Peak · Hawaiʻi
Kanahau
Kanahau rises to 2,660 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the east-northeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kalepeamoa, a peak 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2660 m
How to reach it
Coordinates20.69050, -156.29309
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kalepeamoa: 0.8 mi
- Kāhua: 1.6 mi
- Puʻukeōkea: 2.0 mi
- Kolekole: 2.6 mi
- Puʻuʻulaʻula: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- Kokea Park: 4.1 mi
- Harold W. Rice Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
- Sun Yet-Sen Park: 5.5 mi
- Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 42
- Wailea Beach: 9.7 mi
- Ulua Beach: 9.7 mi
- Mokapu Beach: 9.8 mi
- Polo Beach: 9.8 mi
- Palauea Beach: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 37
- Aliʻi Kula Lavender: 3.4 mi
- O'o farm: 3.8 mi
- Silversword Loop Trail: 6.2 mi
- Silversword Loop Trail: 6.2 mi
- Kupa'a Farm: 6.3 mi
Waterfalls: 19
- Kopiliula Falls: 13.3 mi
- Kopiliula Falls: 13.4 mi
- Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 13.9 mi
- Punalau Falls: 13.9 mi
- Upper Waikani Falls: 14.0 mi
Springs: 10
- Waikaʻalu Spring: 3.6 mi
- Waihou Spring: 4.3 mi
- Waiu Spring: 9.3 mi
- Paʻanene Spring: 12.1 mi
- Punahoa Spring: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Nuu: 8.3 mi
- Laperouse Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Whale Statue: 10.7 mi
- Captain George Vancouver Monument: 12.0 mi
- Nāhiku Rubber Company: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- 'Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve: 10.2 mi
- Ke’anae Arboretum: 14.6 mi
- Lihau Natural Area Reserve: 22.9 mi
- Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 24.8 mi
- West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 24.8 mi
Museums: 5
- Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary: 11.9 mi
- Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: 16.2 mi
- Hale Ho'ike'ike at the Bailey House Museum (Maui Historical Society): 19.3 mi
- Maui Okinawa Cultural Center: 19.5 mi
- Hana Cultural Center and Museum: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 3
- Sun Mei: 5.5 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 5.5 mi
- Maui Releasing The Sun: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 3
- Kahanu Garden enterence: 18.1 mi
- Kahanu Gardens: 18.3 mi
- Bush: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Kanahau. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻuʻulaʻula | ENE 62° | 3,055 m | 2.9 mi |
| Kolekole | ENE 64° | 3,052.44 m | 2.6 mi |
| Magnetic Peak | ENE 66° | 3,052 m | 3.0 mi |
| Pākaʻaoʻao | ENE 60° | 3,006 m | 3.2 mi |
| Kilohana | NE 53° | 2,906 m | 4.2 mi |
| Haupaʻakea Peak | E 81° | 2,788 m | 4.5 mi |
| Kalepeamoa | ENE 61° | 2,768 m | 0.8 mi |
| Haleakalā | E 84° | 2,502 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:08 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| September equinox | 06:15 | 17:53 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 17:18 | 17:50 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 60 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 61 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kula Hospital 267, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 360342 — Kanahau, Maui County, Hawaii.
OpenStreetMap element node/7727352111
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- Haleakalā National Park · 8 mi
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