Mount Wilhelm Weather (Days 0-3): The weather forecast for Mount Wilhelm is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon afternoonTemperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Fri night)Wind will be generally light. Nothing was found in any of the searches at higher altitudes. Mount Wilhelm is the highest mountain of Papua New Guinea. Trees and big waterfalls over 3,000m- is not something you see in other countries. Some accommodation is offered along the way, and locals recommend that tourists stay overnight to adjust to the elevation change. At 8am a Kiap and carriers headed up the mountain to search and to bring back the gear from the high camps. Mount Wilhelm is the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea. and one of the highest on the island of New Guinea. Click here for larger-size photo. Rather than Kosciusko or Carstensz some claim Mount Wilhelm is the highest mountain in the continent of Australasia / Oceania as Indonesia is considered to be a part of the continent of Asia. Wilhelm. It is part of the Bismarck Range and the peak is the point where three provinces intersect, Simbu, Western Highlands and Madang.The peak is also known as Enduwa Kombuglu in the local Kuman language, a Papuan language. As marked on the map by an upright yellow triangle, the highest point of Papua New Guinea is Mount Wilhelm – at an elevation of 14,793 ft (4,509 m). Web Map Links: Peakfinder Panorama GeoHack Links Bing Maps Google Maps Open Street Map… It is sometimes considered one of the "seven summits", the highest points on each of the seven continents, since the highest peak of Australia/Oceania is generally considered to be Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid), which is located on the western half of the island of New Guinea, which politically belongs to Indonesia, an Asian country. The ascent crosses diverse and beautiful terrain with open grassland on the slopes and granite predominant in the higher levels. Monday, 3 January 1972. Climbing the mountain too quickly often causes illness for visitors. Summit cairn at Mount Wilhelm (1983-11-14). I was back in the ANU Hut for the night. The expedition crosses rivers, climbs through moss forests (home of several birds of paradise), alpine grasslands and glacial valleys. Mt.Wilhelm is the highest peak in Papua New Guinea, at 4,509m/14,880ft. Mt Wilhelm is the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea and Oceania has rugged peaks with a well formed trail leading to its summit. Mount Wilhelm (German: Wilhelmsberg) is the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea at 4,509 metres (14,793 ft). Hiking info, trail maps, and 4 trip reports from Mount Wilhelm (4,509 m) in the Bismarck Range of Papua New Guinea To add to this there are amazing views of the North Coast and surrounding valleys. It is exceeded in height by Carstensz / Puncak Jaya ( 4884m, 16,020ft ) in Indonesian Papua. Mount Wilhelm, highest peak of Papua New Guinea This list of highest mountains of New Guinea shows all mountains on the island of New Guinea that are at least 3750 m high and have a topographic prominence of 500 m or more. Mt Wilhelm, didn't make it this time, but will be back. Photo by Richard Carey. The lowest point of Papua New Guinea is the Pacific Ocean (0m). Put Mount Wilhelm into our Mount Hagen holiday planning tool to see other points of interest to visit during your vacation in Mount Hagen. This is an amazing mountain to climb. The Jimi River patrol arrived at Lakes Camp after a four day climb up the other side of Mt.