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Kahuwai Crater

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Elevation, modelled
197 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Kīlauea1,222 m · 24.9 mi
Sunset, June solstice
19:01local time
Coordinates
19.4621, -154.8968
Kahuwai Crater, seen from above at true elevation

Kahuwai Crater is a cliff in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled 197 m. Kīlauea stands 1,222 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻulena Crater, a cliff 0.4 miles away. 167 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kahuwai Crater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KīlaueaW 262°1,222 m24.9 mi
Puʻu PuaʻiW 262°1,184 m23.5 mi
PuʻumakaʻalaWNW 286°1,130 m22.0 mi
Mauna UluWSW 252°1,053 m20.9 mi
Puʻu HuluhuluWSW 253°1,047 m21.1 mi
KānenuiohamoWSW 251°987 m18.9 mi
Puu KamoamoaWSW 250°769 m15.0 mi
Puu KahaualeaWSW 252°727 m13.4 mi

167 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 8
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2418:0218:31
June solstice05:4318:3019:01
September equinox06:0917:4818:17
December solstice06:5017:1517:47

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656465666768697070696766
Precip in13.115.822.922.015.018.119.023.516.118.223.022.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood #2 55.4, 16 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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