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Volcano · Papua New Guinea

Mount Ulawun

Elevation
2,334 m
#7,328
in the world
#33
in Papua New Guinea
2,334 m
prominence

Mount Ulawun is a volcano in Papua New Guinea, rising to 2,334 m, the 33rd highest in Papua New Guinea.

Elevation
2,334 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,334 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#7,328
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Mount Ulawun

Mount Ulawun lies in Papua New Guinea.

Key facts

Elevation
2,334 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,334 m
Type
Volcano
Coordinates
-5.052, 151.329

How it ranks

Among peaks in Papua New Guinea
#33of 40
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#7,328of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Mount Langla1,330 m327 km
Mount Balbi2,715 m416 km
Mount Bagana1,750 m445 km
Mount Sarawaket3,993 m489 km
Mount Bangeta4,121 m491 km
Mount Sonmingingan3,538 m492 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Ulawun.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
KokopoPapua New Guinea26,273131 km
KimbePapua New Guinea18,847143 km
ArawaPapua New Guinea40,266487 km
LaePapua New Guinea76,255515 km
PopondettaPapua New Guinea28,198537 km

About this mountain

At 2,334 m, this volcano stands higher than Mount Langla (1,330 m) and Mount Bagana (1,750 m), though it is lower than Mount Balbi at 2,715 km away and Mount Sarawaket at 3,993 m. Its topographic prominence equals its elevation, at 2,334 m. The nearest city is Kokopo, 130.8 km away, with a population of 26,273.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Mount Wilhelm4,509 m
2Mount Giluwe4,368 m
3Mount Bangeta4,121 m
4Mount Victoria4,072 m
5Mount Kabangama4,062 m
6Mount Sarawaket3,993 m
7Mount Albert Edward3,990 m
8Mount Kubor3,969 m
9East Dome3,804 m
10Mount Iguntam3,802 m

Common questions

How tall is Mount Ulawun?
Mount Ulawun rises to 2,334 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Mount Ulawun?
Mount Ulawun is in Papua New Guinea.
Where does Mount Ulawun rank?
It is the 33rd highest of the 40 peaks we list in Papua New Guinea, and #7,328 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Mount Ulawun?
Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, about 131 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.