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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 15.9 miles of Crouching Lion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kōnāhuanui (K1)SSE960 m14.7 mi
Kōnāhuanui (K2)SSE946 m15.0 mi
PuʻulanihuliSSE848 m13.6 mi
Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulaniSSE847 m12.0 mi
PuʻukeahiakahoeSSE841 m11.5 mi
PuʻukahuauliSSE830 m12.2 mi
MaunakapuSSE829 m11.7 mi
PuʻukaʻaumakuaSSW817 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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