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ʻAlae

ʻAlae, seen from above at true elevation

ʻAlae rises to 644 m in Hawaiʻi. Uapa stands 1,504 m to the southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Kalawao, a ghost town 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49091506, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
644 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.17549, -156.95930

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 33
  • Waipū: 6.1 mi
  • ʻOloʻupena: 6.7 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 14.5 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Visitors Holding Area: 1.8 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 1.8 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 2.6 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Waikolu Lookout: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 6.5 mi
  • ‘Olo‘upena Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Hina Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls: 7.0 mi
Parks: 8
  • One Alii Beach Park: 7.1 mi
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 7.5 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 7.5 mi
  • D.T. Fleming Park: 23.1 mi
  • Hale Mahina Park: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 0.7 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 1.7 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 1.7 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 1.8 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Museums: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 24.6 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of ʻAlae. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
UapaSE 130°1,504 m7.4 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaSE 130°1,462 m7.1 mi
KaunuohuaSE 132°1,379 m6.4 mi
PēpēʻōpaeSE 134°1,310 m5.6 mi
PuʻualiʻiSE 129°1,284 m5.1 mi
LehuʻulaSE 139°1,246 m6.4 mi
HanaliloliloSE 140°1,237 m4.8 mi
PōhakuʻulaʻulaESE 108°1,206 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:1018:40
June solstice05:4818:4119:13
September equinox06:1717:5618:25
December solstice07:0217:1917:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747678798080797674
Precip in3.62.33.01.51.20.60.60.81.01.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727288668

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