Kapoalaala
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
- 1,879 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Keau: 1.1 mi
- Puu Ohohia: 1.6 mi
- Puʻuʻokeʻokeʻo: 1.7 mi
- Ihuanu: 1.9 mi
- Pōhakuloa: 2.7 mi
- 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
- South Point Complex: 18.9 mi
- Alahaka Ramp: 19.0 mi
- Alahaka Heiau: 19.2 mi
- Animal Pen: 19.2 mi
- Chief Keawe House Complex: 19.2 mi
- Old Plantation Spring: 8.9 mi
- Portuguese Springs: 9.6 mi
- Hāʻao Springs: 10.3 mi
- ʻAlili Spring: 14.5 mi
- Kāwā Spring: 14.7 mi
- 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
- Pebbles Beach: 13.1 mi
- Punalu'u Black Sand Beach: 15.6 mi
- Kamilo: 17.5 mi
- Papakōlea Beach: 18.5 mi
- Ke'ei Beach: 22.4 mi
- Keanae‘e Cliffs: 19.1 mi
- The Great Crack: 20.4 mi
- Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 21.6 mi
- Royal Kona Museum & Coffee Mill: 20.6 mi
- Kona Coffee Living History Farm: 23.8 mi
- Honuapo: 14.2 mi
- Kona Potters Guild: 19.8 mi
- Manini Beach: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Kapoalaala. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Cone | NNE 28° | 3,488 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sulphur Cone | NNE 26° | 3,464 m | 15.3 mi |
| ʻĀlika Cone | N 3° | 2,388 m | 5.8 mi |
| Puʻuʻokeʻokeʻo | N 350° | 2,096 m | 1.7 mi |
| Keau | NNW 345° | 1,988 m | 1.1 mi |
| Puʻukinikini | ENE 62° | 1,944 m | 10.3 mi |
| Puʻupōhakuloa | NNW 344° | 1,896 m | 11.4 mi |
| Puu Ohohia | WSW 257° | 1,696 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:06 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:51 | 18:20 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 17:19 | 17:51 |
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 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
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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