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Puʻuʻeo Pali

Puʻuʻeo Pali, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻuʻeo Pali is a cliff in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 318 m. Puʻuʻeleʻele stands 3,208 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Makahanu Pali, a cliff 0.6 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates19.28889, -155.24712

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Puʻukapukapu: 1.2 mi
  • Keanabihopa: 4.1 mi
  • Puu Ohale: 4.7 mi
  • Hiʻiaka Crater: 6.0 mi
  • Mauna Ulu: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 27
Attractions: 18
Springs: 6
  • Waioala Spring: 16.4 mi
  • ʻAlili Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Nīnole Springs: 20.5 mi
  • Kāwā Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Middle Flume Spring: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 2
  • Kaimū Black Sand Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Kurtistown Park: 24.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 10.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Puʻuʻeo Pali. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuʻeleʻeleWNW 301°3,208 m20.7 mi
PuʻukuluaNW 325°2,748.17 m20.8 mi
PuʻuhoakoleiNNW 331°2,437 m20.8 mi
PuʻukīpūNNW 342°1,917.38 m19.0 mi
NāpuʻukūluaWNW 301°1,704 m15.1 mi
PuʻulalaʻauNNW 344°1,682 m15.9 mi
KūlaniNNW 348°1,675 m16.4 mi
PuʻupiliWNW 299°1,558 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0418:33
June solstice05:4518:3119:02
September equinox06:1117:4918:18
December solstice06:5117:1717:49

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, 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/588020683

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