James Clerk Maxwell Telescope

The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope is a submillimetre-wavelength radio telescope at Mauna Kea Observatory in , US. The telescope is near the summit of at 13,425 feet.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include W. M. Keck Observatory and Pu‘uwēkiu.

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. is situated 460 metres northeast of James Clerk Maxwell Telescope.

Volcano
Mauna Kea is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. Its peak is 13,803 feet above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind .

James Clerk Maxwell Telescope

Latitude
19.82291° or 19° 49′ 23″ north
Longitude
-155.47698° or 155° 28′ 37″ west
Levels
6
Open location code
73F6RGFF+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48029286
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
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