Tree Molds
A lava tree mold, sometimes erroneously called a lava tree cast, is a hollow lava cylinder formed around a tree trunk. These hollow volcanic landforms are produced when lava flows through a forest, coating the trees' trunks.Photo: Wikimedia, No restrictions.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: hollow volcanic landform left by a tree trunk burnt in a lava flow
- Also known as: “hollow volcanic landform”, “lava tree cast”, “lava tree mold”, and “Lava tree mold”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Kilauea Military Camp.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is a national park on the Big Island of the island state of Hawaii. The national park is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Kilauea Military Camp
Military installation
Photo: JGKlein, Public domain.
Kīlauea Military Camp is operated as a Morale, Welfare and Recreation facility on Hawai‘i Island, also known as the Big Island, in Hawaiʻi. It is located inside Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Kilauea Military Camp is situated 710 metres east of Tree Molds.
Nāmakanipaio Campground
Campsite
Photo: HylgeriaK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nāmakanipaio Campground is a campsite, which is situated 2 km southwest of Tree Molds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Volcano Village and Mauna Loa Estates.
Volcano Village
Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Volcano, or Volcano Village, is a census-designated place in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States located in the District of Puna with a small portion of the CDP in the District of Kaʻū. As of the 2020 census, Volcano had a population of 736.
Mauna Loa Estates
Suburb
Mauna Loa Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is on the eastern side of Kilauea on the island of Hawaii and is bordered to the north, across Hawaii Route 11, by the community of Volcano. Mauna Loa Estates is situated 7 km east of Tree Molds.
Tree Molds
- Categories: rock formation and tourism
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
19.43448° or 19° 26′ 4″ northLongitude
-155.28108° or 155° 16′ 52″ westOpen location code
73F6CPM9+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4548734990OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q85775990
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Slovenian—“Tree Molds” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “lava boomvorm”
- Dutch: “lavaboomvorm”
- French: “moule d’arbre de lave”
- French: “moule d’arbre en lave”
- French: “Moule d’arbre en lave”
- French: “moule de lave d’arbre”
- Indonesian: “cetakan pohon lava”
- Indonesian: “Cetakan pohon lava”
- Japanese: “溶岩樹型”
- Japanese: “熔岩樹型”
- Slovenian: “lavin odlitek drevesa”
- Slovenian: “lavini drevesni kalup”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kilauea Military Camp Fire Station and Kilauea Military Camp Fitness Center.
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