Mauna Loa
Mauna Loa rises to 4,169 m in Hawaiʻi. 1949 Cone stands 4,090 m to the south, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Na Puu Waenakonu, a peak 1.0 miles away.
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: 1.0 mi
- 1940 Cone: 1.0 mi
- 1949 Cone: 1.4 mi
- Pōhakuhanalei: 3.2 mi
- Pohakuʻohanalei: 3.8 mi
- Mauna Loa Lookout: 14.4 mi
- Footprints Area: 17.6 mi
- Sacred Grounds Coffee Farm: 19.4 mi
- Bird watching: 19.9 mi
- Kēōkea Hōlua: 20.0 mi
- Alahaka Ramp: 20.0 mi
- Alahaka Heiau: 20.1 mi
- Animal Pen: 20.1 mi
- Chief Keawe House Complex: 20.1 mi
- ‘Ōma‘o Heiau: 20.2 mi
- Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 1.0 mi
- Keanae‘e Cliffs: 20.0 mi
- Kilauea Caldera: 20.9 mi
- The Great Crack: 21.6 mi
- Halemaʻumaʻu Crater: 21.6 mi
- Arthur L Greenwell Park: 19.9 mi
- Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park: 20.4 mi
- Napoopoo Park: 20.6 mi
- Clarence Lum Won Park: 21.2 mi
- Kamakana playgrounds: 22.2 mi
- ʻAlili Spring: 17.9 mi
- Old Plantation Spring: 20.3 mi
- Liloe Spring: 21.6 mi
- Waihū Spring: 22.0 mi
- Houpo o Kāne: 22.4 mi
- Kapahukapu (Manini Beach): 20.5 mi
- Ke'ei Beach: 20.9 mi
- Pebbles Beach: 21.5 mi
- Punalu'u Black Sand Beach: 24.4 mi
- Royal Kona Museum & Coffee Mill: 17.9 mi
- Kona Coffee Living History Farm: 20.1 mi
- Keauhou Kahaluʻu Heritage Center: 24.1 mi
- Kona Potters Guild: 18.0 mi
- Fish of Hawaiʻi: 24.1 mi
- Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 20.0 mi
- Manini Beach: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Mauna Loa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Cone | S 177° | 4,090 m | 1.4 mi |
| 1940 Cone | SSE 162° | 4,065 m | 1.0 mi |
| Na Puu Waenakonu | SE 145° | 4,001 m | 1.0 mi |
| Pōhakuhanalei | SSW 197° | 3,893 m | 3.2 mi |
| Pohakuʻohanalei | ENE 59° | 3,788 m | 3.8 mi |
| 2022 active eruption fissure | ENE 62° | 3,594 m | 5.4 mi |
| Red Cone | SSW 193° | 3,488 m | 6.1 mi |
| Dewey Cone | ENE 63° | 3,477 m | 6.6 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/2189457641
Day trips start here
- Big Island · 12 mi
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 21 mi
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