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Kapuna

Kapuna, seen from above at true elevation

Kapuna rises to 630 m in Hawaiʻi. Keau stands 1,988 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Hoomaha, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040784, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
630 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.07788, -155.60509

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 9
  • Hāʻao Springs: 1.3 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 1.3 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 1.3 mi
  • Portuguese Springs: 2.2 mi
  • Kāwā Spring: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Punalu'u Bakery Shop: 1.7 mi
  • Big Island Farm Sanctuary: 7.3 mi
  • Green Sand Beach: 10.1 mi
  • sea arch: 11.1 mi
  • Lua Mākālei: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 4
Historic sites: 2
Parks: 2
  • Naalehu Park: 1.8 mi
  • Miloli'i Beach Park: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • The Great Crack: 15.0 mi
  • Hilina Pali: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Kapuna. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KeauNW 314°1,988 m12.5 mi
KapoalaalaNW 312°1,879 m11.5 mi
Puu OhohiaNW 306°1,696 m12.5 mi
PuʻuʻikiN 8°1,646 m11.0 mi
PuʻuikiN 8°1,638 m11.0 mi
IhuanuNW 305°1,614 m10.2 mi
PōhakuloaWNW 300°1,488 m12.5 mi
MakaāliaN 3°1,307 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0518:34
June solstice05:4718:3219:03
September equinox06:1217:5118:20
December solstice06:5217:1917:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747576777877777574
Precip in3.53.94.01.91.40.81.92.92.84.14.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SEA MTN 12.15, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 360600 — Kapuna, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407112

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