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Kaluakau

Kaluakau, seen from above at true elevation

Kaluakau rises to 257 m in Hawaiʻi. Kalualohe stands 879 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Kāluakanaka, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040667, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
257 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.11372, -157.14650

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 15
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Hina Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Haha Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Maunahui-Makakupaia 4X4 Trail: 6.2 mi
  • Papohaku Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 9.9 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 10.3 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Historic sites: 5
  • Father Damien Monument: 11.7 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 11.7 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 11.7 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 13.5 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 22.0 mi
Parks: 4
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 7.0 mi
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 7.0 mi
  • One Alii Beach Park: 10.1 mi
  • Dole Park: 24.7 mi
Museums: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 24.8 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Kaluakau. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KalualoheE 81°879 m12.5 mi
PuʻukauāENE 73°708 m12.0 mi
PuʻuʻōleloENE 71°649 m11.1 mi
KeōlewaENE 69°636 m11.7 mi
ʻIliʻilikāENE 70°625 m12.0 mi
KapunaENE 78°603 m11.0 mi
PuʻuʻoliENE 77°542 m10.5 mi
HahaeuleENE 70°506 m9.8 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 5080 °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 360193 — Kaluakau, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727288674

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