Topic summary
Hawaii Volcanoes
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
Environment
The park includes 354,461 acres (553.85 sq mi; 1,434.45 km) of land. Around half of the park (130,790 acres (529 km)) was designated the Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness area in 1978, providing solitude for hiking and camping. Wilderness designation covers the northwestern extension of the National Park, including Mokuaweoweo, the summit of the volcano Mauna Loa. In the southwestern portion of the park, a large area of wilderness includes several miles of coastline and a small portion southeast of the visitors center. The park encompasses diverse environments from sea level to the summit of the Earth's most massive active volcano, Mauna Loa, with a height of 13,679 feet (4,169 m). Climates range from lush tropical rain forests, to the arid and barren Kaʻū Desert.