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Magnetic Peak

Magnetic Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Magnetic Peak rises to 3,052 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the northwest, 0.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
3,052 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.70799, -156.25069

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
  • Harold W. Rice Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
  • Kokea Park: 6.7 mi
  • Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve: 7.1 mi
  • Sun Yet-Sen Park: 8.3 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 40
Attractions: 29
  • Silversword Loop Trail: 3.2 mi
  • Kawilinau Gulch (65 feet deep): 3.6 mi
  • Aliʻi Kula Lavender: 4.8 mi
  • O'o farm: 5.1 mi
  • Kupa'a Farm: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Kopiliula Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Upper Waikani Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Waikani Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Hanawi Falls: 11.5 mi
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Nuu: 7.0 mi
  • Nāhiku Rubber Company: 13.1 mi
  • Whale Statue: 13.2 mi
  • Laperouse Memorial: 13.2 mi
  • Captain George Vancouver Monument: 14.1 mi
Museums: 5
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Magnetic Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuʻulaʻulaNW3,055 m0.2 mi
KolekoleW3,052 m0.4 mi
PākaʻaoʻaoN3,006 m0.4 mi
KilohanaNNE2,906 m1.4 mi
Haupaʻakea PeakESE2,788 m1.7 mi
KalepeamoaWSW2,768 m2.2 mi
HanakauhiENE2,697 m5.0 mi
KanahauWSW2,660 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0718:37
June solstice05:4618:3719:09
September equinox06:1517:5318:22
December solstice06:5817:1817:50

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535151525557575856565553
Precip in5.14.15.72.82.41.62.72.22.53.24.65.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haleakala RS 338, 4 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Haleakalā National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7546492048

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