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Kaʻuku

Kaʻuku, seen from above at true elevation

Kaʻuku rises to 605 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Kea stands 4,205 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is ʻAkaka Falls, a waterfall 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
605 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.83210, -155.15710

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 38
  • Honomu Park: 3.8 mi
  • Kolekole Beach Park: 4.2 mi
  • Hakalau Veterans Park: 4.5 mi
  • Kaiwiki Park: 5.5 mi
  • Waikamaulo Park: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • ʻAkaka Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Kahuna Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Hakalau Stream: 3.0 mi
  • Kawainui Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Onomea Waterfall: 4.3 mi
Springs: 14
  • Wailepua Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Kapehu Springs: 7.4 mi
  • Kapehu Springs: 7.4 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 9
Attractions: 8
Beaches: 2
  • Honoli‘i Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Ha'ena Beach: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Kaʻuku. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mauna KeaW 268°4,205 m20.2 mi
PuʻukeaW 269°4,173 m20.3 mi
PuʻumāhoeW 271°4,004 m19.7 mi
PuʻulīlīnoeW 266°3,959.45 m19.7 mi
PuʻupoepoeW 271°3,855 m18.7 mi
PuʻualaW 272°3,844 m18.7 mi
PuʻumākanakaW 272°3,779 m17.6 mi
PuʻuhoakaW 274°3,682 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2518:0318:32
June solstice05:4318:3119:03
September equinox06:1017:4918:18
December solstice06:5217:1517:48

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F717172737475767777767472
Precip in7.910.212.79.47.07.39.211.38.710.214.412.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hilo Intl AP 87, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 360667 — Kaʻuku, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407086

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