Play http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93France%E2%80%93Hawaii_Telescope Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia CFHT in the morning. CFHT at sunset. The  Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope  is located near the summit of  Mauna Kea mountain on  Hawaii 's  Big Island  at an altitude of 4,204 meters (13,793 feet), and is one of the observatories that comprise the  Mauna Kea