Cartenz Pyramide, The Only One Snow in Indonesia

Where can we find snow in Indonesia? Only at the top of the mountains Jayawijaya. Specially, snow on Jayawijaya unlike inthe 4 seasons are just a few months. Snow in one of the highest peak in Indonesia will be there forever.

Jayawijaya Mountain is a mountain range that lies at the center of the province of West Papua and Papua (Indonesia) to Papua NewGuinea on the island of New Guinea. There are six peaks in the Jayawijaya mountain: Puncak Jaya (formerly Peak Carstenz Pyramide), Meren Peak, Peak Northwall, Ngga Island Peak, Peak Sudirman, and Peak Trikora. Peaks with eternal snow peaks exist only in the first four. But unfortunately this eternal snow began tomelt due to global climate change.

Of the six peaks in these mountains, Puncak Jaya is the highest peak to 4884 meters above sea level (masl). Even Jayawijayamountain peaks named as one of the top seven continents. But do you know if the so-called peak of the continent was once the ocean floor? The proof of the various fossil sea shells found on the mountain top. So the dream to the tops Jayawijaya Mountain is not only hikers but also the world's geological research.

Apparently 60 million years ago New Guinea was still on the seabed formed by sedimentary rocks. Long story short in timemillions of years there has been a variety of tectonic activity and sedimentation resulting in the mainland of Papua which is stillfused with Australia. Gradually the land is fragmented and producethe islands and mountains in Papua as we know it today.

There are still many secrets of the rocks Jayawijaya untapped andthere are still many who have never climbed the highest peak inIndonesia. So you choose which one? So rock climbers accomplished or famous researcher? Both can be done in the Jayawijaya Mountains.

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