Pu‘upōhaku

Pu‘upōhaku is a peak in , and has an elevation of 4,016 metres.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,016 metres
  • 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 Mauna Kea Observatories.

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.

Research institute
The are a group of independent astronomical research facilities and large telescope observatories that are located at the summit of on Hawaiʻi, United States.

The is a proposal for an extremely large telescope, intended to be built on , on the island of Hawai'i. Scientists have been considering ELTs since the mid 1980s.

Pu‘upōhaku

Latitude
19.82426° or 19° 49′ 27″ north
Longitude
-155.49185° or 155° 29′ 31″ west
Elevation
4,016 metres (13,176 feet)
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.

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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