NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

Above the Clouds at almost 14,000 ft! They only allow 4x4 vehicles after the visitor center to climb to the summit. You'll also want to spend about 45 minutes @ visitor center to acclimate to the elevation before you begin your trip to the summit.

Favorite place to check out while in Hawaii. Would not recommend coming if feeling ill. It gets pretty hard to breathe because of the 12,300ft altitude.

13,970 ft above sea level, get the 4x4 and do not skip this, it is bucket list goals

Wonderful staff and facilities. Uranus is a top priority - Must try the heated toilet!

This is the telescope that was first built to support the Voyager missions, Voyager 1 is currently 14.1 billion miles from Earth, It's moving at a speed of approximately 38,000 miles per hour! It also provides continued support to planetary, solar neighborhood, and deep space applications. What a feat to communicate with such accuracy and distance. At least 50% of the observing time is devoted to planetary science.

One of the best experiences in my life time. The sunset at 13750 ft is beyond imagination. The bare-eyed stargazing was magical to say the least. You will never forget seeing the Milky Way in so much detail, and the shooting stars made it even more amazing. Be warned the thin oxygen is no joke - you feel it after several hours, and it took half the next day to be back in full form.

So happy to see inside one of the telescopes.

Verry good place for sunset view. A little cold on the top