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Mauna Loa's summit hosts three overlapping pit craters arranged northeast–southwest, the first and last roughly 1 km (0.6 mi) in diameter and the second an oblong 4.2 km × 2.5 km (2.6 mi × 1.6 mi) feature; together these three craters make up the 6.2 by 2.5 km (3.9 by 1.6 mi) summit caldera Mokuʻāweoweo, [29] so named for the Hawaiian ...
Of the 13 major summits of Hawaiʻi, Mauna Kea exceeds 4000 meters (13,123 feet) of topographic prominence, Haleakalā exceeds 3000 meters (9843 feet), Mauna Loa exceeds 2000 meters (6562 feet), six peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than 1500 meters (4921 feet), and eight peaks exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) of topographic prominence.
Mauna Loa is visible on clear days from the summit area, as well as along most of the trail. Mauna Loa from the Mauna Kea trail The trailhead is located at the Visitor Information Station of the Onizuka Center at 9,200 ft (2,804 m) ( 19°45′42″N 155°27′22″W / 19.76167°N 155.45611°W / 19.76167; -155.45611 ( Mauna Kea Trail
The ʻĀinapō Trail was the primary route to the summit of Mauna Loa from prehistory to 1916. The trail began on the southeast flank at 2000 feet of elevation and reached Mokuaweoweo, the summit crater, at 13,200 feet (4,000 m).
The Mauna Loa summit, cabins and high-elevation areas have been closed since early October when the summit first began "experiencing heightened unrest." Mauna Loa Observatory, located just outside ...
Mauna Kea (/ ˌ m ɔː n ə ˈ k eɪ ə, ˌ m aʊ n ə-/, [6] Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwnə ˈkɛjə]; abbreviation for Mauna a Wākea) [7] is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. [8] Its peak is 4,207.3 m (13,803 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind New Guinea, the world's largest tropical island with ...
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park closed its Mauna Loa summit and coastal backcountry areas to hiking and camping because of tropical storm conditions on the island, the National Park Service said ...
Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit. Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest point in New Zealand and the apex of the South Island . The dormant shield volcano Haleakalā is the apex of the Hawaiian Island of Maui .