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Pākanaka

Pākanaka, seen from above at true elevation

Pākanaka rises to 404 m in Hawaiʻi. ʻĀlika Cone stands 2,388 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuʻenuhe, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49065868, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
404 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.16010, -155.53820

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 11
  • Punalu'u Bakery Shop: 7.5 mi
  • Big Island Farm Sanctuary: 14.4 mi
  • Green Sand Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Footprints Area: 17.8 mi
  • sea arch: 18.0 mi
Springs: 7
  • Nīnole Springs: 2.7 mi
  • Kāwā Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Old Plantation Spring: 4.4 mi
  • ʻAlili Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Waioala Spring: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 2
  • Naalehu Park: 7.6 mi
  • Miloli'i Beach Park: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Pākanaka. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ʻĀlika ConeWNW2,388 m14.9 mi
PuʻuʻokeʻokeʻoWNW2,096 m13.8 mi
KeauWNW1,988 m13.6 mi
PuʻukinikiniNNW1,944 m7.9 mi
KapoalaalaW1,879 m13.1 mi
Puu OhohiaW1,696 m14.6 mi
PuʻuʻikiNNW1,646 m6.0 mi
IhuanuW1,614 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0518:34
June solstice05:4618:3219:03
September equinox06:1217:5118:19
December solstice06:5217:1817:50

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747576777877777574
Precip in3.53.94.01.91.40.81.92.92.84.14.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SEA MTN 12.15, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 362989 — Pākanaka, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727368646

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