| World / USA / Hawaii / Wailua, 15 km from center | Coordinates: 20°43'32"N 156°12'9"W |
Dormant volcano last thought to have erupted in 1790. 3055 meters (10,023 feet) tall at the summit.
"Haleakala" means "House of the Sun".
Live camera view from the crater: banana.ifa.hawaii.edu/crater/
It is well worth going on a cycling excursion from the crater lip at over 10000ft down to sea level. The ride is all down hill and ends
at the sea shore some 38 miles away.
Category: maui volcano hawaii crater
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17 months ago Gregory853 | +2 |
 
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If you do the sunrise thing, plan on:#1 Being cold (It's 10,000 ft. and you didn't bring enough warm clothes) and #2 Taking pictures of the crater looking directly into the sun (the creater is east of the summit). | ||||
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17 months ago jodyciz | +2 |
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I spent the better half of the day here and couldn't get enough! If you want to be INSIDE the crater you can walk in or ride horses in. I did not (wish I could have). Our park service is to be commended on all they do there. It is more than BEAUTIFULLLLLLLLL !! | ||||
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1 month ago tourist | 0 |
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if you get there early to mountain bike the hill wear warm clothes it is freezing up there | ||||
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