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Kulanapahu

Kulanapahu, seen from above at true elevation

Kulanapahu rises to 992 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the east-northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Luapelani, a peak 0.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
992 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.64008, -156.37641

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 59
Beaches: 34
  • Makena Landing: 4.3 mi
  • Rocky Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Maluaka Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Chang's Beach: 4.4 mi
  • 5 Graves Beach: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Makena Stables: 3.9 mi
  • Snorkeling Entry Point: 4.3 mi
  • Turtle Arches: 4.3 mi
  • Hanamanioa Point Light: 4.5 mi
  • Turtle Town: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Kopiliula Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Quarter-Mile Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Punalau Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Puohokamoa Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 20.3 mi
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 7
  • Laperouse Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Whale Statue: 8.0 mi
  • Captain George Vancouver Monument: 10.4 mi
  • Nuu: 12.5 mi
  • Ahupū Tank: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Kulanapahu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuʻulaʻulaENE3,055 m9.3 mi
KolekoleENE3,052 m9.0 mi
Magnetic PeakENE3,052 m9.4 mi
PākaʻaoʻaoENE3,006 m9.6 mi
KilohanaNE2,906 m10.6 mi
Haupaʻakea PeakENE2,788 m10.7 mi
KalepeamoaENE2,768 m7.2 mi
KanahauENE2,660 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0818:37
June solstice05:4718:3819:10
September equinox06:1517:5418:23
December solstice06:5817:1817:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727172747577787878777573
Precip in2.51.32.00.81.10.40.81.21.11.61.21.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Makena Golf Course 249.1, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 361567 — Kulanapahu, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727356316

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