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Pōhākea

Pōhākea, seen from above at true elevation

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

Peaks
Parks: 59
Beaches: 35
Attractions: 32
  • 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: 19
Springs: 10
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
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 3
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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuʻulaʻulaNE 44°3,055 m10.3 mi
KolekoleNE 44°3,052.44 m10.0 mi
Magnetic PeakNE 45°3,052 m10.3 mi
PākaʻaoʻaoNE 44°3,006 m10.6 mi
KilohanaNE 42°2,906 m11.7 mi
Haupaʻakea PeakNE 53°2,788 m11.3 mi
KalepeamoaNE 39°2,768 m8.4 mi
KanahauNE 37°2,660 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0818:37
June solstice05:4718:3719:09
September equinox06:1517:5418:23
December solstice06:5817:1817:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727172747577787878777573
Precip in2.51.32.00.81.10.40.81.21.11.61.21.8

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

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