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Ihuanu

Ihuanu, seen from above at true elevation

Ihuanu rises to 1,614 m in Hawaiʻi. ʻĀlika Cone stands 2,388 m to the north, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Kapoalaala, a peak 1.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49038277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,614 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.16229, -155.73278

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 19
  • Punalu'u Bakery Shop: 11.9 mi
  • Big Island Farm Sanctuary: 12.7 mi
  • Green Sand Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Lua Mākālei: 17.2 mi
  • sea arch: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • South Point Complex: 17.1 mi
  • Alahaka Ramp: 20.7 mi
  • Alahaka Heiau: 20.9 mi
  • Animal Pen: 20.9 mi
  • Chief Keawe House Complex: 20.9 mi
Springs: 7
  • Portuguese Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Old Plantation Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 8.9 mi
  • Kāwā Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Nīnole Springs: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 6
Parks: 4
  • Miloli'i Beach Park: 11.5 mi
  • Naalehu Park: 12.0 mi
  • Napoopoo Park: 24.6 mi
  • Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • The Great Crack: 20.4 mi
  • Keanae‘e Cliffs: 20.8 mi
  • Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Kona Potters Guild: 21.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Royal Kona Museum & Coffee Mill: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Ihuanu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ʻĀlika ConeN2,388 m7.6 mi
PuʻuʻokeʻokeʻoN2,096 m3.6 mi
KeauN1,988 m3.0 mi
PuʻukinikiniNE1,944 m11.0 mi
PuʻupōhakuloaNNW1,896 m13.3 mi
KapoalaalaN1,879 m1.9 mi
Puu OhohiaNW1,696 m2.4 mi
PuʻuʻikiENE1,646 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0618:35
June solstice05:4718:3219:04
September equinox06:1317:5118:20
December solstice06:5317:1917:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 6 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 359485 — Ihuanu, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407273

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