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Kapukaloa

Kapukaloa, seen from above at true elevation

Kapukaloa rises to 524 m in Hawaiʻi. Lehuʻula stands 1,246 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kānepuʻu, a peak 0.4 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
524 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.86671, -156.98689

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 26
  • Polihua Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Shipwreck Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Kaiolohia Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Hulopo‘e Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Lōpā Beach: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Petroglyphs: 6.3 mi
  • Kakahaia Park: 13.9 mi
  • One Ali‘i Park I: 14.2 mi
  • Maunahui-Makakupaia 4X4 Trail: 18.3 mi
  • Waikolu Lookout: 18.7 mi
Parks: 13
Waterfalls: 12
  • Haha Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Hina Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Waimanu Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Maunalei Sugar Co. Locomotive: 11.6 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 18.5 mi
  • Hauola Stone: 19.9 mi
  • Brick Palace: 19.9 mi
  • Old Fort: 20.0 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 5.1 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 5.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 24.1 mi
  • Lihau Natural Area Reserve: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Kapukaloa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LehuʻulaNNE 20°1,246 m17.5 mi
PuʻukolekoleNNE 19°1,205 m17.2 mi
PuʻuokaʻehaNNE 15°1,143 m17.7 mi
PuʻuhahaNNE 24°1,130 m17.5 mi
KaʻāpahuNNE 24°1,110 m17.1 mi
MoʻoloaNNE 22°1,063 m17.4 mi
LānaʻihaleESE 117°1,026 m8.3 mi
HaʻalelepaʻakaiESE 117°1,026 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:1018:40
June solstice05:4918:4019:13
September equinox06:1817:5618:25
December solstice07:0117:2017:53

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F686869707174747575747269
Precip in2.91.31.50.60.70.90.80.40.91.22.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lanai AP 656, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 360584 — Kapukaloa, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727310610

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