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Kiapu

Kiapu, seen from above at true elevation

Kiapu rises to 215 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻu Puaʻi stands 1,184 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻulena Crater, a cliff 0.4 miles away. 166 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49041444, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
215 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates19.46888, -154.89599
Around it

166 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
Parks: 38
Cliffs: 23
  • Puʻulena Crater: 0.4 mi
  • Kahuwai Crater: 0.5 mi
  • Pawai Crater: 0.7 mi
  • Fissure 8 spatter cone: 1.0 mi
  • Kahōlua O Kahawali Crater: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Lava arch: 3.0 mi
  • Lava Arch: 4.2 mi
  • Lava2: 12.9 mi
  • Lava1: 12.9 mi
  • Hilo Coffee Mill: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Rainbow Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Peʻepeʻe Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Lower Waiʻale Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Waiʻale Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Kulaniapia Falls: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 7
Springs: 6
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 20.6 mi
  • Middle Flume Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 22.0 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 22.0 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Black Sand Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Kehena Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Ha'ena Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Honoli‘i Beach: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kiapu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Puʻu PuaʻiW 260°1,184 m23.6 mi
PuʻumakaʻalaWNW 284°1,130 m21.9 mi
Mauna UluWSW 251°1,053 m21.1 mi
Puʻu HuluhuluWSW 252°1,047 m21.3 mi
KānenuiohamoWSW 250°987 m19.1 mi
Puu KamoamoaWSW 248°769 m15.2 mi
Puu KahaualeaWSW 250°727 m13.6 mi
Puʻu ʻŌʻōWSW 248°724 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2418:0218:31
June solstice05:4318:3019:01
September equinox06:0917:4818:17
December solstice06:5017:1517:47

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656465666768697070696766
Precip in13.115.822.922.015.018.119.023.516.118.223.022.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood #2 55.4, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407225

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