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Kualapuʻu

Kualapuʻu, seen from above at true elevation

Kualapuʻu rises to 310 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻualiʻi stands 1,284 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻukanaio, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49042512, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
310 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.15010, -157.05122

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 19
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Hina Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Haha Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Maunahui-Makakupaia 4X4 Trail: 1.8 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 3.3 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 3.7 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 4.8 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Father Damien Monument: 5.1 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 5.1 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 5.1 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 6.9 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 16.5 mi
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 4
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 3.8 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 3.8 mi
  • One Alii Beach Park: 6.2 mi
  • Dole Park: 24.0 mi
Museums: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 24.2 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Kualapuʻu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻualiʻiE 99°1,284 m10.0 mi
HanaliloliloESE 102°1,237 m9.2 mi
PuʻuokaʻehaESE 106°1,143 m9.0 mi
KaulahukiE 101°1,128 m8.1 mi
PuʻukaeʻoE 97°1,119 m8.1 mi
KalāhuapueoE 98°1,080 m8.4 mi
PuʻumakaliʻiliʻiE 100°1,002 m7.2 mi
KaluahauoniE 89°991 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:1118:40
June solstice05:4818:4119:13
September equinox06:1817:5618:26
December solstice07:0217:2017:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 361458 — Kualapuʻu, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727288606

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