Pākaʻaoʻao
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Pākaʻaoʻao rises to 3,006 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the southwest, 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3006 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻuʻulaʻula: 0.3 mi
- Magnetic Peak: 0.4 mi
- Kolekole: 0.6 mi
- Kilohana: 1.0 mi
- Ka Lua o ka ʻŌʻō Cinder Cone: 1.1 mi
- Harold W. Rice Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve: 6.7 mi
- Kokea Park: 6.8 mi
- Sun Yet-Sen Park: 8.5 mi
- Mokapu Beach: 12.6 mi
- Keawakapu Beach South: 12.6 mi
- Ulua Beach: 12.6 mi
- Wailea Beach: 12.7 mi
- Kamaole III Beach: 12.7 mi
- Silversword Loop Trail: 3.0 mi
- Silversword Loop Trail: 3.0 mi
- Kawilinau Gulch (65 feet deep): 3.5 mi
- Aliʻi Kula Lavender: 4.7 mi
- O'o farm: 5.0 mi
- Kopiliula Falls: 10.2 mi
- Kopiliula Falls: 10.2 mi
- Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 10.7 mi
- Upper Waikani Falls: 10.9 mi
- Waikani Falls: 11.1 mi
- Waikaʻalu Spring: 6.8 mi
- Waihou Spring: 7.5 mi
- Waiu Spring: 8.2 mi
- Paʻanene Spring: 10.0 mi
- Punahoa Spring: 10.3 mi
- Nuu: 7.3 mi
- Nāhiku Rubber Company: 12.8 mi
- Whale Statue: 13.2 mi
- Laperouse Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Captain George Vancouver Monument: 14.0 mi
- Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary: 13.9 mi
- Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: 17.1 mi
- Hana Cultural Center and Museum: 17.3 mi
- Maui Okinawa Cultural Center: 20.3 mi
- Hale Ho'ike'ike at the Bailey House Museum (Maui Historical Society): 20.4 mi
- Sun Mei: 8.4 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 8.5 mi
- Maui Releasing The Sun: 17.4 mi
- Ke’anae Arboretum: 11.7 mi
- 'Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve: 13.5 mi
- Lihau Natural Area Reserve: 24.8 mi
- Kahanu Garden enterence: 14.9 mi
- Kahanu Gardens: 15.0 mi
- Bush: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Pākaʻaoʻao. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻuʻulaʻula | SW 219° | 3,055 m | 0.3 mi |
| Kolekole | SW 223° | 3,052.44 m | 0.6 mi |
| Magnetic Peak | S 188° | 3,052 m | 0.4 mi |
| Kilohana | NNE 30° | 2,906 m | 1.0 mi |
| Haupaʻakea Peak | ESE 119° | 2,788 m | 1.8 mi |
| Kalepeamoa | WSW 240° | 2,768 m | 2.4 mi |
| Hanakauhi | ENE 72° | 2,697 m | 4.8 mi |
| Kanahau | WSW 240° | 2,660 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:07 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| September equinox | 06:15 | 17:53 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 17:18 | 17:50 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haleakala RS 338, 3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7546492049
Day trips start here
- Haleakalā National Park · 5 mi
- Maui · 8 mi
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