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Helu

Helu, seen from above at true elevation

Helu rises to 1,428 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻukukui stands 1,764 m to the north-northeast, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Līhau, a peak 1.0 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1428 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.86628, -156.60071

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Beaches: 60
Attractions: 33
  • Olowalu Petroglyphs: 3.4 mi
  • Olowalu Petroglyphs: 3.4 mi
  • Olowalu Petroglyphs: 3.4 mi
  • Quarter-Mile Falls Trailhead: 3.6 mi
  • Olowalu juice stand: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Old Fort: 5.0 mi
  • Brick Palace: 5.1 mi
  • Hauola Stone: 5.1 mi
  • Pihana Heiau: 7.5 mi
  • Captain George Vancouver Monument: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Quarter-Mile Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Moa‘ula: 22.5 mi
  • Hīpuapua Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Twin Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Haha Falls: 24.1 mi
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 4
Springs: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Bush: 6.2 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 21.0 mi
  • City Nursery: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Helu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukukuiNNE 29°1,764 m1.9 mi
Maui KomohanaNNE 32°1,764 m1.9 mi
HanaʻulaESE 113°1,398 m3.1 mi
LīhauS 171°1,278 m1.0 mi
HalepōhakuSE 145°1,140 m2.2 mi
PuʻukāneENE 61°1,129 m4.0 mi
KeahiʻāloaNE 46°1,073 m4.4 mi
Puu LioE 85°954 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0918:38
June solstice05:4718:3919:11
September equinox06:1617:5518:24
December solstice06:5917:1917:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F707071737476777878767472
Precip in3.42.13.71.71.20.60.80.91.21.92.63.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Puukolii 457.1, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 359160 — Helu, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727352176

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