Glacial end moraine deposits on south flank of Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i
Glacial end moraine deposits on south flank of Mauna Kea, Hawai‘iGlacial end moraine deposits on south flank of Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i
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Mauna Kea images.
Glacial end moraine deposits on south flank of Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i
Glacial end moraine deposits on south flank of Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i
The light colored lava flows in foreground are part of the older Laupahoehoe Volcanics, erupted between 70,000 to 13,000 years ago. one of the youngest cinder cones erupted by the volcano,
The light colored lava flows in foreground are part of the older Laupahoehoe Volcanics, erupted between 70,000 to 13,000 years ago. one of the youngest cinder cones erupted by the volcano,
12,398 ft elev according to USGS Geographic Names Information System
12,398 ft elev according to USGS Geographic Names Information System
Pu‘u Keonehehe‘e and the two small cones immediately to the northwest (left) are among the youngest cones erupted on the volcano, as recent as about 4,000 years ago. The other cones in this view are part of the Laupahoehoe Volcanics, but much older, dating to 70,000 years ago.
Pu‘u Keonehehe‘e and the two small cones immediately to the northwest (left) are among the youngest cones erupted on the volcano, as recent as about 4,000 years ago. The other cones in this view are part of the Laupahoehoe Volcanics, but much older, dating to 70,000 years ago.