Kawaikini
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Kawaikini is a shield volcano on the Hawaiian Island of Kauaʻi and in Kauaʻi County and measures in elevation. It is the summit of the island's inactive central shield volcano, Mount Waialeale. Other peaks on Kauaʻi include: Waiʻaleʻale (5,148 feet), Nāmolokama Mountain (4,421 feet), Kalalau Lookout (4,120 feet), Keanapuka Mountain (4,120 feet), Haupu (2,297 feet) and Nounou (1,241 feet).
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Kawaikini is a shield volcano on the Hawaiian Island of Kauaʻi and in Kauaʻi County and measures in elevation. It is the summit of the island's inactive central shield volcano, Mount Waialeale. Other peaks on Kauaʻi include: Waiʻaleʻale (5,148 feet), Nāmolokama Mountain (4,421 feet), Kalalau Lookout (4,120 feet), Keanapuka Mountain (4,120 feet), Haupu (2,297 feet) and Nounou (1,241 feet).
== Description == A rain gauge placed on the nearby Waialeale lake records daily rainfall and regularly lands Kauaʻi's peaks on the National Climatic Data Center's list of places averaging the highest annual rainfall. This high rainfall makes reaching the summit difficult on most days.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kawaikini” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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