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Honopū

Honopū, seen from above at true elevation

Honopū rises to 939 m in Hawaiʻi. ʻĀlika Cone stands 2,388 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Hilea, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036948, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
939 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.12293, -155.78490

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 18
  • Big Island Farm Sanctuary: 12.1 mi
  • Punalu'u Bakery Shop: 13.7 mi
  • Green Sand Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Lua Mākālei: 15.8 mi
  • Cliff Jump: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Mark Twain's Monkeypod Tree: 12.2 mi
  • South Point Complex: 15.7 mi
  • Alahaka Ramp: 21.6 mi
  • Alahaka Heiau: 21.7 mi
  • Animal Pen: 21.7 mi
Springs: 9
  • Hāʻao Springs: 10.9 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 10.9 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Portuguese Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Old Plantation Spring: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 4
Parks: 2
  • Miloli'i Beach Park: 9.0 mi
  • Naalehu Park: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Keanae‘e Cliffs: 21.7 mi
  • The Great Crack: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Kona Potters Guild: 22.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Royal Kona Museum & Coffee Mill: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Honopū. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ʻĀlika ConeNNE 18°2,388 m10.9 mi
PuʻuʻokeʻokeʻoNNE 24°2,096 m6.9 mi
KeauNNE 27°1,988 m6.3 mi
PuʻukinikiniNE 52°1,944 m15.4 mi
PuʻupōhakuloaN 0°1,896 m15.6 mi
KapoalaalaNE 34°1,879 m5.5 mi
Puu OhohiaNNE 20°1,696 m4.5 mi
PuʻuʻikiENE 59°1,646 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0618:35
June solstice05:4718:3319:04
September equinox06:1317:5218:20
December solstice06:5317:1917:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656565666768697069696866
Precip in2.71.82.41.31.40.91.31.62.21.91.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Kona 2 2.32, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407343

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