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Kapuna

Kapuna, seen from above at true elevation

Kapuna rises to 603 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuowahaʻula stands 1,462 m to the east-southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuʻoli, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040787, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
603 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.14711, -156.97902

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 33
  • Waipū: 7.4 mi
  • ʻOloʻupena: 7.9 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 15.3 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 2.1 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 2.6 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 2.6 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 2.7 mi
  • Waikolu Lookout: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Hina Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Haha Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 7.8 mi
Parks: 9
  • One Alii Beach Park: 4.9 mi
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 5.2 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 5.3 mi
  • Dole Park: 22.6 mi
  • Hale Mahina Park: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Father Damien Monument: 2.8 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 2.8 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 2.9 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 2.9 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 12.1 mi
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 22.8 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Kapuna. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuowahaʻulaESE 111°1,462 m7.2 mi
KaunuohuaESE 111°1,379 m6.4 mi
PēpēʻōpaeESE 110°1,310 m5.7 mi
PuʻualiʻiESE 104°1,284 m5.4 mi
LehuʻulaESE 118°1,246 m6.2 mi
HanaliloliloESE 111°1,237 m4.7 mi
PuʻukolekoleESE 122°1,205 m5.9 mi
PuʻuokaʻehaESE 120°1,143 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:1018:40
June solstice05:4818:4119:13
September equinox06:1817:5618:25
December solstice07:0217:1917:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747678798080797674
Precip in3.62.33.01.51.20.60.60.81.01.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727295597

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