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The West Maui Mountains, West Maui Volcano, or Mauna Kahālāwai [2] (which means "holding house of water") [3] are the remnants of an eroded shield volcano that constitutes the western quarter of Maui. Approximately 1.7 million years old, [4] the volcano's last eruption was approximately 320,000 years ago.
Haleakalā ( / ˌhɑːliˌɑːkəˈlɑː /; Hawaiian: Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈhɐlɛˈjɐkəˈlaː] ), or the East Maui Volcano, is a massive, active shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. The western 25% of the island is formed by another volcano, Mauna Kahalawai, also referred to as the West Maui Mountains .
Of the 13 major summits of Hawaiʻi, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet) elevation, Haleakalā exceeds 3000 meters (9843 feet), Hualalai exceeds 2000 meters (6562 feet), and 11 peaks exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) elevation. Four of these peaks rise on the island of Hawaiʻi, two on Maui, two on Kauaʻi, two on Molokaʻi ...
The northernmost summit with at least 3000 metres elevation and 500 metres prominence is Hess Mountain in central Alaska; the southernmost is Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaii; the westernmost is Haleakalā on the Island of Maui; and the easternmost is East Spanish Peak in south-central Colorado.
Designated. 1972. ʻĪao Valley ( Hawaiian: ʻĪao: "cloud supreme", pronounced similar to "EE-yow") is a lush, stream-cut valley in West Maui, Hawaii, located 3.1 miles (5 km) west of Wailuku. Because of its natural environment and history, it has become a tourist location. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1972.
(An exception is the high-altitude, unpopulated West Maui summit, which boasts up to 400 in (10,000 mm) of rainfall per year on its north and east side.) Waianapanapa State Park in East Maui, next to Hana. The North Shore (Paia and Haiku) and East Maui (Keanae, Hana, and Kipahulu) are both on the windward side. Facing the prevailing, northeast ...
Hike. Puʻu Kukui is a mountain peak in Hawaiʻi, the highest of the West Maui Mountains (Mauna Kahalawai). The 5,788-foot (1,764 m) summit rises above the Puʻu Kukui Watershed Management Area, an 8,661-acre (35.05 km 2) private nature preserve maintained by the Maui Land & Pineapple Company. The peak was formed by a volcano whose caldera ...
Of the 50 most isolated major summits of the United States, only Denali exceeds 4000 kilometers (2485 miles) of topographic isolation, Mauna Kea exceeds 3000 kilometers (1864 miles), Mount Whitney exceeds 2000 kilometers (1243 miles), seven peaks exceed 1000 kilometers (621.4 miles), 12 peaks exceed 500 kilometers (310.7 miles), 44 peaks exceed ...