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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 54. Chapters: Mount Washington, Mauna Kea, Mount Rainier, Mount Greylock, Mount Hood, Mount McKinley, List of U.S. states by elevation, Mount Whitney, Mount Katahdin, Spruce Knob, Brasstown Bald, Backbone Mountain, Mount Mitchell, Clingmans Dome, Mount Mansfield, Hoye-Crest, Harney Peak, Mount Rogers, Mount Marcy, Jerimoth Hill, Taum Sauk Mountain, Wheeler Peak, High Point, Ebright Azimuth, Black Mountain, Mount Magazine, Gannett Peak, Humphreys Peak, Borah Peak, Cheaha Mountain, Hoosier Hill, Guadalupe Peak, Charles Mound, Mount Frissell, Driskill Mountain, Mount Elbert, Granite Peak, Hawkeye Point, Campbell Hill, Eagle Mountain, Mount Davis, Boundary Peak, Kings Peak, Woodall Mountain, Mount Sunflower, White Butte, Black Mesa, Britton Hill, Timms Hill, Sassafras Mountain, Panorama Point, Mount Arvon. Excerpt: Mauna Kea (English pronunciation: or, Hawaiian: ) is a Volcano on the island of Hawaii. Standing 4,205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level, its peak is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. However, much of the mountain is under water; when measured from its oceanic base, Mauna Kea is over 10,000 m (33,000 ft) tall-significantly taller than Mount Everest. Mauna Kea is about a million years old, and has thus passed the most active shield stage of life hundreds of thousands of years ago. In its current post-shield state, its lava is more viscous, resulting in a steeper profile. Late volcanism has also given it a much rougher appearance than its neighboring volcanoes; contributing factors include the construction of cinder cones, the decentralization of its rift zones, the glaciation on its peak, and the weathering effects of the prevailing trade winds. Mauna Kea last erupted 4,000 to 6,000 years ago. According to the USGS, as of June 2011 the current Volcanic-Alert Level was "Normal." According to the USGS Lava Flow Hazard Zo...
