Mauna Loa
Mauna Loa rises to 4,169 m in Hawaiʻi. 1949 Cone stands 4,090 m to the southwest, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera, a cliff 0.1 miles away.
Moku'aweowe crater. Bottom 3987.8
The story
Volcano on the island of Hawaii in Hawaii, United States.
Wikidata Q159762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,169 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Na Puu Waenakonu: 0.6 mi
- 1940 Cone: 0.9 mi
- 1949 Cone: 1.3 mi
- Pohakuʻohanalei: 3.3 mi
- Pōhakuhanalei: 3.3 mi
- Mauna Loa Lookout: 13.6 mi
- Footprints Area: 16.8 mi
- Bird watching: 19.0 mi
- Sacred Grounds Coffee Farm: 20.2 mi
- Tree Molds: 20.4 mi
- Alahaka Ramp: 20.8 mi
- Alahaka Heiau: 20.9 mi
- Animal Pen: 20.9 mi
- Chief Keawe House Complex: 20.9 mi
- ‘Ōma‘o Heiau: 21.0 mi
- Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 0.1 mi
- Kilauea Caldera: 20.0 mi
- Halemaʻumaʻu Crater: 20.7 mi
- Keanae‘e Cliffs: 20.8 mi
- The Great Crack: 20.9 mi
- ʻAlili Spring: 17.4 mi
- Old Plantation Spring: 20.0 mi
- Liloe Spring: 21.6 mi
- Waihū Spring: 22.1 mi
- Houpo o Kāne: 22.4 mi
- Arthur L Greenwell Park: 20.8 mi
- Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park: 21.3 mi
- Napoopoo Park: 21.4 mi
- Clarence Lum Won Park: 22.1 mi
- Kamakana playgrounds: 23.1 mi
- Kapahukapu (Manini Beach): 21.4 mi
- Ke'ei Beach: 21.7 mi
- Pebbles Beach: 22.1 mi
- Punalu'u Black Sand Beach: 23.9 mi
- Royal Kona Museum & Coffee Mill: 18.8 mi
- Kona Coffee Living History Farm: 21.0 mi
- Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 19.1 mi
- Manini Beach: 21.4 mi
- Kona Potters Guild: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Mauna Loa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Cone | SW 216° | 4,090 m | 1.3 mi |
| 1940 Cone | SW 220° | 4,065 m | 0.9 mi |
| Na Puu Waenakonu | SSW 210° | 4,001 m | 0.6 mi |
| Pōhakuhanalei | SSW 213° | 3,893 m | 3.3 mi |
| Pohakuʻohanalei | NE 48° | 3,788 m | 3.3 mi |
| 2022 active eruption fissure | NE 54° | 3,594 m | 4.8 mi |
| Red Cone | SSW 201° | 3,488 m | 6.1 mi |
| Dewey Cone | ENE 57° | 3,477 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:05 | 18:34 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:51 | 18:20 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 17:18 | 17:50 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mauna LOA 5 NNE, 5 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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2733993250
Day trips start here
- Big Island · 12 mi
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 20 mi
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