Dewey Cone
Dewey Cone rises to 3,477 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Loa stands 4,169 m to the west-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pukauahi, a peak 0.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49024628, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,477.1 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Pukauahi: 0.9 mi
- 2022 active eruption fissure: 1.2 mi
- Pohakuʻohanalei: 2.8 mi
- Puʻuʻulaʻula (Red Hill): 3.4 mi
- Puʻuwahi: 3.8 mi
- Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 6.0 mi
- Kilauea Caldera: 16.3 mi
- Halemaʻumaʻu Crater: 17.1 mi
- Keanakākoʻi Crater: 18.4 mi
- Kīlauea Iki: 18.9 mi
- Mauna Loa Lookout: 8.7 mi
- Footprints Area: 14.8 mi
- Bird watching: 14.9 mi
- Tree Molds: 16.3 mi
- Steam Vents: 17.2 mi
- Liloe Spring: 17.7 mi
- Waihū Spring: 18.0 mi
- Houpo o Kāne: 18.4 mi
- ʻAlili Spring: 20.1 mi
- Middle Flume Spring: 23.3 mi
- Keahou II (Hualalai) Cooperative Nene Sanctuary: 18.4 mi
- Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 24.3 mi
- Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 15.1 mi
- Mauna Kea Adz Quarry: 19.7 mi
- Royal Kona Museum & Coffee Mill: 24.2 mi
- Halapē Beach: 24.2 mi
- Kona Potters Guild: 24.4 mi
- Poakana Falls: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Dewey Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauna Loa | WSW 237° | 4,169 m | 6.0 mi |
| 1949 Cone | SW 233° | 4,090 m | 7.3 mi |
| 1940 Cone | SW 235° | 4,065 m | 6.8 mi |
| Na Puu Waenakonu | SW 234° | 4,001 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pōhakuhanalei | SW 228° | 3,893 m | 9.1 mi |
| Pohakuʻohanalei | WSW 247° | 3,770 m | 2.8 mi |
| 2022 active eruption fissure | WSW 248° | 3,594 m | 1.2 mi |
| Red Cone | SW 219° | 3,488 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:05 | 18:34 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:50 | 18:19 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 17:17 | 17:50 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mauna LOA 5 NNE, 4 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- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 358756 — Dewey Cone, Hawaii County, Hawaii.
OpenStreetMap element node/7549573534
Day trips start here
- Big Island · 6 mi
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 17 mi
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