Pu‘upōhaku

Pu‘upōhaku is a peak in , and has an elevation of 13,176 feet.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 13,176 feet
  • Description: mountain in Hawaii, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Douglas Cone”, “Pu’upohaku”, “Puʻupōhaku”, “Puu Pohaku”, and “Puupohaku”

Places of Interest

Highlights include W. M. Keck Observatory and Caltech Submillimeter Observatory.

Observatory
The is an astronomical observatory with two telescopes at an elevation of 4,145 meters near the summit of in the U.S. state of Hawaii.

Observatory
Photo: Avriette, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was a 10.4-meter diameter submillimeter wavelength telescope situated alongside the 15-meter James Clerk Maxwell Telescope at .

Research institute
Photo: Leijurv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The are a group of independent astronomical research facilities and large telescope observatories that are located at the summit of on Hawaiʻi, United States.

Pu‘upōhaku

Latitude
19.82426° or 19° 49′ 27″ north
Longitude
-155.49185° or 155° 29′ 31″ west
Elevation
13,176 feet (4,016 metres)
Open location code
73F6RGF5+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2459999750
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
5853447
Wiki­data ID
Q49065631
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Satellite Map

Discover Pu‘upōhaku from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Hawaiian—“Pu‘upōhaku” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pu‘upōhaku (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Hawaii County)”
  • Cebuano: “Pu‘upōhaku”
  • Hawaiian: “Pu‘upōhaku”

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