Hualālai
Hualālai rises to 2,523 m in Hawaiʻi. Puu Lalakaukole stands 2,514 m to the southeast, 0.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuhonuaʻula, a peak 0.3 miles away.
Third youngest shield volcano of the 5 that make up Hawaii Island. 3 rift zones, dotted with cinder cones and spatter cones, trend north, NW, and SE, and converge about 5 km east of the summit. The 1801 eruption lava underlies part of the international a
The story
Active volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands.
Wikidata Q176762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,523 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻuhonuaʻula: 0.3 mi
- Puu Lalakaukole: 0.4 mi
- Puʻulaʻalāʻau: 1.4 mi
- Umiahu: 1.4 mi
- Puʻuhale: 2.0 mi
- Mountain Thunder Coffee: 5.1 mi
- Hula Daddy Kona Coffee: 6.8 mi
- Kona Cacoa Orchard Tour: 9.1 mi
- Shoreline Access: 9.2 mi
- Hanamana: 10.2 mi
- Queen Liliokalani Park: 7.5 mi
- Pualani Blue Park: 8.3 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 8.7 mi
- Discovery Treehouse: 8.7 mi
- Hale Hālāwai: 9.0 mi
- Honl's Beach: 9.0 mi
- Magic Sands Beach: 9.6 mi
- 'Ai'ōpio Beach: 10.5 mi
- Honokohau Harbor Beach: 10.5 mi
- Ooma Beach: 11.8 mi
- Kailua Pier: 9.2 mi
- Kamkahinu: 9.2 mi
- Keauhou Hōlua Slide: 10.7 mi
- Lekeleke Burial Grounds: 11.4 mi
- Captain Cook Monument: 15.1 mi
- Interpretive Center: 8.8 mi
- Hulihe‘e Palace Museum: 9.0 mi
- Hale Hoʻokipa Visitor Contact Station: 10.1 mi
- Keauhou Kahaluʻu Heritage Center: 10.4 mi
- Kona Coffee Living History Farm: 14.2 mi
- Fish of Hawaiʻi: 11.2 mi
- Hula Kahiko: 11.8 mi
- The Lei-Makers: 11.8 mi
- Buddha Point: 16.5 mi
- Kona Potters Guild: 17.3 mi
- Kona Cloud Forest Guided Walking Tours: 5.3 mi
- Kona Cloud Forest - Guided Walking Tours: 5.3 mi
- Keahou II (Hualalai) Cooperative Nene Sanctuary: 7.5 mi
- Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District: 20.2 mi
- Liloe Spring: 23.9 mi
- Waihū Spring: 24.3 mi
- Houpo o Kāne: 24.6 mi
- Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens: 8.5 mi
- Palace Lawn: 16.3 mi
- Keanae‘e Cliffs: 19.2 mi
- Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 23.5 mi
- Manini Beach: 15.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Hualālai. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puu Lalakaukole | SE 145° | 2,514 m | 0.4 mi |
| Puʻuhonuaʻula | WSW 236° | 2,499 m | 0.3 mi |
| Poikahi | ESE 108° | 2,229 m | 2.5 mi |
| Umiahu | SE 130° | 2,172 m | 1.4 mi |
| Kauunuoku | ESE 120° | 2,124 m | 3.0 mi |
| Puʻumaʻau | ESE 102° | 2,025 m | 3.5 mi |
| Puʻulaʻalāʻau | SSW 201° | 1,987 m | 1.4 mi |
| Puʻuhale | SSE 154° | 1,949 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:06 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 18:34 | 19:06 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:52 | 18:21 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 17:18 | 17:51 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 76 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kailua Kona Ke-ahole AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2734156325
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