Back Diamond Head Afrikaans جبل دياموند هياد ARZ Diamond Head (Ḥawai) AST Diamond Head (Hawai) Catalan Diamond Head Extinct Volcano CEB Diamond Head Czech Diamond Head (Hawaii) German Lē'ahi Esperanto Diamond Head (Hawái) Spanish Diamond Head (Hawaii) Basque
| Diamond Head | |
|---|---|
 Diamond Head cone seen from Tantalus-Round Top Road | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 762 ft (232 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 596 ft (182 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 21°15′43″N 157°48′20″W / 21.26194°N 157.80556°W |
| Geography | |
  Diamond Head | |
| Location | Honolulu, Hawaii, US |
| Parent range | Hawaiian Islands |
| Topo map | USGS Honolulu |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | 200,000 years |
| Mountain type | Volcanic cone |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Trail |
| Designated | 1968 |
Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. It is known to Hawaiians as Lēʻahi (pronounced [leːˈʔɐhi]), which is most likely derived from lae (browridge, promontory) plus ʻahi (tuna) because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin.[3] Its English name was given by British sailors in the 19th century, who named it for the calcite crystals on the adjacent beach.
- ^ "USGS Topo map". Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ "Diamond Head". Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, Esther K. Mookini, eds. (1964). Place Names of Hawaii, revised and expanded edition. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press. ISBN 0-8248-0524-0.
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