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Kaʻena Point State Park - Mokulēʻia Section

Kaʻena Point State Park - Mokulēʻia Section from directly overhead

Kaʻena Point State Park - Mokulēʻia Section is a nature reserve in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Kaʻala stands 1,229 m to the east-southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻupueo, a peak 0.7 miles away. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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State of Hawaii
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates21.57720, -158.25961
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mokuleia Beach Park: 4.3 mi
  • Kea'au Beach Park: 6.2 mi
  • Aweoweo Beach Park: 7.7 mi
  • Makaha Community Park: 7.9 mi
  • Dole Community Park (Private): 8.0 mi
Peaks: 55
Attractions: 47
  • Kaena Point Trail: 1.4 mi
  • Yokohama Bay: 2.4 mi
  • Pacific Skydiving Honolulu: 4.9 mi
  • Pohaku Lanai: 9.2 mi
  • Nā Mea Kūpono Learning Center: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 38
Historic sites: 17
Nature reserves: 13
Gardens: 4
  • Aunty Coco's Lei Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Pineapple Garden Maze: 14.7 mi
  • Urban Garden Center: 22.3 mi
  • Bio Filtration Landscape: 24.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Punamanō Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Waiawa Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Kalauao Spring: 24.4 mi
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waimea Falls: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Pavillion: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kaʻena Point State Park - Mokulēʻia Section. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaʻalaESE 122°1,229 m8.9 mi
PuʻukalenaSE 127°1,068 m10.2 mi
KamaohanuiESE 119°1,024 m9.3 mi
PuʻukauaSE 132°940 m14.0 mi
PalikeaSE 138°938 m15.2 mi
PuʻukawiwiSE 135°899 m8.4 mi
PuʻuhapapaSE 127°879 m12.5 mi
PuʻukūmakaliʻiSE 127°878 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:1518:45
June solstice05:5218:4719:19
September equinox06:2318:0118:30
December solstice07:0817:2417:56

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727172737576787878777574
Precip in3.22.32.71.41.60.80.50.70.91.92.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Makaha Ctry Club 800.3, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1096790661

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