West Papua province is Indonesia’s most sparsely populated. The provincial capital is Manokwari. Aside from the world-famous diving area of Raja Ampat, a ‘surat jalan’ (permit to travel) is required for travel in this province.

Most of the mountains here are very remote and not often climbed. The most accessible is probably the province’s highest, Arfak, which is not far from Manokwari.

In November 2022, the province was officially turned into two different provinces, namely Papua Barat (West Papua) for the southern part including Manokwari and Papua Barat Daya (Southwest Papua) for the north/northwestern part including Sorong. Yes, you read that correctly – the northwestern part is now officially called Southwest Papua for reasons currently unknown. Because of this deeply confusing and illogical name we will not be updating the province page for this or the other new provinces in Papua at present as further changes and correct geographical classification seems highly likely at some point when the authorities study the map in sufficient detail.

Map of West Papua’s Ribus


Download these peaks as a kml file.

Statistics and Links to West Papua’s Ribus

Name                           

Elevation   

Prominence   

Ribu Category     

Island        

 
Arfak (Mebo) 2,955 m 2,775 m Google MarkerTinggi Sedang New Guinea  
Niefeb 2,726 m 1,106 m Google MarkerTinggi Sedang New Guinea  
Irau 2,500 m 1,900 m Google MarkerTinggi Sedang New Guinea  
Tohkier 2,461 m 1,217 m Google MarkerTinggi Sedang New Guinea  
Wondiwoi 2,187 m 1,994 m Google MarkerTinggi Sedang New Guinea  
Kumawa 1,680 m 1,636 m Google MarkerKurang Tinggi New Guinea  
Fudi (Gnowo) 1,663 m 1,326 m Google MarkerKurang Tinggi New Guinea  
Pegunungan Charles Louis 1,587 m 1,019 m Google MarkerKurang Tinggi New Guinea  
Pegunungan Maskur 1,540 m 995 m Google MarkerSpesial New Guinea  
Fak Fak Mountains 1,490 m 1,434 m Google MarkerKurang Tinggi New Guinea  
Batanta (Kalaikut) 1,184 m 1,184 m Google MarkerKurang Tinggi Batanta  
Wagura 1,180 m 999 m Google MarkerSpesial New Guinea  
Pulau Waigeo 990 m 990 m Google MarkerSpesial Waigeo  

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