.28944°E / -4.08333; 137.28944
Geography
Carstensz East is located in Western New Guinea
Carstensz East
Carstensz East
Location in Papua
LocationCentral Papua, Indonesia
Parent rangeSudirman Range
Climbing
First ascent5 December 1936
Easiest routerock/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.

  1. ^ Map of Western Sudirman Range, part of post Puncak Jaya and surrounding mountains.

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