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Kapoalaala

Kapoalaala, seen from above at true elevation

Kapoalaala rises to 1,879 m in Hawaiʻi. Red Cone stands 3,488 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Keau, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040775, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1879 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.18890, -155.73717

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 20
  • Punalu'u Bakery Shop: 13.2 mi
  • Big Island Farm Sanctuary: 14.6 mi
  • Ki‘ilae Village: 18.4 mi
  • Green Sand Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Lua Mākālei: 19.0 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Mark Twain's Monkeypod Tree: 12.0 mi
  • South Point Complex: 18.9 mi
  • Alahaka Ramp: 19.0 mi
  • Alahaka Heiau: 19.2 mi
  • Animal Pen: 19.2 mi
Springs: 9
  • Old Plantation Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Portuguese Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 10.3 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 10.3 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 7
Parks: 6
  • Miloli'i Beach Park: 11.1 mi
  • Naalehu Park: 13.3 mi
  • Napoopoo Park: 22.9 mi
  • Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park: 23.1 mi
  • Arthur L Greenwell Park: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Keanae‘e Cliffs: 19.1 mi
  • The Great Crack: 20.4 mi
  • Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 21.6 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Kona Potters Guild: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Kapoalaala. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red ConeNNE 28°3,488 m15.6 mi
Sulphur ConeNNE 26°3,464 m15.3 mi
ʻĀlika ConeN 3°2,388 m5.8 mi
PuʻuʻokeʻokeʻoN 350°2,096 m1.7 mi
KeauNNW 345°1,988 m1.1 mi
PuʻukinikiniENE 62°1,944 m10.3 mi
PuʻupōhakuloaNNW 344°1,896 m11.4 mi
Puu OhohiaWSW 257°1,696 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0618:35
June solstice05:4718:3219:04
September equinox06:1317:5118:20
December solstice06:5317:1917:51

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, 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 360545 — Kapoalaala, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407242

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