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Kūpāʻia

Kūpāʻia, seen from above at true elevation

Kūpāʻia rises to 922 m in Hawaiʻi. Kamakou stands 1,506 m to the east, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Kaulahuki, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49042916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
922 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.11872, -156.93623

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 35
  • Waipū: 5.4 mi
  • ʻOloʻupena: 5.9 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 12.3 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Waikolu Lookout: 1.3 mi
  • Kakahaia Park: 3.9 mi
  • One Ali‘i Park I: 4.1 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 5.4 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 5.5 mi
Parks: 13
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Hina Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Haha Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 4.1 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 5.6 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 5.6 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 5.7 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 8.8 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 20.6 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Kūpāʻia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KamakouE 101°1,506 m4.4 mi
UapaE 101°1,504 m4.3 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaE 100°1,462 m4.0 mi
KaholoapeleESE 102°1,450 m4.8 mi
OlokuʻiE 80°1,403 m5.7 mi
KaunuohuaE 96°1,379 m3.3 mi
PākuʻiE 101°1,321 m5.5 mi
PēpēʻōpaeE 90°1,310 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:1018:39
June solstice05:4818:4119:13
September equinox06:1717:5618:25
December solstice07:0117:1917:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727295610

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