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Crouching Lion

Crouching Lion rises to 143 m in Hawaiʻi. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Kauhi, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49023101, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
143 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates21.55822, -157.86348

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches
  • Swanzy Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Kahana Bay Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Kaʻaʻawa Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Kalaeʻōʻio Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Mokolii View Point: 3.7 mi
Attractions
  • Jurassic Park flocking site: 1.9 mi
  • Godzilla footprints: 2.0 mi
  • Jurassic World radio tower bunker (entrance): 2.1 mi
  • Kong: Skull Island boneyard: 2.1 mi
  • Jurassic World radio tower bunker (escape hatch): 2.2 mi
Historic sites
  • La'ie Social Hall: 7.6 mi
  • Kea'iwa Heiau: 11.5 mi
  • Religious Monument: 11.7 mi
  • Kukaniloko Birth Stones: 11.7 mi
  • Cenotaph for Israel Kamakawiwoʻole: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 36
Artworks: 20
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waimea Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Likeke Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Waipuhia Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Lulumahu Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Manoa Falls: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Makapuʻu Meadows: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Crouching Lion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kōnāhuanui (K1)SSE 161°960 m14.7 mi
Kōnāhuanui (K2)SSE 161°946 m15.0 mi
PuʻulanihuliSSE 165°848 m13.6 mi
Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulaniSSE 168°847 m12.0 mi
PuʻukeahiakahoeSSE 167°841 m11.5 mi
PuʻukahuauliSSE 168°830 m12.2 mi
MaunakapuSSE 168°829 m11.7 mi
PuʻukaʻaumakuaSSW 209°817 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1418:43
June solstice05:5118:4519:17
September equinox06:2117:5918:29
December solstice07:0617:2217:55

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F717071737477777878767472
Precip in6.27.49.05.54.94.44.75.46.47.18.07.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waihee 837.5, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4192747611

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