The true summit (as in highest point) of Muana Kea from observatory
row. The only access is a path which dips into a gully about 100 feet
and then climbs upward to the peak. Ben & Levi trotted over for a
photo op.
At the peak there is a carn-style shrine on which mountain visitors are
expected to leave offerings. Our gifts to Mauna Kea included a live
flower lei, a woven grass braclet, a live ti leaf lei and a shell from the
first beach we visited.
Photo of the USGS bench mark at the peak - 13,796 feet. So,
we climbed the highest peak on the largest mountain on Earth, if one
was to measure from the sea floor (approximately 33,475 feet).
we climbed the highest peak on the largest mountain on Earth, if one
was to measure from the sea floor (approximately 33,475 feet).
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