Mauna Loa, Hawaii

Peak Type	Volcano
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	19.475554, -155.605381 (Dec Deg) 19° 28' 32'' N, 155° 36' 19'' W (DMS) 226499 E, 2155522 N, Zone 5 (UTM)
Map Source	US Geological Survey (1:24,000)     Sheet: Mauna Loa (O19155d5)
Country	United States
State/Province	Hawaii
County/Second Level Region	Hawaii
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 250      Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 237) Selected Trip Reports - Click on linked Date for full report: Date Climber Type GPS TR Words Link 2024-04-28 Lewis, Josh 2024-01-31 Cover, Levi TR-203 strava.app.link 2024-01-12 Dedhar, Tareef tareef.tech 2022-07-27 Sharg, David TR-676 2022-04-03 Rexford, David TR-199 2021-09-26 Dockersmith, Ingrid 2021-03-30 Giurgiulescu, Mihai 2019-12-09 Pirate 🏴‍☠, Peak TR-48 2018-10-24 Griffith, Zak TR-718 2018-03-10 Weiland, Craig mountainflamingo.com 2017-12-09 Lewis, Zack 2017-07-05 Habel, Andy TR-367 2017-04-24 Gaudet, Dean TR-393 2017-04-24 L, Mr. TR-130 2016-11-19 Kruis, Scott TR-126 2016-04-23 Porter, David TR-252 pnr.ma 2016-04-02 Kirmse, Andrew TR-519 goo.gl 2015-05-24 Kruis, Scott TR-121 2015-04-11 Thomson, Benjamin TR-1150 2015-03-23 Musser, William 🎵 TR-471 2015-02-02 Lostracco, Marcus TR-879 2014-12-17 Irvine, Ryder TR-581 2014-02-25 Jones, Ken TR-93 2013-02-08 Friedrich, Brian TR-204 2013-01-03 Woodall, Rob TR-515 peakbagger.com 2010-12-06 Poulin, Dennis TR-123 2010-01-30 Theriault, Gary 2008-12-31 Bolton, Bob TR-242 2006-07-31 Jaskot, Michael TR-511 1994-12-13 Olson, David TR-247
Peak Lists that contain Mauna Loa      USA Peaks with 6000 feet of Prominence (Rank #38)      Top 10 Prominence Grid for U.S. States (Rank #27)      Top 10 Elevation Grid for U.S. States (Rank #38)      USA/Canada Peaks with 7000 feet of Prominence (Rank #61)      Most Prominent Peaks of US National Parks (Rank #11)      U.S. National Park High Points (Rank #9)      Decade Volcanoes (Rank #3)      Hawaii Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence (Rank #3)      Hawaii Peaks with 25 Miles of Isolation (Rank #13)      Hawaii Wilderness High Points (Rank #1)      Hawaii Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence (Rank #3)      Ultras of Australia and the Pacific (Rank #15)      Ultras of Australia-Oceania (Rank #25)
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A very long hike through tormented lava landscape and several false summits to earn one spectacular view! (2015-03-23). Photo by Karen Musser. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 7079 ft/2157 m   Optimistic Prominence: 7119 ft/2169 m   Line Parent: Mauna Kea   Key Col: Humuula Saddle    6600 ft/2012 m
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 25.24 mi/40.63 km    Isolation Limit Point: 19.818793, -155.468237 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Mauna Kea  (NNE)
Ranges	Continent: Australia-Oceania Range2: Polynesia Range3: Hawaii Range4: Hawaii Big Island
Drainage Basins	Pacific Mid-Ocean Islands Pacific Ocean
Island	Hawaii (Big Island)
Ownership	Land: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (Highest Point) Wilderness/Special Area: Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness Area (Highest Point)
Route #1	Maintained Hiking Trail
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map  Mauna Loa   ( Key Col)    Other Peaks Click Here for a Full Screen Map

Other Photos

A picture looking north down the mauna loa caldera. The summit is the high point on the rim to the left. The actual trail to the summit is from the far end of the caldera along the rim to the summit (2015-05-24). Photo by Scott Kruis. Click here for larger-size photo.

The summit cairn of Mauna Loa. Looking north one can see the slightly taller summit of Mauna Kea (2015-05-24). Photo by Scott Kruis. Click here for larger-size photo.

Mauna Loa trail guide at the Observatory trailhead (2014-05-04). Photo by Scott Kruis. Click here for larger-size photo.

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