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Kauluwai

Kauluwai, seen from above at true elevation

Kauluwai rises to 462 m in Hawaiʻi. Kaunuohua stands 1,379 m to the east-southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040852, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
462 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.15791, -157.01344

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 20
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Hina Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Haha Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Phallic Rock: 1.3 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 1.3 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 2.5 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 2.6 mi
  • Maunahui-Makakupaia 4X4 Trail: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Father Damien Monument: 2.9 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 2.9 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 2.9 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 4.4 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 14.4 mi
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 4
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 4.5 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 4.6 mi
  • One Alii Beach Park: 5.6 mi
  • Dole Park: 23.8 mi
Museums: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 24.0 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Kauluwai. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaunuohuaESE 110°1,379 m8.8 mi
PēpēʻōpaeESE 110°1,310 m8.0 mi
PuʻualiʻiESE 105°1,284 m7.7 mi
LehuʻulaESE 115°1,246 m8.5 mi
HanaliloliloESE 110°1,237 m7.0 mi
PuʻukolekoleESE 118°1,205 m8.2 mi
PuʻuokaʻehaESE 116°1,143 m6.9 mi
KaulahukiESE 111°1,128 m5.9 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 solstice07:0217:2017:52

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727288618

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