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Kaunupahu

Kaunupahu, seen from above at true elevation

Kaunupahu rises to 736 m in Hawaiʻi. Kamakou stands 1,506 m to the southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pōhakuloa, a peak 0.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040870, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
736 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.15870, -156.79219

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 27
  • Halawa Beach: 3.5 mi
  • ʻOloʻupena: 4.2 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 4.7 mi
  • Waipū: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Waikolu Lookout: 8.5 mi
  • Kakahaia Park: 11.7 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 12.6 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 12.6 mi
  • One Ali‘i Park I: 13.3 mi
Parks: 16
  • D.T. Fleming Park: 14.0 mi
  • One Alii Beach Park: 14.2 mi
  • Napili Park: 14.6 mi
  • Hale Mahina Park: 15.5 mi
  • Honokowai Beach Park: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Pāpalaua Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Kahiwa Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Hīpuapua Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Moa‘ula: 1.7 mi
  • Wailele Falls: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Mana Heiau: 3.3 mi
  • Papa Heiau: 3.6 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 5.9 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 10.1 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 12.4 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 3
  • Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 21.3 mi
  • West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 21.9 mi
  • Lihau Natural Area Reserve: 24.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 24.8 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Kaunupahu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KamakouSW 234°1,506 m6.1 mi
UapaSW 235°1,504 m6.2 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaWSW 237°1,462 m6.4 mi
KaholoapeleSW 230°1,450 m5.9 mi
OlokuʻiWSW 244°1,403 m4.1 mi
KaunuohuaWSW 243°1,379 m6.8 mi
PākuʻiSW 225°1,321 m5.4 mi
PēpēʻōpaeWSW 248°1,310 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:1018:39
June solstice05:4718:4019:12
September equinox06:1717:5518:25
December solstice07:0117:1917:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F717171737475767777767573

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Puu-o-hoku RCH 542.1, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 360744 — Kaunupahu, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727295633

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