Mountains in United States

Kohala

5,479 ft1,670 m

Volcano · Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain · United States

Kohala is the oldest of five volcanoes that make up the island of Hawaii. Kohala is an estimated one million years old—so old that it experienced, and recorded, the reversal of Earth's magnetic field 780,000 years ago.

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What it is
Volcano
Height above sea level
5,479 ft (1,670 m)
Range
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
Coordinates
20.086°N 155.717°W

Kohala (mountain)

Volcano in Hawaii

Kohala is the oldest of five volcanoes that make up the island of Hawaii. Kohala is an estimated one million years old—so old that it experienced, and recorded, the reversal of Earth's magnetic field 780,000 years ago. It is believed to have breached sea level more than 500,000 years ago and to have last erupted 120,000 years ago.

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  1. Mauna Kea13,803 ft · 39 km awayOn the map
  2. Hualālai8,271 ft · 47 km awayOn the map
  3. MāhukonaVolcano · 32 km awayOn the map
  4. Puʻu HuluhuluVolcano · 51 km awayOn the map

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