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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: 7
  • Papohaku Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 9.9 mi
  • One Ali‘i Park I: 11.4 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 11.5 mi
  • Kakahaia Park: 13.7 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
KalualoheE879 m12.5 mi
PuʻukauāENE708 m12.0 mi
PuʻuʻōleloENE649 m11.1 mi
KeōlewaENE636 m11.7 mi
ʻIliʻilikāENE625 m12.0 mi
KapunaENE603 m11.0 mi
PuʻuʻoliENE542 m10.5 mi
HahaeuleENE506 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 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 360193 — Kaluakau, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727288674

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