Feb 08 2025
The Central Highlands of New Guinea form a vast landscape of rugged mountains, elevated valleys, cloud forests, grasslands, wetlands, and densely settled agricultural basins in the interior of Papua New Guinea. The region contains some of the highest mountains in the Pacific, including Mount Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea’s highest summit at 4,509 meters (14,793 feet). …
Jan 25 2025
Mount Victoria Mount Victoria rises to 4,038 meters (13,248 feet) in Papua New Guinea’s rugged Owen Stanley Range. It is the highest summit in the range and one of the highest and most topographically prominent mountains in the country. Although Mount Victoria lies only about 75 kilometers (47 miles) north-northeast of Port Moresby, reaching it …
Jan 09 2025
Mount Kerinci | Kerintji Mount Kerinci rises above the rainforests and tea-growing highlands of central Sumatra as one of Indonesia’s most impressive mountains. Reaching 3,805 meters (12,484 feet), this active stratovolcano is the highest mountain on Sumatra and the highest volcano in Indonesia. Also known as Gunung Kerinci, the mountain forms the highest point of …
Dec 20 2024
The Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana form the dramatic mountainous spine of New Zealand’s South Island. Stretching for roughly 500 kilometers (310 miles) from northeast to southwest, this vast alpine system contains the country’s highest summits, immense glaciers, deep river valleys, high mountain passes, and some of the most spectacular landscapes in …
Oct 10 2024
The Owen Stanley Range is one of the most dramatic mountain systems in Papua New Guinea, rising abruptly from tropical lowlands into cloud forests, subalpine grasslands, and rugged summits more than 4,000 meters above sea level. Stretching across the southeastern portion of mainland New Guinea, the range forms part of the great mountainous spine that …
Jan 06 2024
Mount Sefton | Maukatua Mount Sefton, also known by the Māori name Maukatua, is one of the great ice-clad mountains of New Zealand’s Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. Rising to approximately 3,151 meters (10,338 feet), it stands southwest of Aoraki / Mount Cook and forms one of the most dramatic landmarks visible …
Jan 06 2024
Mount Aspiring | Tititea Mount Aspiring / Tititea is one of the most distinctive mountains in New Zealand’s Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. Rising to a traditionally accepted elevation of 3,033 meters (9,951 feet), its sharp pyramidal summit towers above glaciers, deep river valleys, alpine grasslands, and extensive wilderness within Mount Aspiring …
Jan 06 2024
Mount Earnslaw | Pikirakatahi Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi is a spectacular twin-summited mountain rising above the Rees and Dart valleys near Glenorchy on New Zealand’s South Island. Reaching approximately 2,830 meters (9,285 feet) at its East Peak, the mountain is one of the highest and most visually dominant summits in Otago. Part of the Forbes …
Dec 12 2023
Mount Tutoko Rising above the rainforests, glaciers, and deep U-shaped valleys of southwestern New Zealand, Mount Tūtoko is the highest mountain in Fiordland National Park and the highest summit of the dramatic Darran Mountains. Its main peak reaches 2,723 meters (8,934 feet) above sea level, less than 20 kilometers from the Tasman Sea. That relatively …
