Haleakala

[ hah-le-ah-kah-lah ]

/ ˌhɑ lɛˌɑ kɑˈlɑ /

a dormant volcano in Hawaii, on the island of Maui. 10,032 feet (3058 meters) above sea level.

Example sentences from the Web for haleakala

The summit of Haleakala is a great extinct crater twenty miles in circumference, and nearly twenty-five hundred feet in depth.

Legends of Ma-ui--a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina |W. D. Westervelt
East Maui consists entirely of the huge extinct volcano of Haleakala, "house built by the sun."

The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines |Isabel Anderson
Her glossy brown, spotless body “shone like the clear sun rising out of Haleakala.”

Hawaiian Folk Tales |Various
He had ridden mountain horses all his life on the rugged western slopes of Haleakala.

The Cruise of the Snark |Jack London

For trips to the summits of Mauna Loa and Haleakala, the visitor should wear woolen underwear and other warm clothing.

Your National Parks |Enos A. Mills

Haleakala

/ (ˌhɑːliːˌɑːkɑːˈlɑː) /

a volcano in Hawaii, on E Maui island. Height: 3057 m (10 032 ft). Area of crater: 49 sq km (19 sq miles). Depth of crater: 829 m (2720 ft)