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Kamakapaʻa

Kamakapaʻa, seen from above at true elevation

Kamakapaʻa rises to 718 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻokeʻokeʻo stands 2,096 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻu o Kahuku, a peak 0.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
718 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.07111, -155.67797

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 9
  • Hāʻao Springs: 3.9 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 3.9 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 3.9 mi
  • Portuguese Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Old Plantation Spring: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Big Island Farm Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
  • Punalu'u Bakery Shop: 6.1 mi
  • Green Sand Beach: 9.5 mi
  • sea arch: 10.2 mi
  • Lua Mākālei: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 4
Historic sites: 2
Parks: 2
  • Naalehu Park: 6.1 mi
  • Miloli'i Beach Park: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • The Great Crack: 19.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Kamakapaʻa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuʻokeʻokeʻoNNW 337°2,096 m10.7 mi
KeauNNW 336°1,988 m10.1 mi
PuʻukinikiniNNE 22°1,944 m14.0 mi
KapoalaalaNNW 335°1,879 m9.0 mi
Puu OhohiaNW 325°1,696 m9.5 mi
PuʻuʻikiNNE 29°1,646 m13.0 mi
PuʻuikiNNE 29°1,638 m13.0 mi
IhuanuNNW 330°1,614 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0518:34
June solstice05:4718:3219:04
September equinox06:1217:5118:20
December solstice06:5217:1917:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656565666768697069696866
Precip in2.71.82.41.31.40.91.31.62.21.91.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Kona 2 2.32, 5 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Apr and May; busiest: Dec.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407355

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