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Makuku

Makuku, seen from above at true elevation

Makuku rises to 355 m in Hawaiʻi. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the east, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Kaniakapūpū Ruins, a historic site 0.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49047625, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
355 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.35652, -157.81048

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Kaniakapūpū Ruins: 0.5 mi
  • Harold Lyon Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery: 2.7 mi
  • Cenotaph for Israel Kamakawiwoʻole: 2.9 mi
  • Kūkaʻōʻō Heiau: 3.1 mi
Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 58
  • Judd Trail: 1.1 mi
  • Ha'iku Stairs (Stairway to Heaven): 2.8 mi
  • Start Stairway to heaven: 3.7 mi
  • Lili'uokalani Botanical Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Moanalua Valley Trail Start (Kulana'ahane): 4.6 mi
Beaches: 40
Gardens: 36
Artworks: 20
Springs: 14
  • ʻĀlewa Heights Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Booth Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Waʻaloa Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Kahuawai Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Makiki Springs: 2.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waipuhia Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Lulumahu Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Aihualama Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Manoa Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Likeke Falls: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Makapuʻu Meadows: 10.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Makuku. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kōnāhuanui (K1)E960 m1.5 mi
Kōnāhuanui (K2)E946 m1.4 mi
PuʻulanihuliNNE848 m0.9 mi
Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulaniNNW847 m2.4 mi
PuʻukeahiakahoeNNW841 m2.8 mi
PuʻukahuauliNNW830 m2.2 mi
MaunakapuNNW829 m2.6 mi
PuʻukaʻaumakuaNNW817 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1418:43
June solstice05:5118:4519:17
September equinox06:2117:5918:29
December solstice07:0517:2217:55

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F707070717273747575757371
Precip in10.69.113.712.99.312.915.412.712.212.915.114.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manoa Lyon Arbo 785.2, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727325150

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