Walking on the Mauna Kea summit in Hawaii on the Big Island is becoming increasingly popular among visitors to Hawaii. E 'attraction is understandable, at 13, 796 meters above sea level, Mauna Kea summit is the highest point in the State of Hawaii. From his base is 19,000 feet below sea level, has its base-to-peak height of 33,000 feet, making it the highest mountain on Earth. The view from the summit are indescribably beautiful, the idea that in aAlpine scenery in the tropics is sufficiently original and very simple, it is also one of my favorite places on earth.
Mauna Kea has started to buy old on the seabed more than 1 million years. Its name means "white mountain" in Hawaiian language and there is much covered with snow in winter, and the summit is covered with permafrost 35 feet deep. Mauna Kea Ice Age during the ice ages summit three times, beginning about 200,000 years ago and ending only 11,000 years ago. You can see theU-shaped valleys and bedrock basin lines, cash glacial summit area and the remains of the ice streams, damned lava from this period. There are also the remains of extinct rock glacier near the summit.
The Visitor's Center, and peaks on a side street off the road saddle at about 6600 meters above sea level near the marker 28 miles and painfully stumbles his way to the top reaches the south side of Mauna Kea to the tourist information station at about 9,300 meters . The road, though steep, ispaved the Visitor's Center. On the dirt road for about 5 miles back to the asphalt will be classified for the final sprint to the edge of the crater. Road conditions for the summit road are available at 808.935.6263.
The visitor center is open daily 9 von 10 bis in the clock 365 days a year. multimedia presentations are informative, souvenirs and food here, as well as clean toilets and drinking water. Every evening after sunset, allowing the centerVisitors from different telescopes and informative lectures by visiting scholars from time to time to stargaze. Saturday and Sunday, Center staff members conduct escorted summit tours, but visitors have their own car. Call 808.961.2180 for information. It is proposed that the visitors tied the summit visitor center to stop for half an hour before the summit, so get used to it.
Above the Visitor Information Station, there are no public housing,no water or food and no service station, the buildings are locked and the Centre closed to the public in general. There are no public telephones, toilets, only port-a-potty. An emergency phone is the entrance to the palace UH 2.2 m telescope.
Driving the road to the summit of Mauna Kea summit is not as dangerous as the car rental company you want to believe, even casually, how many people will tell you the Big Island. Although the summit roadMost of the road is steep and winding aircraft with limited visibility, the road is very dangerous when wet or icy, thick, and is often dense clouds, snow, rain and fog obscured all vision. In addition, warm summer evenings in winter conditions is unleashed deadly in minutes with little or no notice.
However, the road is wide generosity, consider routine and has no real threat to the careful driver. The driver certainly can expect to reach the summit in about halfAn hour after leaving the Visitor Information Station. Remember, it is the roughness of the road that will slow down your car, is the collection, you will starve for oxygen. To be sure how long winding your way back down the mountain, as you've got is on hold, if not with the lower gear wear accept brakes. Check the car lease, many I forbid you to drive this road. If you go in any case, the insurance is canceled, and you do so at considerable financial risk. Remember, people Cratertheir cars on occasion.
If the weather is terrible, only the head immediately. Relax, take in, quietly and carefully, you can be sure that even if they are at 10 mph in places, slowly, you have the security of the visitor center in just 40 minutes or so.
The summit of Mauna Kea houses the largest collection of astronomical instruments and telescopes in the world is truly a wonderful place, a fascinating juxtaposition of icy peaks of the raisedsteamy tropical jungle, the altars of the saints of old Hawaii building the most modern of Sciences, landscapes carved by ancient ice during the ice ages over the fiery volcanic landscapes, all around a fabulous trip with a low risk entry moves, just to spice! Beautiful, beautiful 360 degree view of all the Big Island including the islands of Maui, Lana'i Kaho'olawe on clear days. The glow of Kilauea can be seen on clear nights. AlthoughDaytime temperatures in summer can peak in the '60s, is generally cold, too cold, often wet and windy at the summit. Top and dress accordingly.
The area of the peak is also culturally and religiously important for the Hawaiian native, hosting many religious heiau, a quarry obsidian blade, and many other archaeological sites. Remember, this landscape and archaeological sites are holy to them, do not take nothing but pictures, even have to leaveFootprints.
Parking is limited, but the hike from the top of the road is the actual summit is a must for all those who have ventured far and are in good shape. A stone altar of a USGS survey and mark the actual summit of the mountain, about 15 minutes walk away from the tip of an ash road. A path leads around the summit crater of about 30 minutes on foot, crossing, and some very wild country, with breathtaking views. Remember to bring enough drinking water and hydrateoften help to ward off altitude sickness. Release the safety of the parking lot, or if you feel sick all the time Chancy, indeed, in the event of damage or bad weather, or the onset of illness, you should immediately leave the summit and descend.
Alternatively, for those in excellent physical condition, you can hike to the top of the visitor center. With superb views, wild landscapes, archeological sites and more, the hike about 6 milesLength, gains over 4,500 feet high and takes 6 to 10 hours to get up, depending on the hiker. There is no water available anywhere on the visitor center to take in order to get enough, and back. Frankly, many people decide to hitchhike down the mountain after hiking. In fact, for people with limited time or for which the landscape and does not capture the summit of the main goals, you catch a ride to the summit and down the promenade is a great alternative, and only takes about 3 1 / 2 hours .
Anotherabsolutely beautiful hike in the summit, which is on the Internet for almost all in good condition, it becomes Lake Wai'au. Park or the batch of about 12,000 feet, near the marker five miles, or the amount of 13,000 feet, near the marker 7 miles. Needless to say, a walk uphill climb out the other, but both are less than a mile long and have to change elevation like. I prefer the upper track, as well as the view of the top astronomical complex on a hikephenomenal. An absolute jewel of an alpine lake on his own, at 13,020 feet Wai'au Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world standing ... Permafrost seals the bottom of the lake in the loose tephra and glacial drift on which it sits. It is about 300? 150? from 8 meters deep and, yes, I can personally vouch for his state snorkeled. Not much to see in there, though.
There are some health concerns to visit the summit of Mauna Kea, too. Brief: Children under 16, pregnant women,and people with respiratory diseases, heart disease or very overweight should not go higher than the Visitor Information Station. The divers must wait at least 24 hours after the last dive before leaving for the summit.
Acute mountain sickness, discrimination against contact with the height, nausea, headache, dizziness, shortness of breath, and bad. Aspirin and plenty of water for disease Palliative share, but the healing is immediate and rapid descent.Those affected can be seen almost complete disappearance of signs of recovery the saddle. Altitude sickness can be dangerous, even life-threatening comatose state and quickly, or even death, unexpectedly fast.
Finally, there is a serious risk of burns and serious eye damage, especially when there is snow on the ground. Make sunglasses certain value less than 90% and 100% IR-UV (UVA and UVB) that bring sunscreen products contribute to an assessment of at least SPF 30 long sleeves and pants helpreduce susceptibility to sunburn.
Most visits to the summit of Mauna Kea are extremely pleasant experience and includes a simple adventure, mild euphoria, great views and a great relief when you reach the paved road and public toilets at the Visitor's Information Station may, after leaving the function of the summit.
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