Peak · Hawaiʻi
Helu
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
- 1,428 m
How to reach it
Coordinates20.86628, -156.60071
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Līhau: 1.0 mi
- Luakoʻi: 1.3 mi
- Puʻukukui: 1.9 mi
- Maui Komohana: 1.9 mi
- Halepōhaku: 2.2 mi
Parks
- ʻĪao Valley State Monument: 3.6 mi
- Kepaniwai Park: 4.4 mi
- Paunau Park: 4.8 mi
- Malu Ulu Olele Park: 4.8 mi
- Lahaina Banyan Court: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 58
- Puamana Beach Park: 4.1 mi
- Ukumehame Beach Park: 5.1 mi
- Baby Beach: 5.7 mi
- Ka'anapali Beach: 7.0 mi
- Kahekili Beach: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 28
- Olowalu Petroglyphs: 3.4 mi
- Olowalu juice stand: 4.0 mi
- Sugar mill ruins: 4.1 mi
- Pioneer Mill Co. Smokestack and Locomotives Exhibit: 5.0 mi
- Hawaiian Rafting Adventures: 5.6 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
- Old Prison: 4.8 mi
- Old Lahaina Courthouse: 5.0 mi
- Baldwin Home Museum: 5.0 mi
- Sugar Cane Train Lahaina Station: 5.2 mi
- Hale Ho'ike'ike at the Bailey House Museum (Maui Historical Society): 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Lihau Natural Area Reserve: 1.7 mi
- West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 1.8 mi
- Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 3.0 mi
- 'Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve: 20.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Lo‘ipūnāwai: 20.1 mi
- Waihou Spring: 21.2 mi
- Waikaʻalu Spring: 21.7 mi
- Kūapuʻuiki: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 3
- Bush: 6.2 mi
- Lanai Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- City Nursery: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 3
- Maui Releasing The Sun: 10.7 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 18.7 mi
- Sun Mei: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Helu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻukukui | NNE 29° | 1,764 m | 1.9 mi |
| Maui Komohana | NNE 32° | 1,764 m | 1.9 mi |
| Hanaʻula | ESE 113° | 1,398 m | 3.1 mi |
| Līhau | S 171° | 1,278 m | 1.0 mi |
| Halepōhaku | SE 145° | 1,140 m | 2.2 mi |
| Puʻukāne | ENE 61° | 1,129 m | 4.0 mi |
| Keahiʻāloa | NE 46° | 1,073 m | 4.4 mi |
| Puu Lio | E 85° | 954 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 18:09 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:55 | 18:24 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 17:19 | 17:51 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 70 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 72 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
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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