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Kānenuiohamo

Kānenuiohamo, seen from above at true elevation

Kānenuiohamo rises to 987 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻukulua stands 2,748 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Makaopuhi Crater, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040738, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
987 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.37232, -155.17133

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 34
  • Mauna Ulu: 2.0 mi
  • Pauahi Crater: 3.4 mi
  • Hiʻiaka Crater: 3.8 mi
  • Poliokeawe Pali: 4.8 mi
  • Hōlei Pali: 4.9 mi
Parks: 27
  • Kaimū Black Sand Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Kurtistown Park: 16.8 mi
  • Shipman Park: 19.2 mi
  • Honu Street Park: 20.3 mi
  • Pana‘ewa Recreational Complex: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Hi'iaka Crater: 4.1 mi
  • Devil's Throat: 4.3 mi
  • Thurston Lava Tube (Nāhuku): 5.2 mi
  • Akatsuka Orchid Gardens: 5.7 mi
  • July 1974 Lava Flow: 5.7 mi
Springs: 11
  • Middle Flume Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 18.9 mi
  • ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Waterhole Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Waioala Spring: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Poakana Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Wailoa Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Kauwehu Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Lower Waiʻale Falls: 23.8 mi
  • Waiʻale Falls: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Papa John Lacho Coltes: 22.1 mi
  • King Kamehameha Statue: 24.6 mi
  • Tsunami Memorial: 24.8 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 24.8 mi
  • Kamehameha: 24.9 mi
Museums: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Halapē Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Kehena Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Black Sand Beach: 22.2 mi
  • Ha'ena Beach: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 9.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Kānenuiohamo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukuluaNW 304°2,748.17 m20.2 mi
PuʻuhoakoleiNW 309°2,437 m19.5 mi
PuʻulauNW 316°2,100 m19.1 mi
PuʻukīpūNW 318°1,917.38 m16.4 mi
NāpuʻukūluaW 276°1,704 m18.0 mi
PuʻulalaʻauNW 316°1,682 m13.4 mi
KūlaniNW 321°1,675 m13.2 mi
PuʻupiliW 273°1,558 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2518:0318:32
June solstice05:4418:3119:02
September equinox06:1017:4918:18
December solstice06:5117:1617:48

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595959606263646564646260
Precip in8.88.210.39.26.55.16.35.96.08.210.611.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawaii VOL NP HQ 54, 7 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/2734299252

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