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Snow adorns the upper 1.5 km (5,000 ft) of Mauna Loa Volcano.

By Mauna Loa
Color photograph showing the summit of a shield volcano capped with snow
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Snow adorns the upper 1.5 km (5,000 ft) of Mauna Loa Volcano. Rarely does snow reach so far down the mountain. This panorama photograph was taken from the summit area of Kīlauea's caldera near HVO.

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