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Places to See - Mauna Kea Summit The Mauna Kea summit is another highly unusual natural vista spotted with the most sophisticated tecnological devices for watching, taking pictures of and studying the stars, planets, black holes and other aspects of the universe. The summit is lined with globes containing some the most sophisticated telescopes known to man. Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano. Yes, it's snow. A line of observatories An observatory with the Big Island at it's feet and Maui in the distance The twin keck observatories Above the clouds at almost 14,000 feet above sea level The highest point on Mauna Kea's summit Looking down from heaven (Mauna Kea summit) Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa seen from an airplane above the clouds. Both are almost 14,000 feet above sea level and they are both long and low shield volcanos. This is a picture of many, if not all, of the observatories. I took this picture from the University of Hawaii website. If you go there, you will find a complete list of all the observatories, who operates them, what they do, and information about visiting Mauna Kea's summit and visitor's center.