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Kilauea Caldera

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Elevation, modelled
1,111 m
Tallest summit within 18.8 miles
2022 active eruption fissure3,593.6 m · 18.7 mi
Sunset, June solstice
19:03local time
Coordinates
19.3964, -155.2734
Kilauea Caldera, seen from above at true elevation

Kilauea Caldera is a cliff in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled 1,111 m. 2022 active eruption fissure stands 3,594 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Kilauea Caldera. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
2022 active eruption fissureWNW 295°3,593.6 m18.7 mi
Dewey ConeWNW 298°3,477.1 m17.9 mi
PukauahiWNW 301°3,368 m17.3 mi
PuʻuʻeleʻeleWNW 282°3,208 m16.3 mi
Puʻuʻulaʻula (Red Hill)NW 307°3,072 m15.5 mi
PuʻuwahiNW 308°3,026 m15.4 mi
PuʻukupanahaNW 311°2,928.96 m15.8 mi
PuʻuhaʻaNW 312°2,816 m14.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 12
Waterfalls: 9
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0418:33
June solstice05:4518:3119:03
September equinox06:1117:4918:18
December solstice06:5117:1717:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595959606263646564646260
Precip in8.88.210.39.26.55.16.35.96.08.210.611.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawaii VOL NP HQ 54, 3 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Apr and May; busiest: Dec.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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