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Kaʻa

Kaʻa, seen from above at true elevation

Kaʻa rises to 182 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻukauā stands 708 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuʻula, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040924, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
182 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.20864, -157.19792

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 13
Attractions: 9
  • Papohaku Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Maunahui-Makakupaia 4X4 Trail: 11.2 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 12.5 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 13.1 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Waimanu Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Hina Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Haha Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Hospital Ruins: 13.9 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 13.9 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 13.9 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 16.2 mi
Springs: 3
Parks: 3
Museums: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Kaʻa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukauāESE 102°708 m15.1 mi
PuʻuʻōleloESE 102°649 m14.0 mi
KeōlewaE 99°636 m14.4 mi
ʻIliʻilikāE 100°625 m14.8 mi
KapunaESE 107°603 m14.7 mi
PuʻuʻoliESE 107°542 m14.1 mi
HahaeuleESE 105°506 m12.9 mi
PuʻuluaE 101°502 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:1118:41
June solstice05:4918:4219:14
September equinox06:1817:5718:26
December solstice07:0317:2017:53

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747678798080797674
Precip in3.62.33.01.51.20.60.60.81.01.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/6437373994

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