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Kauaʻōpuʻu

Kauaʻōpuʻu, seen from above at true elevation

Kauaʻōpuʻu rises to 312 m in Hawaiʻi. Kaʻala stands 1,229 m to the north, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Maunakūwale, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040828, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
312 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.46791, -158.14758

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kaupuni Neighborhood Park: 1.3 mi
  • Herbert K. Pililaau Community Park: 2.8 mi
  • Waianae District Park: 3.3 mi
  • Makaha Community Park: 4.2 mi
  • Kolekole Avenue Park: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 60
Attractions
Beaches: 48
  • Aki's Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Mākaha Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Keaau Beach: 5.6 mi
  • ‘Ohiki-lolo Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Nanakuli Beach Park: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 34
Artworks: 18
Springs: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • Waimea Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Puehuehu: 21.3 mi
  • Waikahalulu Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Kapena Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Waipuhia Falls: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Kauaʻōpuʻu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaʻalaN 7°1,229 m2.8 mi
PuʻukalenaNE 34°1,068 m1.8 mi
KamaohanuiNNE 17°1,024 m3.2 mi
PuʻukauaESE 120°940 m3.6 mi
PalikeaSE 140°938 m4.8 mi
PuʻukawiwiNW 321°899 m2.0 mi
PuʻuhapapaE 90°879 m2.8 mi
PuʻukūmakaliʻiENE 62°878 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:1518:44
June solstice05:5218:4619:18
September equinox06:2218:0118:30
December solstice07:0717:2317:56

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727172737576787878777574
Precip in3.22.32.71.41.60.80.50.70.91.92.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Makaha Ctry Club 800.3, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 360625 — Kauaʻōpuʻu, Honolulu County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727325159

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