Mount Pānīʻau
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
29 named places within 25 miles
- Keawanui Beach: 3.5 mi
- Keamano Beach: 4.1 mi
- Kaʻakuʻu Beach: 4.2 mi
- Honokalaoa Beach: 5.0 mi
- Kauwaha Beach: 5.5 mi
- Puʻuʻalalā Hill: 2.0 mi
- Puʻulua: 2.3 mi
- Mount Kāʻeo: 4.3 mi
- Mount Lehua: 5.6 mi
- Kāwaʻewaʻe Hill: 10.7 mi
- 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
- Kekaha Beach Park: 22.7 mi
- Faye Park: 23.6 mi
- Kāʻali Cliff: 1.2 mi
- Queen's Pond: 22.4 mi
- Kekaha Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- Polihale Spring: 24.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kāʻeo | SW 232° | 310 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Lehua | N 350° | 213 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Kaunuakalā | SW 215° | 167 m | 13.3 mi |
| Kāwaʻewaʻe Hill | SW 233° | 88 m | 10.7 mi |
| Puʻuʻalalā Hill | NW 305° | 64 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Mauʻuloa | SW 227° | 60 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:23 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:08 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 17:30 | 18:03 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 74 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barking Sands, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4448972660
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