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Heading back to Kona via Saddle Road.
Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. Its peak is 13,803 ft above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind New Guinea.
Mauna Kea is unusually topographically prominent for its height: its prominence from sea level is 15th in the world among mountains; its prominence from under the ocean is 30,610 ft, rivaled only by Mount Everest. This dry prominence is greater than Everest's height above sea level of 29,032 ft, and some authorities have labeled Mauna Kea the tallest mountain in the world, from its underwater base.
Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. Its peak is 13,803 ft above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind New Guinea.
Mauna Kea is unusually topographically prominent for its height: its prominence from sea level is 15th in the world among mountains; its prominence from under the ocean is 30,610 ft, rivaled only by Mount Everest. This dry prominence is greater than Everest's height above sea level of 29,032 ft, and some authorities have labeled Mauna Kea the tallest mountain in the world, from its underwater base.