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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
1614 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: 12
  • Mark Twain's Monkeypod Tree: 10.5 mi
  • South Point Complex: 17.1 mi
  • Alahaka Ramp: 20.7 mi
  • Alahaka Heiau: 20.9 mi
  • Animal Pen: 20.9 mi
Springs: 9
  • Portuguese Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Old Plantation Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 8.9 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 8.9 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 7
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 15.7 miles of Ihuanu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ʻĀlika ConeN 0°2,388 m7.6 mi
PuʻuʻokeʻokeʻoN 351°2,096 m3.6 mi
KeauN 349°1,988 m3.0 mi
PuʻukinikiniNE 52°1,944 m11.0 mi
PuʻupōhakuloaNNW 345°1,896 m13.3 mi
KapoalaalaN 351°1,879 m1.9 mi
Puu OhohiaNW 308°1,696 m2.4 mi
PuʻuʻikiENE 63°1,646 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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