Kawaikini

Kawaikini
Mount Waialeale
Highest point
Elevation5,243 ft (1,598 m)[1]
Prominence5,243 ft (1,598 m)[1]
Listing
Coordinates22°03′24″N 159°29′48″W / 22.05667°N 159.49667°W / 22.05667; -159.49667[2]
Geography
Kawaikini is located in Hawaii
Kawaikini
Kawaikini
Location in the Hawaiian Islands
LocationKauai County, Hawaii, United States
Parent rangeHawaiian Islands
Geology
Mountain type
Volcanic arc/beltHawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
Climbing
First ascentAncient Hawaiians (Unknown Time)
Easiest routeMountaineering Trek

Kawaikini is a shield volcano on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai and in Kauai County and measures 5,243 feet (1,598 m) in elevation.[2] It is the summit of the island's inactive central shield volcano, Mount Waialeale.[3] Other peaks on Kauai include: Waialeale (5,148 feet), Namolokama Mountain (4,421 feet), Kalalau Lookout (4,120 feet), Keanapuka Mountain (4,120 feet), Haupu (2,297 feet) and Nounou (1,241 feet).[4]

  1. ^ a b "Alaska & Hawaii P1500s - the Ultras" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kawaikini
  3. ^ "Climbing Mount Waialeale and Kawaikini". Archived from the original on 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  4. ^ "Section 5". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-04-02.