List of mountain peaks of Hawaii facts for kids
- Further information: Geography of Hawaii and Geology of Hawaii
The Hawaiian Islands and the U.S. State of Hawaiʻi 13 major mountain peaks with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
- The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. The first table below ranks the 13 major summits of Hawaiʻi by topographic elevation.
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. The second table below ranks the 13 major summits of Hawaiʻi by topographic prominence.
- The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation. The third table below ranks the 13 major summits of Hawaiʻi by topographic isolation.
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Highest major summits
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, two on Oʻahu, and one on Lānaʻi.
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.
Of the 13 major summits of Hawaiʻi, Mauna Kea has 3947 kilometers (2453 miles) of topographic isolation and four peaks exceed 100 kilometers (62.14 miles) of topographic isolation.
| Rank | Mountain peak | Island | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauna Kea |  Hawaii |
Island of Hawaiʻi | 13,803 ft 4207.3 m |
13,803 ft 4207 m |
2,453 mi 3,947 km |
19°49′15″N 155°28′05″W / 19.8207°N 155.4681°W |
| 2 | Mauna Loa | Hawaii |
Island of Hawaiʻi | 13,679 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
7,099 ft 2164 m |
25.4 mi 40.8 km |
19°28′32″N 155°36′19″W / 19.4756°N 155.6054°W |
| 3 | Haleakalā | Hawaii |
Island of Maui | 10,023 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
10,023 ft 3055 m |
76.3 mi 122.9 km |
20°42′35″N 156°15′12″W / 20.7097°N 156.2533°W |
| 4 | Hualālai | Hawaii |
Island of Hawaiʻi | 8,271 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
3,091 ft 942 m |
22.4 mi 36.0 km |
19°41′20″N 155°51′52″W / 19.6889°N 155.8644°W |
| 5 | Puʻu Kukui | Hawaii |
Island of Maui | 5,788 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
5,678 ft 1731 m |
23.5 mi 37.9 km |
20°53′25″N 156°35′11″W / 20.8904°N 156.5863°W |
| 6 | Kaunu o Kaleihoohie | Hawaii |
Island of Hawaiʻi | 5,500 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
2,600 ft 792 m |
16.80 mi 27.0 km |
20°05′10″N 155°43′02″W / 20.0860°N 155.7171°W |
| 7 | Kawaikini | Hawaii |
Island of Kauaʻi | 5,243 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
5,243 ft 1598 m |
204 mi 328 km |
22°03′31″N 159°29′50″W / 22.0586°N 159.4973°W |
| 8 | Kamakou | Hawaii |
Island of Molokaʻi | 4,961 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
4,961 ft 1512 m |
23.5 mi 37.8 km |
21°06′23″N 156°52′06″W / 21.1065°N 156.8682°W |
| 9 | Olokuʻi | Hawaii |
Island of Molokaʻi | 4,606 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
1,949 ft 594 m |
2.15 mi 3.46 km |
21°07′57″N 156°50′59″W / 21.1325°N 156.8498°W |
| 10 | Kaʻala | Hawaii |
Island of Oʻahu | 4,060 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
4,060 ft 1237 m |
84.4 mi 135.8 km |
21°30′28″N 158°08′33″W / 21.5079°N 158.1426°W |
| 11 | Lānaʻihale | Hawaii |
Island of Lānaʻi | 3,396 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
3,396 ft 1035 m |
19.32 mi 31.1 km |
20°48′44″N 156°52′24″W / 20.8122°N 156.8732°W |
| 12 | Kōnāhuanui | Hawaii |
Island of Oʻahu | 3,150 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
2,303 ft 702 m |
23.9 mi 38.5 km |
21°21′29″N 157°47′18″W / 21.3580°N 157.7882°W |
| 13 | Hāʻupu | Hawaii |
Island of Kauaʻi | 2,297 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m |
1,687 ft 514 m |
11.02 mi 17.74 km |
21°55′31″N 159°24′06″W / 21.9254°N 159.4018°W |
Gallery
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Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the tallest mountain on Earth as measured from base to summit.
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Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaiʻi is the second most voluminous mountain on Earth.
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Haleakalā is the highest summit of the Island of Maui.
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Kaʻala is the highest summit of the Island of Oahu.
See also
- List of mountain peaks of the United States
- List of mountain peaks of Alaska
- List of mountain peaks of Arizona
- List of mountain peaks of California
- List of mountain peaks of Colorado
- List of mountain peaks of Hawaii
- List of mountains of Hawaii
- List of the ultra-prominent summits of Hawaii
- List of mountain peaks of Idaho
- List of mountain peaks of Montana
- List of mountain peaks of Nevada
- List of mountain peaks of New Mexico
- List of mountain peaks of Oregon
- List of mountain peaks of Utah
- List of mountain peaks of Washington (state)
- List of mountain peaks of Wyoming
- Hawaii
- Geography of Hawaii
- Geology of Hawaii
- Category:Mountains of Hawaii
- Physical geography
- Topography
- Topographic elevation
- Topographic prominence
- Topographic isolation
- Topography
