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2013 Map of Mauna Loa

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Moku‘āweoweo Caldera dominates this high-elevation survey of the Mauna Loa summit, revealing a landscape defined by sequential volcanic activity on the Island of Hawai‘i. The geography is a chronology of eruptions, from the Lava Flow of 1851 to mid-twentieth-century events like the 1940 Cone and the Lava Flow of 1949. These features trace the activity of the Southwest Rift Zone and the central caldera complex.

Human presence at this extreme altitude is marked by the Wilkes Camp and the Mauna Loa Cabin Summit Patrol Cabin, reflecting the history of scientific observation and mountain trekking. The map details specific cinder cones and pits, including Na Puu Waenakonu and South Pit, alongside traditional landmarks like the Mauna Loa Summit Cairn. Natural depressions such as Lua Hou and Lua Poholo are interspersed among broad expanses like the ‘Alalā Lava Flow, providing a specialized look at the shield volcano’s upper reaches.