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Devil's Throat

Devil's Throat from directly overhead

Devil's Throat is an attraction in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 1,031 m. Pukauahi stands 3,368 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hi'iaka Crater, a attraction 0.4 miles away.

A small, young volcanic pit crater on Kilauea's east rift zone, probably first appearing in the 1800s.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates19.37770, -155.23715
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hiʻiaka Crater: 0.5 mi
  • Puhimau Crater: 1.3 mi
  • Luamanu Crater: 1.8 mi
  • Puʻu Huluhulu: 2.1 mi
  • Keanakākoʻi Crater: 2.3 mi
Cliffs: 33
  • Hiʻiaka Crater: 0.5 mi
  • Pauahi Crater: 1.1 mi
  • Puhimau Crater: 1.3 mi
  • Lua Manu Crater: 1.8 mi
  • Keanakākoʻi Crater: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 21
Parks: 18
  • Kaimū Black Sand Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Kurtistown Park: 18.8 mi
  • Shipman Park: 21.1 mi
  • Waiakea Uka Park: 21.6 mi
  • Pana‘ewa Recreational Complex: 22.0 mi
Springs: 12
  • Middle Flume Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 19.3 mi
  • Waioala Spring: 21.0 mi
  • ʻAlili Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Waterhole Spring: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Poakana Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Wailoa Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Kauwehu Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Waiʻale Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Lower Waiʻale Falls: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Devil's Throat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PukauahiWNW 300°3,368 m20.0 mi
PuʻuʻeleʻeleWNW 284°3,208 m18.9 mi
Puʻuʻulaʻula (Red Hill)NW 306°3,072 m18.1 mi
PuʻuwahiNW 307°3,026 m18.0 mi
PuʻukupanahaNW 309°2,928.96 m18.4 mi
PuʻuhaʻaNW 310°2,816 m17.1 mi
PuʻukuluaNW 311°2,748.17 m16.6 mi
PuʻuhoakoleiNW 318°2,437 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0418:33
June solstice05:4518:3119:03
September equinox06:1117:4918:18
December solstice06:5117:1617:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595959606263646564646260
Precip in8.88.210.39.26.55.16.35.96.08.210.611.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawaii VOL NP HQ 54, 4 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Apr and May; busiest: Dec.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/268080565

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