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Mountain · Papua New Guinea

Mount Wilhelm

Elevation
4,509 m
#791
in the world
#1
in Papua New Guinea
2,969 m
prominence

Mount Wilhelm is a mountain in Papua New Guinea, rising to 4,509 m, the highest point in Papua New Guinea.

Elevation
4,509 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,969 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
539 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#791
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Mount Wilhelm

Mount Wilhelm lies in Papua New Guinea.

Key facts

Elevation
4,509 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,969 m
Isolation
539 km
Type
Mountain
Coordinates
-5.779, 145.030

How it ranks

Among peaks in Papua New Guinea
#1of 40
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#791of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Mount Iguntam3,802 m11 km
Mount Kubor3,969 m47 km
Mount Kabangama4,062 m56 km
Mount Kegeraga3,741 m76 km
Mount Michael3,615 m77 km
Mount Karimui2,492 m92 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Wilhelm.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
GorokaPapua New Guinea18,50352 km
Mount HagenPapua New Guinea33,62389 km
MadangPapua New Guinea27,419104 km
MendiPapua New Guinea26,252158 km
BuloloPapua New Guinea16,042239 km

About this mountain

At 4,509 m, Mount Wilhelm stands as the highest peak in Papua New Guinea among the 40 listed summits in this dataset. Its topographic prominence of 2,969 m reflects its height above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground. The nearest higher terrain lies 539 km away. Mount Iguntam, the closest peak in the dataset, stands 10.7 km distant at 3,802 m.

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 Wilhelm?
Mount Wilhelm rises to 4,509 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Mount Wilhelm?
Mount Wilhelm is in Papua New Guinea.
Where does Mount Wilhelm rank?
It is the 1st highest of the 40 peaks we list in Papua New Guinea, and #791 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Mount Wilhelm?
Goroka, Papua New Guinea, about 52 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.