How far above sea level is the ranger station?

Since he descended 12 meters, we subtract this from the overall height of Mount Ka'ala, so then we are only calculating how high ABOVE the sea level it is.

1232 - 12 = 1220

The height of Mount Ka'ala is therefore 1,220 meters.
To calculate how much a fifth of Mount Ka'ala is (since the ranger station is 2/5's up), we would divide this number by 5

1220 ÷ 5 = 244

Since ONE fifth of the height is 244 meters, TWO fifths would be double that amount.

244 x 2 = 488

488 meters.
The ranger station is 488m above sea level.