West Maui Mountains

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eroded volcano mountain peak mountain range nature reserve shield volcano remnant valley

The West Maui Mountains are an ancient, heavily eroded volcanic mountain range on the western side of Maui, Hawaii, known for its steep valleys, lush rainforests, and dramatic ridgelines.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Puʻu Kukui 0
Iao Valley 0
Mauna Kahalawai 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf eroded volcano ⓘ
mountain peak ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
nature reserve ⓘ
shield volcano remnant ⓘ
valley ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mauna Kahalawai ⓘ
biodiversity high endemism ⓘ
characterizedBy dramatic ridgelines ⓘ
heavy erosion ⓘ
lush rainforests ⓘ
steep valleys ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
currentStatus extinct volcano ⓘ
drainage Iao Valley State Monument ⓘ
surface form: Iao Valley
ecoregion Hawaiian tropical rainforest ⓘ
elevation about 1764 meters ⓘ
about 5788 feet ⓘ
formsPartOf western side of Maui ⓘ
geologicalAge ancient ⓘ
geologicalType shield volcano ⓘ
hasFeature deep valleys ⓘ
narrow ridges ⓘ
rainforest vegetation ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Puʻu Kukui ⓘ
importance major watershed for West Maui ⓘ
lastEruption Pleistocene ⓘ
locatedIn Hawaii ⓘ
Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Maui ⓘ
West Maui Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
West Maui Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
West Maui Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
locatedOn Maui ⓘ
surface form: island of Maui
nearbyCity Lahaina ⓘ
Wailuku ⓘ
partOf Maui County ⓘ
surface form: County of Maui
protectedArea Puʻu Kukui Watershed Preserve ⓘ
refersTo West Maui Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
separatedBy Central Maui isthmus ⓘ
separatedFrom Haleakalā volcano ⓘ
tourism hiking destination ⓘ
scenic attraction ⓘ
volcanicField Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mauna Kahalawai → alsoKnownAs → West Maui Mountains ⓘ
Maui → hasMountainRange → West Maui Mountains ⓘ
Iao Valley State Monument → hasViewOf → West Maui Mountains ⓘ
subject surface form: ʻĪao Valley State Monument
Mauna Kahalawai → isSourceRegionFor → West Maui Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: West Maui watersheds
West Maui Mountains → locatedIn → West Maui Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Iao Valley
West Maui Mountains → locatedIn → West Maui Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Puʻu Kukui
West Maui Mountains → locatedIn → West Maui Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Puʻu Kukui Watershed Preserve
West Maui Mountains → refersTo → West Maui Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Mauna Kahalawai
Kapalua Airport → servesRegion → West Maui Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: West Maui