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Kuainiho

Kuainiho, seen from above at true elevation

Kuainiho rises to 820 m in Hawaiʻi. Hualālai stands 2,523 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuʻiwaʻiwa, a peak 2.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49042505, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
820 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.83649, -155.76910

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 39
  • Blue Hawaiian Helicopter: 8.3 mi
  • Waikoloa Petroglyph Field: 9.1 mi
  • Malawakena Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Puako Petroglyphs: 9.8 mi
  • Dolphin Quest Hawaii: 9.9 mi
Parks: 28
  • Waikoloa Dryland Wildfire Safety Park: 6.6 mi
  • Waikoloa Community Park: 7.2 mi
  • Kalahuipua'a Historic Park: 9.6 mi
  • Puako Petroglyph Archaeological Preserve: 9.9 mi
  • Holoholokai Beach Park: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 24
Historic sites: 12
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Hiʻilawe Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Hakalaoa Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Nanaue Falls (End of King's Trail): 21.2 mi
  • Ipuu Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Waiʻilikahi falls: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 4
  • Liloe Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 17.7 mi
  • Keawewai Springs: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Kuainiho. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HualālaiSSW2,523 m11.9 mi
Puu LalakaukoleSSW2,514 m12.0 mi
PuʻuhonuaʻulaSSW2,499 m12.2 mi
PuʻumanaʻoE2,364 m12.2 mi
PuʻulāʻauE2,271 m11.3 mi
PuʻuʻulaʻulaE2,262 m11.7 mi
PoikahiSSW2,229 m11.5 mi
UmiahuSSW2,172 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0618:35
June solstice05:4618:3419:06
September equinox06:1317:5118:20
December solstice06:5417:1817:50

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F757577787980818281817977
Precip in1.50.70.90.40.50.60.20.80.60.70.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Puukohola Heiau 98.1, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407300

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