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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: 7
  • Hāʻao Springs: 1.3 mi
  • Portuguese Springs: 2.2 mi
  • Kāwā Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Nīnole Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Old Plantation Spring: 7.2 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
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
Historic sites: 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
KeauNW1,988 m12.5 mi
PuʻukinikiniN1,944 m12.5 mi
KapoalaalaNW1,879 m11.5 mi
Puu OhohiaNW1,696 m12.5 mi
PuʻuʻikiN1,646 m11.0 mi
IhuanuNW1,614 m10.2 mi
PōhakuloaWNW1,488 m12.5 mi
MakaāliaN1,307 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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