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| Clad in 11 metres (36 ft) of permafrost Hawaii's Mauna Kea has an alpine feel |
1st October
Meaning "White Mountain" in Hawaiian, Mauna Kea began forming about one million years ago a and is distinctive for its snow-capped winter peaks and 11 m ( 36 ft ) permafrost. A signed path tortuously stumbles its way up the ultra-steep south side to the Visitor information Station at about 2834 m ( 9297 ft ) before 8 km ( 5 mile ) stretch to the crater's rim. Home to a state-of-the-art observatory, the distant glow of the Kilauea Volcano adds an ethereal ambience to this sacred site for-gazing where eye-popping night views in an alpine setting have an otherworldly feel.
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