Mount Tantalus
Mount Tantalus is a forest reserve in Honolulu County, Hawaii. Mount Tantalus is situated nearby to the locality Upper Manoa, as well as near Nuuanu - Punchbowl.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Tantalus and Lyon Arboretum.
Mount Tantalus
Peak
Photo: Straitgate, Public domain.
Mount Tantalus is an extinct cinder cone in the southern Koʻolau Range on the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu. It also has a summit crater, Tantalus Crater. The cinder cone formed after the demise of Koʻolau Volcano, during a time of rejuvenated-stage volcanism in southeastern Oʻahu that also formed Punchbowl Crater, Diamond Head and Koko Head as part of the Honolulu Volcanics.
Lyon Arboretum
Garden
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The Harold L. Lyon Arboretum is a 200-acre arboretum and botanical garden managed by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa located at the upper end of Mānoa Valley in Hawaiʻi.
Mānoa Falls
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Danieljaycho, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mānoa Falls is a 150-foot waterfall along the Manoa Falls Trail in Honolulu, Hawaii. Swimming in the pool below the waterfall is highly discouraged because there is a threat of becoming infected with Leptospirosis, a disease causing mild to moderate flulike symptoms that can last for 1 to 2 weeks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manoa and Makiki Heights.
Manoa
Suburb
Photo: Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mānoa or Mānoa Valley is a valley and residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. The neighborhood is approximately three miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu and less than a mile from Ala Moana and Waikīkī. Manoa is situated 2 miles south of Mount Tantalus.
Makiki Heights
Suburb
Photo: public domain, Public domain.
Makiki is an area of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, located northeast of downtown Honolulu, stretching east to west from Punahou Street to Pensacola Street and north to south from Round Top Drive/Makiki Heights Drive to Lunalilo Freeway. Punchbowl, an extinct tuff cone, and Tantalus overlook the Makiki. Makiki Heights is situated 2½ miles southwest of Mount Tantalus.
Manoa-Makiki
Photo: Straitgate, Public domain.
Manoa and Makiki are two prominent neighborhoods of Honolulu situated in the foothills of the Ko'olau Mountains north of Downtown Honolulu. Along with Nu'uanu, these neighborhoods sit within valleys which extend into the Ko'olau Range, varying in character…
Mount Tantalus
- Type: Forest reserve
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
21.33843° or 21° 20′ 18″ northLongitude
-157.81122° or 157° 48′ 40″ westElevation
1,798 feet (548 metres)Open location code
73H485QQ+9GGeoNames ID
9403363
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