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Mount Pānīʻau

Mount Pānīʻau, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Pānīʻau rises to 381 m in Hawaiʻi. Mount Kāʻeo stands 310 m to the southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Kāʻali Cliff, a cliff 1.2 miles away. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

The story

Mount Pānīʻau is a shield volcano located on the Hawaiian island of Niʻihau. It has an elevation of 1,289 feet (393 meters), thus making it Niʻihau's highest point. In addition to forming the island of Niʻihau, one of its tuff cones created the small island of Lehua, located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of Niʻihau, due west of Kauai.

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Wikidata Q49065877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
381 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.93865, -160.08335

29 named places within 25 miles

Beaches: 9
Peaks: 7
  • Puʻuʻalalā Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Puʻulua: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Kāʻeo: 4.3 mi
  • Mount Lehua: 5.6 mi
  • Kāwaʻewaʻe Hill: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Army: 20.5 mi
  • Marine Corps: 20.5 mi
  • Kauai Veteran’s Eternal Memorial: 20.5 mi
  • Navy: 20.5 mi
  • Air Force: 20.5 mi
Parks: 2
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Queen's Pond: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Kekaha Community Garden: 24.3 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Pānīʻau. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KāʻeoSW 232°310 m4.3 mi
Mount LehuaN 350°213 m5.6 mi
Mount KaunuakalāSW 215°167 m13.3 mi
Kāwaʻewaʻe HillSW 233°88 m10.7 mi
Puʻuʻalalā HillNW 305°64 m2.0 mi
Mount MauʻuloaSW 227°60 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:2318:52
June solstice05:5918:5519:27
September equinox06:3018:0818:38
December solstice07:1617:3018:03

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747678798080797674
Precip in1.92.61.70.61.20.60.30.30.81.82.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barking Sands, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4448972660

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