Mount Wilhelm

Also known as pueyosa

highest mountain in Papua New Guinea

Key facts

Elevation: 4,509 m (14,793 ft)
Prominence: 2,969 m (9,741 ft) , Ranked 97th
Listing: Country high point , Ultra , Ribu, Seven Summits
Location: Intersection of Chimbu , Jiwaka and Madang provinces in Papua New Guinea
Parent range: Bismarck Range
First ascent: 15 August 1938 by Leigh Vial
Easiest route: Rock scramble

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Mount Wilhelm (German: Wilhelmsberg) is the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea at 4,509 metres (14,793 ft). It is part of the Bismarck Range and the peak is the point where three provinces, Chimbu, Jiwaka and Madang, meet. In the local Kuman language, the peak is also known as Enduwa Kombuglu or Kombugl'o Dimbin.

The mountain is on the island of New Guinea, which incorporates Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian provinces of Papua. It is surpassed by Puncak Jaya, 4,884 m (16,024 ft), and several other peaks in Indonesian Papua.