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Koolau Mountains

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The Koolau Mountains span the length of Oahu'ss eastern coast. The crest averages 2,600 feet in elevation; the highest peak (Konahuanui) is 3,150 feet. The Koolau Range receives the brunt of rain deposited by the warm and moist Pacific winds that blow from the Northeast. On the windward (east) side, many hundred thousand years of constant gales have carved beautiful rippling rock faces, near-vertical ridges, and precipitous cliffs, carpeted with every shade of green. The H3 and Pali Highways both cross right through the Koolau Mountains, offering dramatic close views.

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Koolau Mountains, early morning. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Fluted mountains, Koolau range, early morning. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Tropical forest and fluted Koolau Mountains. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Fluted mountains, Koolau range, early morning. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Tropical forest and Koolau Mountains. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Tropical forest and Koolau Mountains. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Tropical trees and cliff, Hoomaluhia Park Botanical Gardens. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Steep ridges near Pali Highway, Koolau Mountains. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Luxuriant vegetation below cliff, Koolau Mountains. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Luxuriant vegetation below cliff, Koolau Mountains. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Hillside and Pali. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Ridges on pali. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Ridges on pali. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Flutted mountains near Pali highway,. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Tropical Ferns seen from above. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Steep walls covered with vegetation, Koolau Mountains. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Steep ridges covered with tropical vegetation, Koolau Mountains. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Tropical vegetation near the Pali Lookout. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Tropical trees near the Pali Lookout, Koolau Mountains. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color) Big tropical leaves on a tree near the Pali Lookout. Oahu island, Hawaii, USA ( color)

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