Kaʻala
Kaʻala rises to 1,229 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻukalena stands 1,068 m to the south-southeast, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Kamaohanui, a peak 0.7 miles away.
The story
Kaʻala or Mount Kaʻala (pronounced [kəˈʔɐlə] in Hawaiian) is the highest mountain on the island of Oahu, at 1,227 metres (4,026 ft). It is a part of the Waianae Range, an eroded shield volcano on the west side of the island. The FAA maintains an active tracking station at the summit, which is closed to the general public and secured by the US Army, which is stationed at the base of the mountain at Schofield Barracks. The tracking station can be clearly seen from afar as a white, domed-shaped structure.
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Wikidata Q1737629, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1229 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kamaohanui: 0.7 mi
- Puʻukalena: 1.4 mi
- Kōlealiʻiliʻi: 1.9 mi
- Puʻupane: 2.0 mi
- Puʻukawiwi: 2.0 mi
- Kaupuni Neighborhood Park: 3.8 mi
- Kolekole Avenue Park: 4.4 mi
- Kaena Community Park: 4.5 mi
- Waialua Band Stand Park: 4.7 mi
- Waialua District Park: 4.9 mi
- Nā Mea Kūpono Learning Center: 4.9 mi
- Pacific Skydiving Honolulu: 5.5 mi
- Pohaku Lanai: 5.7 mi
- Haleiwa哈雷伊瓦小鎮: 6.2 mi
- One Ocean Diving: 6.4 mi
- Israel Kamakawiwoʻole Memorial Bust: 5.1 mi
- Red Castle: 6.5 mi
- War Memorial World War II: 6.7 mi
- Kukaniloko Birth Stones: 6.8 mi
- HMH-463 Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Mokulēʻia Beach: 5.1 mi
- Polo Beach East: 5.2 mi
- Polo Beach West: 5.3 mi
- Mākaha Beach: 5.5 mi
- Aki's Beach: 5.5 mi
- Pineapple Garden Maze: 6.8 mi
- Aunty Coco's Lei Garden: 10.4 mi
- Urban Garden Center: 13.3 mi
- Bio Filtration Landscape: 15.1 mi
- C. B. Lansing Garden: 18.5 mi
- Waianae Kai Forest Reserve: 1.6 mi
- Makua Keaau Forest Reserve: 3.9 mi
- Mokulēʻia Forest Reserve: 4.5 mi
- Kuaokalā Forest Reserve: 6.3 mi
- Nanakuli Forest Reserve: 8.0 mi
- Hawaii's Plantation Village: 11.9 mi
- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum: 15.4 mi
- USS Missouri: 15.8 mi
- Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum: 16.3 mi
- Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Exhibit Galleries: Attack and Road to War: 16.3 mi
- Waiawa Spring: 13.1 mi
- Kalauao Spring: 15.4 mi
- Punamanō Spring: 16.8 mi
- Kunawai Spring: 22.2 mi
- Keaʻahala Spring: 22.4 mi
- Waimea Falls: 10.6 mi
- Puehuehu: 22.5 mi
- Waikahalulu Falls: 22.6 mi
- Kapena Falls: 22.9 mi
- Waipuhia Falls: 23.7 mi
- Pavillion: 16.6 mi
- Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal: 22.4 mi
- Queen Lili'uokalani Statue: 23.0 mi
- Patsy Mink: 23.0 mi
- Sky Gate: 23.2 mi
- Punchbowl Crater: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Kaʻala. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻukalena | SSE 154° | 1,068 m | 1.4 mi |
| Kamaohanui | ENE 64° | 1,024 m | 0.7 mi |
| Puʻukaua | SSE 149° | 940 m | 5.4 mi |
| Palikea | SSE 157° | 938 m | 7.0 mi |
| Puʻukawiwi | SW 234° | 899 m | 2.0 mi |
| Puʻuhapapa | SE 138° | 879 m | 3.7 mi |
| Puʻukūmakaliʻi | SE 145° | 878 m | 2.3 mi |
| Maunakapu | SSE 158° | 843 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:15 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 18:01 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 17:23 | 17:56 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 69 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poamoho EXP FM 855.2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 359576 — Kaʻala, Honolulu County, Hawaii.
OpenStreetMap element node/91399689
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