Sunrise at 10,000 Feet Haleakala National Park

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A spectacular view of the sun rising above the clouds atop the Haleakala Crater on the island of Maui. To witness this beautiful event you need first to make reservations several months in advance as they limit entrance to the park for sunrise viewing. Then you need to get up early (2am or so) for the drive up the crater to secure parking at the top. Bring something warm, because temperatures that early in the morning can be in the mid 30's.
Sacred to native Hawaiians, Haleakala means "house of the sun". Nearly 7 miles across, 2 miles wide and 2,600 feet deep theinterior is filled with volcanic cones. Pu'u Ula'ula is the volcano's summit reaching 10,023 feet above sea level.
Haleakala National Park is home to more endangered species thant any other United States National Park. If you are interested in hiking, one of the park's trails starting at Keonehe'he'e begins an 11 mile trek into the crater and across the valley floor ending at Halemau'u. The last eruption was between 400-600 years ago.
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