- Haleakala Wilderness
Infobox_protected_area | name = Haleakala Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib
caption =
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locator_y =
location =Hawaii ,United States
nearest_city =Hana, Hawaii
lat_degrees = 20
lat_minutes = 42
lat_seconds = 56
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 156
long_minutes = 10
long_seconds = 08
long_direction = W
area = convert|24719|acre|km2|0|sing=off
established =1976
visitation_num =
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governing_body =National Park Service Haleakala Wilderness is a designated
wilderness area withinHaleakala National Park on the island ofMaui in the U.S. state ofHawaii . It was designated on October 20, 1976, with convert|19270|acre|km2|0|sing=off, and was expanded to convert|24719|acre|km2|0|sing=off in 2005. Encompassing the crater ofHaleakalā , the Wilderness is accessible by two trails - Halemauu and Keoneheehee (Sliding Sands). [ [http://www.nps.gov/hale/planyourvisit/wilderness-area.htm Haleakala National Park Wilderness Area] - NPS]References
ee also
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List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
*Wilderness Act
*Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness External links
* [http://www.nps.gov/hale/planyourvisit/wilderness-area.htm Haleakala National Park Wilderness Area] - National Park Service
* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wid=228 Haleakala Wilderness] - Wilderness.net
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