Onizuka Visitors Center at 9,200' on Mauna Kea

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Memorial Bas Relief to Elison Onizuka

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Mauna Kea Summit Trails
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The "usual" summit trail is marked in magenta and requires walking down the rather steep slope from the road to the saddle between the observatory area to the saddle between there and the summit, proper. The fainter use trail marked in yellow contours along this slope across the road from a parking area just before the first of the observatories. It involves a bit less downhill walking and isn't nearly as steep down to the saddle.

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Once you reach the saddle, the summit use trail ascends along the ridgeline to the summit, proper.

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At the "usual" trail, you will be greeted by these signs warning of conditions if snow is present. The summit trail along the ridgeline is visibl behind the warning sign.

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