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How wide is the Haleakalā Summit Depression?

The Haleakalā Summit Depression is about 3.2 km (1.99 mi) wide.

What is measured: maximum width of the summit depression

Haleakalā Summit Depression (3.2 km) drawn to scale beside the Golden Gate Bridge (2.74 km) and Mount Everest (8,849 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Golden Gate Bridge (2.74 km), Haleakalā Summit Depression (3.2 km) and Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 1.2× the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 36% of the height of Mount Everest
  • About 3.9× the height of the Burj Khalifa
  • About 9.7× the height of the Eiffel Tower
  • About 30× the length of a football (soccer) pitch

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Facts about Haleakalā Summit Depression

The feature commonly called Haleakalā Crater is actually a large erosional summit depression rather than a true volcanic crater.

Source: National Park Service, Haleakalā Summit; USGS, Haleakalā Volcano

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Haleakalā Summit Depression
Mount Roraima2,810 m (9,219 ft)0.88×
Mount Tambora2,850 m (9,350 ft)0.89×
Mount Merapi2,910 m (9,547 ft)0.91×
Mount Olympus (Greece)2,918 m (9,573 ft)0.91×
Cerro Torre3,128 m (10,262 ft)0.98×
Haleakalā Summit Depression3.2 km (1.99 mi)this page
Mount Etna3,357 m (11,014 ft)1×
Mount Fitz Roy3,405 m (11,171 ft)1.1×
Mount Nyiragongo3,470 m (11,385 ft)1.1×
Mount Teide3,715 m (12,188 ft)1.2×

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