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Encyclopedia > Tantalus (Oahu)
Tantalus
Elevation: 2,014 ft (614 m)
Latitude: 21° 19′ 57.58″ N
Longitude: 157° 48′ 53.34″ W
Location: Hawaii, USA
Topo map: USGS Honolulu
Range: Hawaiian Islands
Type: Cinder cone
Age of rock: > 10000 yr
Easiest route: paved road


Tantalus is an extinct cinder cone in the southern Ko‘olau Range on the Hawaiian Island of O‘ahu. It also has a summit crater, Tantalus Crater. The cinder cone formed after the demise of Ko‘olau Volcano, during a time of renewed volcanism in southeastern O‘ahu that also formed Punchbowl Crater, Diamond Head and Koko Head. Tantalus overlooks the modern city of Honolulu, which is built on top of Tantalus cinders.


Today, Tantalus is a popular hiking destination.


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Tantalus Series (424 words)
Tantalus silt loam, 40 to 70 percent slopes (TAF).
This soil is on volcanic spurs and cinder cones in the uplands.
Tantalus silt loam, 15 to 40 percent slopes (TAE).
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