List of ultras of Oceania
Overview of ultra-prominent peaks in Oceania
This is a list of the 67 ultra-prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres (4,921 ft)) of Oceania , plus the two Ultras of the Southern Indian Ocean .
Western New Guinea
There are 12 ultra-prominent summits in Papua , Indonesia .
Rank
Peak
Country
Island
Elevation (m)
Prominence (m)
Col (m)
1
Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid)
Indonesia
New Guinea
4,884
4,884
0
2
Pegunungan Arfak
Indonesia
New Guinea
2,955
2,775
179
3
Puncak Mandala
Indonesia
New Guinea
4,760
2,760
2000
4
Mount Kobowre
Indonesia
New Guinea
3,750
2,217
1533
5
Mount Gauttier
Indonesia
New Guinea
2,230
2,007
223
6
Mount Wondiwoi
Indonesia
New Guinea
2,180
1,985
195
7
Bon Irau
Indonesia
New Guinea
2,500
1,900
600
8
Mount Cycloop
Indonesia
New Guinea
2,000
1,876
124
9
Undundi-Wandandi
Indonesia
New Guinea
3,640
1,740
1900
10
Mount Kumawa
Indonesia
New Guinea
1,680
1,636
44
11
Angemuk
Indonesia
New Guinea
3,949
1,565
2384
12
Deyjay
Indonesia
New Guinea
3,340
1,555
1785
Papua New Guinea
There are 31 ultra-prominent summits in Papua New Guinea .
Rank
Peak
Country
Island
Elevation (m)
Prominence (m)
Col (m)
1
Finisterre Range High Point[ 1]
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
4,175
3,734
441
2
Mount Suckling
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
3,676
2,976
700
3
Mount Wilhelm
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
4,509
2,969
1540
4
Mount Victoria
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
4,038
2,738
1300
5
Mount Balbi
Papua New Guinea
Bougainville Island
2,715
2,715
0
6
Mount Oiautukekea
Papua New Guinea
Goodenough Island
2,536
2,536
0
7
Mount Giluwe
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
4,367
2,507
1860
8
Mount Taron
Papua New Guinea
New Ireland
2,379
2,379
0
9
Mount Ulawun
Papua New Guinea
New Britain
2,334
2,334
0
10
Mount Kabangama
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
4,104
2,284
1820
11
Nakanai Mountains High Point
Papua New Guinea
New Britain
2,316
2,056
260
12
Mount Kilkerran
Papua New Guinea
Fergusson Island
1,947
1,947
0
13
Mount Piora
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
3,557
1,897
1660
14
Mount Bosavi
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
2,507
1,887
620
15
Mount Karoma
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
3,623
1,883
1740
16
Mount Simpson
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
2,883
1,863
1020
17
Mount Kunugui
Papua New Guinea
Karkar Island
1,833
1,833
0
18
Mount Victory
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
1,891
1,831
60
19
Manam High Point
Papua New Guinea
Manam
1,807
1,807
0
20
Mount Michael
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
3,647
1,787
1860
21
Mount Talawe
Papua New Guinea
New Britain
1,824
1,773
51
22
Barurumea Ridge
Papua New Guinea
New Britain
2,063
1,723
340
23
Mount Sarawaget
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
4,121
1,701
2420
24
Bewani Mountains High Point
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
1,980
1,664
316
25
Mount Bel
Papua New Guinea
Umboi Island
1,658
1,658
0
26
unnamed summit
Papua New Guinea
New Britain
1,951
1,651
300
27
Mount Maybole
Papua New Guinea
Fergusson Island
1,665
1,597
68
28
Adelbert Range High Point
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
1,716
1,576
140
29
Sibium Mountains High Point
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
2,295
1,555
740
30
Mount Shungol
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
2,752
1,518
1234
31
Mount Taraka
Papua New Guinea
Bougainville Island
2,251
1,511
740
Hawaiian Islands
Of the six ultra-prominent summits of the Hawaiian Islands , two rise on the island of Hawaiʻi , two on Maui , and one each on Kauaʻi and Molokaʻi .
Rank
Summit
Country
Island
Elevation
Prominence
Isolation
Key Col
Location
1
Mauna Kea [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ a]
United States
Island of Hawaiʻi
4207.3 m 13,803 ft
4207 m 13,803 ft
3,947 km 2,453 mi
sea level
19°49′15″N 155°28′05″W / 19.8207°N 155.4681°W / 19.8207; -155.4681 (Mauna Kea )
2
Haleakalā [ 5] [ 6] [ b]
United States
Island of Maui
3055 m 10,023 ft
3055 m 10,023 ft
121.4 km 75.4 mi
sea level
20°42′35″N 156°15′12″W / 20.7097°N 156.2533°W / 20.7097; -156.2533 (Haleakalā )
3
Mauna Loa [ 7] [ 8] [ c]
United States
Island of Hawaiʻi
4169 m 13,679 ft
2164 m 7,099 ft
40.6 km 25.2 mi
2006 m 6,580 ft
19°28′32″N 155°36′19″W / 19.4756°N 155.6054°W / 19.4756; -155.6054 (Mauna Loa )
4
Puʻu Kukui [ 9] [ 10]
United States
Island of Maui
1764 m 5,788 ft
1731 m 5,678 ft
34.8 km 21.6 mi
34 m 110 ft
20°53′25″N 156°35′11″W / 20.8904°N 156.5863°W / 20.8904; -156.5863 (Pu'u Kukui )
5
Kawaikini [ 11] [ 12] [ d]
United States
Island of Kauaʻi
1598 m 5,243 ft
1598 m 5,243 ft
327 km 203 mi
sea level
22°03′31″N 159°29′50″W / 22.0586°N 159.4973°W / 22.0586; -159.4973 (Kawaikini )
6
Kamakou [ 13] [ 14] [ e]
United States
Island of Molokaʻi
1512 m 4,961 ft
1512 m 4,961 ft
36.4 km 22.6 mi
sea level
21°06′23″N 156°52′06″W / 21.1065°N 156.8682°W / 21.1065; -156.8682 (Kamakou )
New Zealand
New Zealand has ten ultra-prominent summits.
Rank
Peak
Country
Island
Elevation (m)
Prominence (m)
Col (m)
1
Aoraki / Mount Cook
New Zealand
South Island
3,724
3,724
0
2
Mount Ruapehu
New Zealand
North Island
2,797
2,797
0
3
Mount Aspiring/Tititea
New Zealand
South Island
3,033
2,471
562
4
Mount Taranaki/Egmont
New Zealand
North Island
2,518
2,308
210
5
Mount Tutoko
New Zealand
South Island
2,723
2,191
532
6
Tapuae-o-Uenuku
New Zealand
South Island
2,884
2,021
863
7
Single Cone
New Zealand
South Island
2,319
1,969
350
8
Manakau
New Zealand
South Island
2,608
1,798
810
9
Mount Taylor
New Zealand
South Island
2,333
1,636
698
10
Skippers Range High Point
New Zealand
South Island
1,648
1,598
50
Pacific Islands
There are six ultra-prominent summits in the Pacific Islands , not including those of New Guinea , New Zealand , and the Hawaiian Islands which are listed separately.
Rank
Peak
Country
Island
Elevation (m)
Prominence (m)
Col (m)
1
Mount Popomanaseu
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
2,335
2,335
0
2
Mont Orohena
French Polynesia
Tahiti
2,241
2,241
0
3
Mount Tabwemasana
Vanuatu
Espiritu Santo
1,879
1,879
0
4
Silisili
Samoa
Savai'i
1,858
1,858
0
5
Mount Veve
Solomon Islands
Kolombangara
1,768
1,768
0
6
Mont Panié
New Caledonia
Grande Terre
1,628
1,628
0
Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia has two ultra-prominent summits.
Southern Indian Ocean
There are two ultra-prominent summits in the southern Indian Ocean .
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See also
Notes
References
^ The source used for Finesterre High Point [1] notes that recent SRTM data suggests an elevation closer to (but at least) 4,120 m. This would support Peakbagger which lists the peak at 4,125 m.
^ "SUMMIT" . Datasheet for NGS Station TU2314 . U.S. National Geodetic Survey . Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
^ "Mauna Kea" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
^ "Mauna Kea" . Bivouac.com . Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
^ "Haleakalā" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
^ "Haleakalā" . Bivouac.com . Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
^ "Mauna Loa" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
^ "Mauna Loa" . Bivouac.com . Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
^ "Puʻu Kukui" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
^ "Puʻu Kukui" . Bivouac.com . Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
^ "Kawaikini" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
^ "Kawaikini" . Bivouac.com . Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
^ "Kamakou" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
^ "Kamakou" . Bivouac.com . Retrieved March 20, 2016 .
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