Haleakala Crater, Maui
The roughly 1 hour (2 hours if you leaving from Wailea) drive from sea level, follows a winding switch back that ends at 3055 m (10,023 ft). Try to arrive at least an hour before sunrise if you want a parking spot at the upper lot. I arrived even earlier as I wanted to get some shots of the night sky.
Yes that temperature gauge is accurate, it was 47f and that’s with out the high winds. More than a 25f difference compared to beach I had left earlier that night. Remember to dress warm! You might be standing out there for up to an hour.
With the full moon that night it was easy to see in all directions while still retaining some of the night sky’s stars.
There is also a nearby observatory that almost seems like it was light with day light rather than moonlight.
The best sunrises at this altitude happen when there are low lying clouds for the sun the highlight.
Breathtaking!
Just stunning!
Wow, heavenly!
These are fantastic photos! Did you use a filter for the sunrises?
Very nice – thanks for taking us along on your trips like this.
So beautiful!
Just spectacular, Patrick!
Wow! Some breathtaking shots here! Your dedication really paid off in some extraordinary photos. Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing.
Look at what God created!!! Woww
I can’t believe those shots were taken at night – magnificent. Love the clouds rolling up to the skyline
breathtaking.
A beautiful set of images, great job
Regards
Mark
Wow!
mind blowing! Just beyond.
Wow, the last picture is mind-blowing.
Wowoza…what a view and images…nice work and captures..
Fantastic shots. Love the stars, clouds and the sunrise…
Amazing pictures!
Just glorious!!! I have seen that sunrise myself, and even as a preteen, it was awe inspiring…
Amazing!!!
You take me to a different world every time
Love the shot of the island from above, and that last pic… wow. Looks like the sun is coming out of the clouds. Fantastic!
I’m speechless.
This is amazing
Words cannot portray the wonderful creation of God, and your ability to capture a fraction of it.
Amazing…
Love it! Stunning sunrise!
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Awe-inspiring…..
I love the sunrises in Hawaii, and the amazing rainbows. These shots are beyond incredible. You are so freakin’ talented!
You are just too good my friend. Too good!!
The first and last photo…mind blown!!
I especially like the sun hanging from the sky – just amazing!:)
Wow, impressive shots
I’ve been to Maui many times (and seen my share of its sunrises!) but never to Haleakala… all I can say is I want to see LOTS more of your pictures!
Thank you. I had waited for your Haleakala Crater pictures since you started the Maui sequence. I knew they would come. GREAT pictures which took me back to November1987, when I did the night trip up , watched the sunrise and hiked down the crater in the morning. I was then prowd owner of an EOS 650 and the light pollution was less.
stunning!
Patrick you truly have the dream job.
beautiful. very beautiful.
Waaaah! I want to see a sky like that >.< It looks so pretty!
as always, they are lovely and brilliant shots!
I see you’re in my part of the world. Love the shots. And yes, it’s cold up there. Lots of tourists take a blanket from their hotel rooms to keep warm. Great idea to go early and catch the night sky. I’ll do that next time.
Wonderful Photos!
loved the first pic…Ofcourse, rest too are brilliant!
Spectacular! And that’s dedication — to get up that early and take pictures in cold conditions like that.
Absolutely stunning photographs….just WOW!
Patrick: Great captures…beautiful!
Holy Moly – awesome!
Beautiful!
Glad you were able to fit that in your trip! You always get the best shots. 8)
Very very cool
Wow All, the shots are Beautiful. It must be amazing to see with your own eyes. I Love the Sky and stars, Tks for posting Patrick.
Incredible, beautiful!
Patrick, you are truly very gifted. Another set of captivating and breathtaking photos. Well done!
wow. Thank you for that. Beautiful.
Fantastic shots! That last one, was pure perfection!
AMAZING PHOTOS. JUST SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL.
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Incredible! What photography! Thank you
Quit your day gig and get a gig with National Geographic!! You rock.
Hey Patrick! Those clouds must of made you feel like your on top of the world. Sweet! I’ll be sharing these as always!! L
Gorgeous!
Wow, you have an amazing gift for capturing the magic of this planet!
Fabulous images!
Insanely awesome!
Wow! I can honestly say I never saw that whenever I was there. Stunning! and worth the temporary cooler temperatures.
My blogging friend Doug works at an observatory in Hawaii. I will send him this link. Maybe you met him!
Absolutely gorgeous photos Patrick. I hope you are working on a coffee table book!
As a new viewer to your site I am grateful for your wonderful pics. Thanks you.
Incredible details. Fabulous.
I never use this word – but just – breathtaking…these photographs are just a gateway that transports you there. Truly amazing, thank you for sharing.
WOW, fantastic shots!
Beautiful!
Crazy beautiful! Any chance you could take my family there for our Christmas card pic?
Leaves me breathless that you get to witness such spectacles of nature.
Might this sound ignorant in comparison to my own morals…but, Holy ^*%@ …that last one is amazing !
Stunning!
Your pictures take me into poetry mode!
Oh…My…GOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!=0 O= What do you use man????? CANON? your so good!!! were you get these SKILLS MAN??????? I dont care, Im learning your skills!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful! I can’t pick a favorite.
Hi, I promoted your blog on mine this morning. I get an email each time you publish, and thoroughly enjoy what you do. It’s the Blog of the Year award if you do such awards … but the value, I think, is that you get a (somewhat) broader exposure as I promote you to a wider audience. In any event, thanks for what you do!
Beautiful Work! Thanks for visiting my blog.
Wow . . . great pictures!
Absolutely stunning!
Gorgeous shots and the one that struck me most was the ‘dash shot’ – only because I am an “eleven person” – haunted and stalked continually by 11s – all the time, all throughout the day – have been for years – have no idea what it means. And here they are – Again!!
Great shots
Absolutely freakin’ fabulous photos! (Sorry, I got a little excited there!) That last photo… you should be getting paid A LOT of money for that one. It really draws you in. Really spectacular.
Confession: when I first saw a small version of your first photo in my reader, I thought “wow, I didn’t even know they made cameras with back-lit controls !”. That’s right, I thought your car’s main console actually was… a camera !
I am endless source of amazement to myself…
The clouds, the clouds! Love the dashboard shot, too.
absolutely breath taking. I had to say wow out loud while looking at every picture.
Absolutely stunning! You capture the world in such a unique and creative way — to view your photos is to look at the world anew. What an inspiration to photographer all over the world. Keep up the great work!
Great photos. I keep trying to get those shots of the sunrise, but mine don’t come close to looking as good as yours!
gorgeous pictures as always
Wow, thank you! I’ve never seen anything quite like the second photo – love the dawn and night at the same time – and I like that you included the first picture.
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I grew up on Maui. Love your blog!
You drove those hairpin curves at night? Yikes! Gorgeous pictures – totally worth it! xoM
My husband and I made it up to the top just to miss the sunrise. So glad we got to see it through you.
Too bad we can’t meet up. You photos are great. You have hit all the places I’ve been. I headed out to the top of the summit at 3 am to get the best angles to shoot the morning sun in all it’s levels prior to sunrise. I’ve lived here for 6 months and I’m still amazed at the beauty that is all around.
great shots! A sunrise there is something everyone should see in person.
Stunning – simply stunning!
That last one is like a spectrum of sun and cloud – - – wonderful
An absolutely gorgeous series. Love that starry sky and sunrise.
Breathtaking – and worth getting up for! Well done!
Incredible. I hope to see something like this soon enough! Also, thanks for following my blog
These pictures are beautiful! Some of them are what I imagine heaven would be like.
That daybreak with the starry sky … is so stunning. All photos are beautiful, but .. that is my pick of a stunning bunch. The one inside the car tickle me too.
You always have such beautiful pictures!!! It’s so nice to visit to see such beauty!
I couldn’t get my wife to wake up for the drive up. We went up later in the morning. As it turned out the day we went up, there was nothing but a cloudy sunrise … just plain gray and we didn’t miss too much. The ride down was in part, terrifying. A section on the way down was covered in a cloud with visibility not much beyond the windshield wipers. Going downhill on a curvy mountain road at under 5 mph is tough. You end up wondering if you will run off the road, into a car, or have one run in to you. Still, this is a site to not be missed.
absolutely breathtaking.
Patrick, I’ve nominated you for the 2012 Blog of the Year Award @ http://davidkanigan.com/2012/12/08/blog-of-the-year/#more-13084. You are under no obligation to accept. I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your inspirational posts in 2012. Happy Holidays. Dave
Absolutely stunning images. You can really see the effort and time you’ve put in to capture these. I especially love the second one, with the city lights
You are an amazing photographer!
You captured it just as I remember it. Beautiful.
Fabulous shots, Patrick.
I’ve driven there and although I wanted to see the sunrise, my companion traveler was too scared with the drive. It took some convincing to drive during daylight. Amazing pictures!
So beautiful! Nominated you for 2012 blogger award find rules and such here. Beautiful photography you definitely Take us on a wonderful journey through your hikes and such = ) http://ayaime.wordpress.com/
You certainly get amongst it. Your blog is like a window into your world, thank you – I will take a peek.
Amazing and breathtaking shots!!!
Superb shots!
Stunning
As you are a Blog I follow and I love what you do of course I have another award here for you but you may not do awards not really sure
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Eunice
These are absolutely stunning photographs ! Bet you had fun with the quick altitude change.
Your photographs are so lovely. They are like magic.
Amazing work, Patrick!
Is this from earth! Looks like heaven!
wow. that last picture is just … wow.
I just might have to upgrade your status to…… my hero
hahahaha
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Oh my god, just gorgeous!
You have a better luck – when I was there it was more cloudy.
Amazing sky ..got a strong move.
I got a nomination for you, Blog of the Year 2012 Award. Please visit my blog for info.
Lovely. I went a couple of years ago, but not for sunrise. Great photos!
Really, your photos bring tears to my eyes – they are so beautiful. Thank you, You have a real gift.
Beautiful. I never made it to the crater while in Maui, hopefully next time. You’ve inspired me.
awesome!!!!
Wow ! amazing…beautiful photos. Ceri
That last one is jaw-dropping. So gorgeous!
Wow, gorgeous photos! I am so jealous, at least I will be doing some hiking in Spain next month. Not quite Maui but it will do.
Absolutely gorgeous!
simply amazing shots!
You allow us a glimpse into the spirits of the sky and stars… thank you for letting us see through your eyes.
BREATH TAKING, YO…!! AWESOME SHOTS!!
So beautiful! I envy the moment when you took these pics!
Amazing!
beautiful! Thanks for showing these.
Beautiful! Looks like the sunrise I saw from base camp at Mt Rainier…I didn’t have a camera. Thanks for taking me back!
love the second and third pic!
specially the second it sets the mood!
Patrick, I have spent many days on Maui, and have seen the crater photographed more often than I care to remember, but never this beautifully.
absolutely amazing!
One of my favorite places. Love your capture in image. Such a sacred space.
WOW. Truly lovely shots.
Wow! Amazing pictures….I love that last one the best!
Seriously mate, i’m running out of superlatives and synonyms to laud you with! That second one looks like the aftermath of a volcanic eruption or something!
EPIC (haven’t used that one yet)
A poetic visual tapestry. Amazing!
Thanks for following my blog Patrick, I’ve since checked out your photos and they are fabulous! I used to live in Banff and LL so I viewed them with great interest! And I went to Maui last year and it was foggy at the top of Haleakala so it is awesome to see these photographs of yours! Thank you!
We were there in May! Same thing! Beautiful sunrise…but a lot of clouds. You were able to capture some gorgeous shots! Well done!
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Hello Patrick, I have nominated you for Blog of the Year 2012 Award. I have truly enjoyed your blog. http://findingorderincorpusa.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/blog-of-the-year-2012-award/
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Nice pictures of Haleakala Crater in Maui on the Canadian Hiking Photography blog.
Amazing!
Haleakala crater is a beautiful hike, and these photos capture it amazingly! Wow!
Making me home sick in the best possible way.
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Just came back from a week on the Big Island to these Beautiful photographs taken so very near my Maui home by the extremely talented Patrick Latter. I think I buy one and hang it in the living room to remind me of the peace and tranquility Upcountry now that I’m living in ‘the big city’ of Honolulu.
thanks so much for sharing this Sabrina…. at the moment, Hawaii is SO VERY TEMPTING…
Breathtaking photos.
Award here for you if you follow this link, congratulations
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These photographs are stunning. My favorite is the second, of the mountain and the city below.
Incredible shots as always Patrick!
Amazing images from a stunning place – would love to visit.
As I absorb these shots, I wonder how you feel about them. I’m nearly finished revising a book, and certain passages make me slightly giddy; did I really write this, it’s pretty darn good. Yet, I know it’s a gift, something I am blessed to do. These shots make me appreciate my sight, and your talents. Thank you so much for taking them, and sharing them.
The second photo in your post has a very sci-fi feel to it. Amazing!
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Gorgeous images!
Amazing! The last shot looks like the sun is descending down through the atmosphere
Amazing! In the last picture – it appears as though the sun is descending down through the atmosphere.
Stunning and absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing
I don’t know if I could get up and go out into the cold that early for anything, but I’m glad you did. Wonderful pictures, as always!
That final shot in particular is absolutely breathtaking! For a moment I couldn’t tell if it was clouds or the sea, and you just don’t see the sun captured like that. Thank you so much for sharing!
incredible, so inspiring and breath taking
Feels like you are actually there. Amazing. Thanks for following my blog btw.
Breath taking!
Stunning! You might be interested in a photo blog of Perth that I have started. Photographs are not nearly as stunning as yours, but give you a day to day view of Perth and Western Australia. perthphotos.wordpress.com
Your stuff is very, very good, I find it hard to take in how good the images are, that’s not to say there aren’t plenty of great photographers about. Cameras only capture what already exists (maybe with a little bit of tech tweaking occasionally) they don’t create the imagine but what they do is allow gifted people like you to share what ‘ordinary folk’ may never get the opportunity to see, I mean see, see, I think most people do not take/get the opportunity to fully appreciate just how,…..I can’t think of a decent word for it?…neat, cool, brill, weird….. ah!, let’s try fascinating, our reality is, all that surrounds us. Please capture as much of everything as you can and show us it.
I’ve nominated you for The Very Inspiring Blogger Award. http://miriamtroxler.com/2012/12/11/the-very-inspiring-blogger-award/
Great composition as always.
Gorgeous!
absolutely stunning photography. I am just a tee bit jealous of you being able to travel and see so many spectacular things that mother earth has to offer. Amazing.
simple awesome.
Gorgeous! Thanks for posting these.
Spectacular pictures Patrick! Thank you for taking the time to take these wonderful photographs and sharing them with us
I love the top one at night with the full moon. Night photography is one of my loves since it takes more time and creativity. Brilliant photos.
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Marvelous!!! A feast for the eyes really
Cheers!
WOW! The pictures of the Observatory with the stars reminds me that I should do more astrophotography. Hopefully, I’ll get around to do it more often this winter.
Greetings
Charlie
woah your photos looks sureal! the real thing must be 10x awesome! whooo!
I just love sunrise pictures. Fantastic.
Your photos are beyond fantastic. Absolutely breathtaking! Great work!
WOW , These are super stunning !!
You captured amazing colors on your pictures and with them, amazing moments. Amazing work, congrats
Breathtaking. Proof there’s a God when you see such incredible beauty. Well captured.
You have an incredible gift. Thank you for using it so well!
Most stunning pictures!!
stunning!
Beautiful.
Breathtaking! You’ve captured the greatness of God! Always amazed by what you capture behind the lens.
Wow! This is stunning Patrick!
Awesome photographs
Your photos are really beautiful.
Wow… Amazing. God’s nature and your camera worked great things there!
Beautiful pictures. I was just there a few months ago. Thank you for following our blog! =)
^0^ speechless~~
Colour paradise. The last photo alone was worth all the effort. Fabulous as always.
Wow you are a very talented photographer!
Wow! Breathtaking!
my husband and i are dying to drive as far as we can up cotacachi mountain (ecuador), spend the night in our car, and then summit super early in the morning and catch the sunrise. it’s been on our list for a long time, and reading your beautiful post has inspired me to push us to really do it (sooner rather than later).
Wow. Stunning pictures.
Surprisingly beautiful pictures! Wonderful! Thanks for sharing. Also thank you for liking my posting “Respect the people around you.”
Fabulous photos!
i haven’t had a chance to look at your blog for a week or more – glad I found time today! That last photo is amazing.
Awesome!
These are quite stunning – the best of your recent trip to Maui. I especially like the stars over the city lights, and the first sunrise picture – the colors are memorizing! And yes, it can get quite cold here, so layers are a must.
Wonderful photographs. Absolutely stunning.
How do I buy the last print? It’s breathtaking, spectacular…there isn’t a word big enough to describe it.
Wow! That observatory/moonlight shot is spectacular!
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amazing nature and photo skills
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Awesome! and you are cool !
Amazing sunset pictures! God bless!
Sunset photos are my favorite. And yours is breathtaking!
Phenomenal photography! Absolutely breathtaking, thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous! wonderful work, thank you. and thank you for stopping by my blog too!
Very cool photos! And thanks for stopping by!
Thank you for these beautiful photographs! I chose to sleep in the morning the family drove up to see the sunrise from Haleakala. I feel better now having ‘seen’ it, but will get out of bed next time. Thanks also for your recent look-in and like Patrick!
Wow! Those are beautiful pictures!
Thanks for visiting my blog. I wish i could be like u someday. Great Picture!
What spectacular photos. I’ve been to Haleakala, but not before sunrise.
I love sunsets/sunrises. Your captures are amazing!
Wow, amazing views!
Amazing…
All your photos are really impressive. I write science fiction and fantasy and would love some of your photos to illustrate my writing.
Ooh. Ahhhhhh. Stunning ! Really, really.
{A place I want to visit someday}
Dians
teary eyed…stunning!
May you have a great New Year!
The last picture is absolutely stunning! Speechless.
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Beautiful pics. ;-p
Wow the view from up there is amazing, even the way you can capture the light from this angle is so awesome.
I really enjoy the rim light, on the last photograph, over the clouds on the foreground!!! …. so hiking pays off quite well for photographers
Absolutely amazing….