Ha'akulamanu - Sulphur Banks
Ha'akulamanu - Sulphur Banks is an attraction in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 1,199 m. Pohakuʻohanalei stands 3,770 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Steaming Bluffs, a attraction 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻu Puaʻi: 1.5 mi
- Kīlauea Iki: 1.6 mi
- Kīlauea: 1.6 mi
- Keanakākoʻi Crater: 2.2 mi
- Luamanu Crater: 2.4 mi
- Kilauea Caldera: 0.8 mi
- Kilauea Caldera: 0.9 mi
- Kilauea Caldera: 1.2 mi
- Kīlauea Iki: 1.5 mi
- Kilauea Caldera: 1.6 mi
- Kurtistown Park: 17.1 mi
- Waiakea Uka Park: 19.0 mi
- Shipman Park: 19.4 mi
- Pana‘ewa Recreational Complex: 19.7 mi
- Kaimū Black Sand Beach: 19.8 mi
- Steaming Bluffs: 0.4 mi
- Steam Vents: 0.5 mi
- Tree Molds: 1.3 mi
- Thurston Lava Tube (Nāhuku): 2.0 mi
- July 1974 Lava Flow: 2.3 mi
- Middle Flume Spring: 14.9 mi
- Waiākea-Uka Springs: 16.4 mi
- Waterhole Spring: 18.7 mi
- ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 19.0 mi
- Kapehu Springs: 21.1 mi
- Poakana Falls: 19.5 mi
- Wailoa Falls: 20.0 mi
- Kauwehu Falls: 20.5 mi
- Waiʻale Falls: 21.1 mi
- Lower Waiʻale Falls: 21.1 mi
- Naha Stone: 23.0 mi
- King Kamehameha Statue: 23.1 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 23.2 mi
- Tsunami Memorial: 23.2 mi
- Kamehameha: 23.3 mi
- Lyman House Memorial Museum: 22.9 mi
- Lyman Museum: 22.9 mi
- Hawaii Japanese Center: 23.0 mi
- East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center: 23.1 mi
- Wailoa Center: 23.2 mi
- Halapē Beach: 11.2 mi
- Kehena Beach: 21.8 mi
- Ha'ena Beach: 23.3 mi
- Honoli‘i Beach: 24.9 mi
- 'Imiloa Garden: 21.7 mi
- Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo: 22.0 mi
- Hilo Nursery Arboretum: 22.5 mi
- Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 2.6 mi
- Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 11.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Ha'akulamanu - Sulphur Banks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pohakuʻohanalei | WNW 284° | 3,770 m | 19.8 mi |
| 2022 active eruption fissure | WNW 287° | 3,593.6 m | 18.6 mi |
| Dewey Cone | WNW 290° | 3,477.1 m | 17.6 mi |
| Pukauahi | WNW 292° | 3,368 m | 16.9 mi |
| Puʻuʻeleʻele | W 273° | 3,208 m | 16.8 mi |
| Puʻuʻulaʻula (Red Hill) | WNW 297° | 3,072 m | 14.8 mi |
| Puʻuwahi | WNW 298° | 3,026 m | 14.7 mi |
| Puʻukupanaha | WNW 302° | 2,928.96 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 18:04 | 18:33 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:49 | 18:18 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 17:16 | 17:49 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 60 |
| Precip in | 8.8 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 10.6 | 11.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawaii VOL NP HQ 54, under a mile away.
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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/582974636
Day trips start here
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 3 mi
- Big Island · 19 mi
- Hilo · 23 mi
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