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Bookmark or Share- Mauna Kea Information, Photos & More - Hawaii Guide2024 Hawaii Visitor Guides. Discount Hawaii Car Rentals. Mauna Kea. Big Island Highest Point. The snowcapped peaks of Mauna Kea standing 13,796 feet high are at odds with the tropical and beach climate at its base. The tallest volcano on the island and from base to top the tallest mountain in the world, Mauna Kea is a wonder.
- How to Visit MaunaKea: Stargazing Tours and DIY Guide for 2024Stargazing Tours. How to visit Maunakea yourself. Getting to the MaunaKea Visitor Center (MKVIS) How to drive to the Maunakea summit. Seeing the sunset: from the visitor center and from the summit. Free stargazing program at the MKVIS (once a month only, reservations are required) Learn about MaunaKea. List of observatories on the MaunaKea summit.
- Mauna Kea - WikipediaMauna Kea (/ ˌ m ɔː n ə ˈ k eɪ ə / or / ˌ m aʊ n ə ˈ k eɪ ə /; Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwnə ˈkɛə]; abbreviation for Mauna a Wākea) is an inactive shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. Its peak is 4,207.3 m (13,803 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and second-highest peak of an island on Earth.
- Mauna Kea | Hawaii.comAt 13,796 feet above sea level and over 33,000 feet from the bottom of the ocean floor, Mauna Kea is the tallest sea mountain in the world. Mauna Kea’s summit is home to the world’s largest observatory for optical, infrared and submillimeter astronomy.
- Maunakea Visitor Information Station - University of Hawaiʻi at HiloFor accurate GPS directions, search for Onizuka Center for International Astronomy. Daily hours: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. VIS Phone: (808) 934-4550. Google Maps link. The Visitor Information Center is at 9,000 ft elevation on the Maunakea Access Road.
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