Mount Pānīʻau

Mount Pānīʻau is the shield volcano that forms most of Niʻihau and rises to 1,289 feet, making it the island’s highest point. Its volcanic activity also produced one of the tuff cones that created the small island of Lehua, located just north of Niʻihau and west of Kauai. The mountain is significant both as the summit of Niʻihau and as the volcanic source of nearby Lehua, linking the geology of the main island and its smaller neighbor.

Kekaha, Hawaii · United States