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Kāluakanaka

Kāluakanaka, seen from above at true elevation

Kāluakanaka rises to 278 m in Hawaiʻi. Kalualohe stands 879 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kaluakau, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49042887, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
278 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.11769, -157.15101

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 15
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Hina Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Haha Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 19.0 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Maunahui-Makakupaia 4X4 Trail: 6.5 mi
  • Papohaku Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 10.1 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 10.5 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Historic sites: 5
  • Father Damien Monument: 11.9 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 11.9 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 11.9 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 13.7 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 22.3 mi
Parks: 3
Museums: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Kāluakanaka. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KalualoheE 83°879 m12.7 mi
PuʻukauāENE 75°708 m12.2 mi
PuʻuʻōleloENE 72°649 m11.2 mi
KeōlewaENE 71°636 m11.9 mi
ʻIliʻilikāENE 72°625 m12.2 mi
KapunaE 80°603 m11.3 mi
PuʻuʻoliE 79°542 m10.7 mi
HahaeuleENE 73°506 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:1118:40
June solstice05:4918:4219:14
September equinox06:1817:5718:26
December solstice07:0217:2017:53

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 360192 — Kāluakanaka, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727295591

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