Makahanu Pali
Makahanu Pali is a cliff in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 368 m. Puʻuʻeleʻele stands 3,208 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuʻeo Pali, a cliff 0.6 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻukapukapu: 1.0 mi
- Keanabihopa: 3.5 mi
- Puu Ohale: 4.4 mi
- Hiʻiaka Crater: 6.1 mi
- Nāpuʻuonāʻelemākule: 6.2 mi
- Puʻuʻeo Pali: 0.6 mi
- Hilina Pali: 2.0 mi
- Poliokeawe Pali: 3.4 mi
- Hilina Pali: 4.3 mi
- Hōlei Pali: 5.2 mi
- Hi'iaka Crater: 5.9 mi
- Devil's Throat: 6.2 mi
- July 1974 Lava Flow: 7.6 mi
- Footprints Area: 8.6 mi
- Thurston Lava Tube (Nāhuku): 8.7 mi
- Waioala Spring: 16.0 mi
- ʻAlili Spring: 17.7 mi
- Nīnole Springs: 20.1 mi
- Kāwā Spring: 21.6 mi
- Old Plantation Spring: 23.8 mi
- Halapē Beach: 1.4 mi
- Punalu'u Black Sand Beach: 19.4 mi
- Kehena Beach: 22.5 mi
- Kaimū Black Sand Beach: 19.3 mi
- Kurtistown Park: 24.4 mi
- Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 10.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Makahanu Pali. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻuʻeleʻele | WNW 302° | 3,208 m | 20.1 mi |
| Puʻukulua | NNW 326° | 2,748.17 m | 20.4 mi |
| Puʻuhoakolei | NNW 332° | 2,437 m | 20.5 mi |
| Puʻukīpū | NNW 343° | 1,917.38 m | 18.8 mi |
| Nāpuʻukūlua | WNW 302° | 1,704 m | 14.6 mi |
| Puʻulalaʻau | NNW 346° | 1,682 m | 15.7 mi |
| Kūlani | N 350° | 1,675 m | 16.2 mi |
| Puʻupili | WNW 299° | 1,558 m | 13.7 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 | 19:02 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:49 | 18:18 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 17:17 | 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, 10 mi 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/588020682
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- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 8 mi
- Big Island · 27 mi
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