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Kawela Loa

Kawela Loa, seen from above at true elevation

Kawela Loa rises to 734 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻukole stands 2,962 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Loe, a peak 1.6 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
734 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.06232, -155.51471

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
  • Honoka'a Park: 3.2 mi
  • frog rock: 8.2 mi
  • Waimea Park: 10.0 mi
  • Church Row Park: 10.0 mi
  • Waimea Park: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 8
  • Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 5.5 mi
  • Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a: 6.2 mi
  • Waimanu & King's Trailhead: 6.9 mi
  • Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 7.2 mi
  • Laupahoehoe Point Tsunami Memorial: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 7
Waterfalls: 6
Springs: 5
  • Keawewai Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 19.2 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 19.2 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Liloe Spring: 19.8 mi
Museums: 3
  • Plantation Days Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Isaacs Art Center: 10.7 mi
  • Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary: 14.4 mi
  • Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Mala'ai: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Kawela Loa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukoleSSE 161°2,962 m13.1 mi
KemoleS 183°2,488 m12.8 mi
KaluamakaniS 172°2,310 m11.0 mi
PuʻuʻulaʻulaSSE 147°2,306 m13.1 mi
PuʻumaliSSE 155°2,147 m11.7 mi
PuʻumoanaSSE 163°2,099 m11.1 mi
PuʻunauSSE 160°2,089 m11.2 mi
KaikipauulaS 172°2,026.5 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0518:34
June solstice05:4418:3319:05
September equinox06:1217:5018:19
December solstice06:5417:1617:48

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F676867697173737474727068
Precip in7.68.811.89.76.23.85.96.74.55.310.010.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paauilo 221, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407221

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