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