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Palikea

Palikea, seen from above at true elevation

Palikea rises to 675 m in Hawaiʻi. Magnetic Peak stands 3,052 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuʻahuʻula, a peak 0.7 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
675 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.67610, -156.07281

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 33
Attractions: 27
  • Seven Sacred Pools: 2.1 mi
  • Hawaii 31 & 360 Junction (Kālepa Bridge): 2.2 mi
  • Love: 7.2 mi
  • Fagan's Cross: 7.4 mi
  • Hana Lava Tube: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 27
Waterfalls: 18
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 7
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Sun Mei: 19.8 mi
  • Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 19.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Hana Cultural Center and Museum: 7.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Palikea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magnetic PeakW 281°3,052 m11.7 mi
PākaʻaoʻaoWNW 283°3,006 m11.7 mi
KilohanaWNW 288°2,906 m11.5 mi
Haupaʻakea PeakW 280°2,788 m10.0 mi
HanakauhiWNW 301°2,697 m8.0 mi
LauʻuluNW 308°2,515 m6.2 mi
HaleakalāWNW 285°2,502 m6.7 mi
KamaʻoliʻiWNW 286°2,490 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2918:0718:36
June solstice05:4518:3619:08
September equinox06:1417:5218:22
December solstice06:5717:1717:50

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F737373747576777878777674
Precip in6.34.78.15.14.75.66.86.56.88.17.47.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ohe'o 258.6, 2 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727356306

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