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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
Attractions
  • Judd Trail: 1.1 mi
  • Ha'iku Stairs (Stairway to Heaven): 2.8 mi
  • Kapena Falls Trailhead: 3.2 mi
  • Start Stairway to heaven: 3.7 mi
  • Lili'uokalani Botanical Garden: 3.9 mi
Parks
Beaches: 41
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)E 86°960 m1.5 mi
Kōnāhuanui (K2)E 99°946 m1.4 mi
PuʻulanihuliNNE 13°848 m0.9 mi
Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulaniNNW 337°847 m2.4 mi
PuʻukeahiakahoeNNW 342°841 m2.8 mi
PuʻukahuauliNNW 336°830 m2.2 mi
MaunakapuNNW 338°829 m2.6 mi
PuʻukaʻaumakuaNNW 331°817 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 5080 °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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