Peak · Hawaiʻi
Pōhākea
Pōhākea rises to 354 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Pimoe, a peak 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 354 m
How to reach it
Coordinates20.60230, -156.36340
Named places within 25 miles
Parks: 58
- Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Mākena State Park: 5.9 mi
- Makena Landing Beach Park: 6.2 mi
- Sun Yet-Sen Park: 6.2 mi
- Po'olenalena Beach Park: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 33
- Rocky Beach: 4.8 mi
- Big Beach: 5.8 mi
- Maluaka Beach: 6.0 mi
- One‘uli Beach: 6.0 mi
- Little Beach: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 27
- Hanamanioa Point Light: 3.4 mi
- Makena Stables: 3.7 mi
- Snorkeling Entry Point: 4.8 mi
- Turtle Arches: 6.1 mi
- Turtle Town: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Waimoku Falls: 20.5 mi
- Makahiku Falls: 20.7 mi
- Kopiliula Falls: 20.8 mi
- Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 21.3 mi
- Upper Waikani Falls: 21.5 mi
Springs: 10
- Waihou Spring: 4.3 mi
- Waikaʻalu Spring: 4.6 mi
- Waiu Spring: 12.8 mi
- Punahoa Spring: 16.5 mi
- Paʻanene Spring: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Laperouse Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Whale Statue: 10.7 mi
- Nuu: 11.8 mi
- Captain George Vancouver Monument: 13.0 mi
- Ahupū Tank: 17.5 mi
Museums: 4
- Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary: 12.8 mi
- Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: 19.4 mi
- Hale Ho'ike'ike at the Bailey House Museum (Maui Historical Society): 21.7 mi
- Maui Okinawa Cultural Center: 22.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- 'Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve: 4.2 mi
- Ke’anae Arboretum: 22.2 mi
- Lihau Natural Area Reserve: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 3
- Sun Mei: 6.3 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 6.3 mi
- Maui Releasing The Sun: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 1
- Bush: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Pōhākea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻuʻulaʻula | NE 44° | 3,055 m | 10.3 mi |
| Kolekole | NE 44° | 3,052 m | 10.0 mi |
| Magnetic Peak | NE 45° | 3,052 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pākaʻaoʻao | NE 44° | 3,006 m | 10.6 mi |
| Kilohana | NE 42° | 2,906 m | 11.7 mi |
| Haupaʻakea Peak | NE 53° | 2,788 m | 11.3 mi |
| Kalepeamoa | NE 39° | 2,768 m | 8.4 mi |
| Kanahau | NE 37° | 2,660 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:08 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| September equinox | 06:15 | 17:54 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 17:18 | 17:51 |
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 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Makena Golf Course 249.1, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363304 — Pōhākea, Maui County, Hawaii.
OpenStreetMap element node/7727352105
Day trips start here
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