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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
Attractions
Historic sites: 59
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
KaʻalaN1,229 m2.8 mi
PuʻukalenaNE1,068 m1.8 mi
KamaohanuiNNE1,024 m3.2 mi
PuʻukauaESE940 m3.6 mi
PalikeaSE938 m4.8 mi
PuʻukawiwiNW899 m2.0 mi
PuʻuhapapaE879 m2.8 mi
PuʻukūmakaliʻiENE878 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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