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2013 Map of Kilauea Crater

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Kilauea Crater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Kīlauea Volcano and the surrounding Island of Hawai‘i landscape dominate this geographic record of the early twenty-first century. The map provides a detailed chronologic account of volcanic activity through named flows, including the Lava Flow of 1880, Lava Flow of 1919, Lava Flow of 1921, and the more recent Lava Flow of 1974. Human habitation and study are concentrated along the rim, marked by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, the Volcano House, and the Nāmakanipaio Campground.

Beyond the primary Kīlauea Crater and Halema‘uma‘u Crater, the map traces the Southwest Rift Zone as it extends toward the Ka‘ū Desert. Significant geological features such as Sulphur Banks, Steaming Bluff, and Waldron Ledge illustrate the active thermal environment. Several kīpuka—islands of older land surrounded by younger lava—are identified, including Kīpukapuaulu and Kīpukakulalio, highlighting the varied ages of the terrain.