![[Photo of Haleakalā crater]](Haleakala-crater1.jpg "Haleakalā crater")
![[Photo of Haleakalā crater]](Haleakala-crater2.jpg "Haleakalā crater")
![[Photo of Haleakalā crater]](Haleakala-crater3.jpg "Haleakalā crater")
![[Photo of Haleakalā crater]](Haleakala-crater4.jpg "Haleakalā crater")
Haleakalā is a dormant volcano on Maui featuring a crater dotted with pretty cinder cones:
The Big Island and Mauna Kea are visible from the summit area of Haleakalā:
![[Photo of Haleakalā crater and the Big Island]](Haleakala-crater5.jpg "Haleakalā crater and the Big Island")
![[Photo of Liam at Haleakalā]](Liam-at-Haleakala.jpg "Liam at Haleakalā")
The Haleakalā Visitor Center lies on the rim of the crater at an elevation of 2,969 metres:
![[Photo of Haleakalā Visitor Center]](HaleakalaVisitorCenter1.jpg "Haleakalā Visitor Center")
![[Photo of Haleakalā Visitor Center]](HaleakalaVisitorCenter2.jpg "Haleakalā Visitor Center")
The summit and highest point on Maui is at 3,055 metres. Not far below the summit, "Science City" houses space observatories.
![[Photo of Puʻuʻulaʻula Summit and Science City]](PuuulaulaSummit-and-ScienceCity.jpg "Puʻuʻulaʻula Summit and Science City")
![[Photo of Liam with summit and Science City]](Liam-with-summit-and-ScienceCity.jpg "Liam with summit and Science City")