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2024 Map of Makaopuhi Crater

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Makaopuhi Crater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Makaopuhi Crater and the surrounding volcanic landscape of the Island of Hawai'i are meticulously detailed in this survey of the East Rift Zone. The map tracks the complex history of activity through specifically identified deposits, including the Lava Flow of 1972, the Lava Flow of 1923, and the older Lava Flow of 1840 near Nāpau Crater. This layering of flows illustrates the evolving geology of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park and its designated Hawai'i Volcanoes Wilderness.

Steep escarpments such as Kulanaokuaiki Pali and Hōlei Pali drop toward the southern coast, where the Puna Coast Trl connects remote shoreline features like 'Āpua Point and Kahue Point. Access to the interior's dramatic volcanic features is provided by the Chain of Craters Road, which winds past the Maunaulu Lava Shield and Pauahi Crater, serving as a primary corridor for both research and exploration of the rift's frequent transformations.