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Kaala or Mount Kaala (pronounced in Hawaiian) is the highest
mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
on the island of
Oahu Oahu (, , sometimes written Oahu) is the third-largest and most populated island of the Hawaiian Islands and of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital, Honolulu, is on Oahu's southeast coast. The island of Oahu and the uninhabited Northwe ...
, at . It is a part of the Waianae Range, an eroded
shield volcano A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a shield lying on the ground. It is formed by the eruption of highly fluid (low viscosity) lava, which travels farther and forms thinner flows than the more viscous lava ...
on the west side of the island. The FAA maintains an active tracking station at the summit, which is closed to the general public and secured by the US Army, which is stationed at the base of the mountain at Schofield Barracks. The tracking station can be clearly seen from afar as a white, domed-shaped structure.


Climbing

The round-trip hike to the summit is a strenuous effort that typically takes 4-6 hours to complete. Much of the trail is steep, heavily foliaged, narrow, and muddy. Some segments of the trail have ropes and ladders in place due to the steepness and slipperiness. The round-trip hike has a distance of 7 miles (12km) and 3600ft (1100m) in elevation gain. __TOC__


See also

*
List of mountain peaks of the United States This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the United States of America. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three main ways: #The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the tip o ...
** List of volcanoes of the United States *** List of mountain peaks of Hawaii * Evolution of Hawaiian volcanoes *
Hawaii hotspot The Hawaii hotspot is a volcanic hotspot located near the namesake Hawaiian Islands, in the northern Pacific Ocean. One of the best known and intensively studied hotspots in the world, the Hawaii plume is responsible for the creation of the ...
* Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain


References

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