# Mauna Kea

- **Country:** United States
- **Coordinates:** 19.820556, -155.468056
- **Age:** Oldest dated rock: 237,000 ± 31,000 years BPApproximate: ~1 million years
- **Type:** Shield volcano
- **Range:** Hawaiian Islands
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- **Location:** Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States
- **Image Size:** 300px
- **Other Name:** Maunakea
- **Elevation Ft:** 13803
- **First Ascent:** Recorded: Goodrich (1823)
- **Isolation Mi:** 2453
- **Easiest Route:** Mauna Kea Trail
- **Last Eruption:** 2460 BCE ± 100 years
- **Prominence Ft:** 13803
- **Volcanic Zone:** Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain

There are over 3,000 registered hunters on Hawaii island, and hunting, for both recreation and sustenance, is a common activity on Mauna Kea. A public hunting program is used to control the numbers of introduced animals including pigs, sheep, goats, turkey, pheasants, and quail.

![Photo of Mauna Kea](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Mauna_Kea_from_the_ocean.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Kea (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)