Mauna Kea

E17030
astronomical observatory site dormant volcano mountain

Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island renowned both as the state’s tallest mountain and as one of the world’s premier sites for astronomical observatories.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Maunakea 0 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory site →
dormant volcano →
mountain →
consideredSacredBy Native Hawaiians →
elevationAboveSeaLevel 13803 feet →
4207.3 meters →
governedBy Hawaii →
surface form: State of Hawaii
hasAccessRoad Mauna Kea Access Road →
hasAge about 1 million years →
hasAlternativeName Mauna Kea →
surface form: Maunakea
hasClimate alpine climate at summit →
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Native Hawaiians →
hasEnvironmentalIssue Thirty Meter Telescope protests →
telescope construction controversy →
hasGlaciation Pleistocene glaciation →
hasLandUse astronomical observation →
cultural practices →
recreation →
hasObservatory Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope →
Gemini North Observatory →
surface form: Gemini North

James Clerk Maxwell Telescope →
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility →
Subaru Telescope →
Submillimeter Array →
United Kingdom Infrared Telescope →
W. M. Keck Observatory →
hasProtectedArea Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve →
Mauna Kea Science Reserve →
hasSummitFeature cinder cones →
glacial deposits →
isHighestPointOf Hawaiʻi (island) →
surface form: Hawaii Island

Hawaii →
surface form: State of Hawaii
isVisibleFrom Hilo →
Waimea →
knownFor astronomical observatories →
dry atmosphere →
excellent seeing conditions →
minimal light pollution →
lastEruption about 2460 BCE →
locatedIn Hawaiʻi (island) →
surface form: Hawaii Island

Hawaii →
surface form: State of Hawaii

United States of America →
surface form: United States
managedBy University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa →
surface form: University of Hawaii
mountainRange Hawaiian Islands →
nameMeaning White Mountain →
partOf Hawaiian Islands →
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain →
prominence 4023 meters →
status dormant →
volcanicArcOrBelt Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain →
volcanoType shield volcano →

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mauna Kea → hasAlternativeName → Mauna Kea →
this entity surface form: Maunakea
Maunakea Street → hasNameElement → Mauna Kea →
Hawaiʻi (island) → hasVolcano → Mauna Kea →
Hawaii → highestPoint → Mauna Kea →
Hawaiian Islands → highestPoint → Mauna Kea →
this entity surface form: Maunakea
Hilo → near → Mauna Kea →