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Palikea

Palikea, seen from above at true elevation

Palikea rises to 938 m in Hawaiʻi. Kaʻala stands 1,229 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Maunakapu, a peak 0.7 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
938 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.41450, -158.10028

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Palailai Neighborhood Park: 3.4 mi
  • Upper Makakilo Community Park: 3.6 mi
  • Royal Kunia Park and Rec Center: 4.6 mi
  • Makakilo Neighborhood Park: 4.9 mi
  • Kahiwelo Neighborhood Park: 5.0 mi
Attractions
  • Nanakuli Beach Park / Kalanianaole Beach Park: 3.8 mi
  • Mermaid Cave / Tunnels: 3.9 mi
  • Island Racer: 5.5 mi
  • Big Kahuna: 5.5 mi
  • Da Flowrider: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 60
  • Nanakuli Beach Park: 3.8 mi
  • Hawaiian Electric Beach Park: 4.4 mi
  • Kahe Point: 4.6 mi
  • Ko Olina: 6.1 mi
  • Aki's Beach: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 35
Artworks: 20
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waimea Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Puehuehu: 17.0 mi
  • Waikahalulu Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Kapena Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Waipuhia Falls: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Palikea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaʻalaNNW 337°1,229 m7.0 mi
PuʻukalenaNNW 338°1,068 m5.5 mi
KamaohanuiNNW 343°1,024 m7.1 mi
PuʻukauaN 3°940 m1.9 mi
PuʻukawiwiNW 321°899 m6.8 mi
PuʻuhapapaN 356°879 m3.7 mi
PuʻukūmakaliʻiNNW 343°878 m4.8 mi
MaunakapuSSE 167°843 m0.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:1518:44
June solstice05:5218:4619:18
September equinox06:2218:0018:30
December solstice07:0717:2317:56

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F676767697072737474747168

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PUU Manawahua 725.6, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727325178

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