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Haleakalā Wilderness

The Top 13 Natural Monuments in Haleakalā Wilderness

Haleakalā Wilderness’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 13

beautiful natural monuments in Haleakalā Wilderness. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 9, 2025

Keonehe‘ehe‘e Trail (Sliding Sands) Middle Segment

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Grandiose play of colors of the different shades of sand.

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Haleakalā Visitor Center

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The Visitor Center is a must-see. It will allow you to learn more about the mysticism of Haleakala, the house of the sun, and its importance for indigenous peoples. Large …

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Split Rock (Keoneheʻeheʻe Trail, Haleakalā Wilderness)

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Split Rock, as its name suggests, is a large rock cut in half. The Keonehe'ehe'e trail passes right in the middle, between the two parts of the rock.

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Rainbow Bridge — Halemau‘u Trail

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The Halemau´u Trail narrows as it follows a ridgeline, dubbed Rainbow Bridge, which offers panoramic views into Haleakalā crater. This is a great turn around point for hikers who don't want to descend into the crater.

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Pele's Paint Pot

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Pele's Paint Pot is a passage formed on a ridge between two sandy hills. The particularity of this path is the rainbow formed on the ground by the oxidized sands at different degrees. It is simply spectacular and unmissable.

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Kawilinau (Bottomless Pit)

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This so-called bottomless hole actually forms a projection of about twenty meters. Unless we refer to the Hawaiian legend according to which it would descend to the depths of the …

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Haleakalā Silversword Garden

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This endemic species, which is threatened with extinction, is planted here to keep it alive for the future. It blooms only once in a lifetime and then the plant is broken.

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Volcanic landscape at Keonehe‘ehe‘e trail

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Keonehe'ehe'e trail runs along this breathtaking scenery worthy of the idea we have of the planet Mars. You can see red sand dunes, fields of volcanic stones but also this …

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Panoramic Views — Halemau‘u (Switchback) Trail

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The Halemau'u Trail descends 400 vertical meters into the Haleakala crater. The route is therefore quite long, but the route is all the more flat and takes as long uphill as downhill.

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Haleakala Climb

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The climb up Haleakala is both challenging and long, taking several hours to complete. Starting from sea level, you'll make your way up 10,000 feet over 36 miles of paved …

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Pā Ka'oao Overlook

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This trail is located near the Visitor Center, and both of them are worth a visit. Breathtaking views of the crater!

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