The wonders of Haleakala Crater
Haleakala Crater Facts
Haleakala Crater looms 10,023 feet above the Pacific Ocean, taking up 3/4 of Maui’s 727 square miles. Haleakala Sunrise inspire 1.5 million visitors annually.
Its ascent takes trekkers through 6 of the world’s 14 climate zones, while its depression was deemed the quietest place on the planet by acoustic experts. Its ambient sound levels were “near the very threshold of human hearing.”
The entirety of the park encomprises 33,265 acres and holds more endangered species than any other
U.S. National Park.