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Pōhakuloa

Pōhakuloa, seen from above at true elevation

Pōhakuloa rises to 1,488 m in Hawaiʻi. ʻĀlika Cone stands 2,388 m to the north-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Ohohia, a peak 1.3 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065881, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1488 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates19.16711, -155.77099
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 20
  • Big Island Farm Sanctuary: 14.1 mi
  • Punalu'u Bakery Shop: 14.1 mi
  • Green Sand Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Lua Mākālei: 18.2 mi
  • Cliff Jump: 18.4 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Mark Twain's Monkeypod Tree: 12.7 mi
  • South Point Complex: 18.1 mi
  • Alahaka Ramp: 19.2 mi
  • Alahaka Heiau: 19.3 mi
  • Animal Pen: 19.3 mi
Springs: 9
  • Portuguese Springs: 10.9 mi
  • Old Plantation Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 7
Parks: 6
  • Miloli'i Beach Park: 9.0 mi
  • Naalehu Park: 14.2 mi
  • Napoopoo Park: 23.2 mi
  • Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park: 23.4 mi
  • Arthur L Greenwell Park: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Keanae‘e Cliffs: 19.3 mi
  • The Great Crack: 22.8 mi
  • Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 24.0 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Kona Potters Guild: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Pōhakuloa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ʻĀlika ConeNNE 19°2,388 m7.7 mi
PuʻuʻokeʻokeʻoNNE 31°2,096 m3.7 mi
KeauNE 37°1,988 m3.2 mi
PuʻukinikiniENE 60°1,944 m12.9 mi
PuʻupōhakuloaN 356°1,896 m12.5 mi
KapoalaalaNE 56°1,879 m2.7 mi
Puu OhohiaNNE 30°1,696 m1.3 mi
PuʻuʻikiENE 69°1,646 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0618:35
June solstice05:4718:3319:04
September equinox06:1317:5118:20
December solstice06:5317:1917:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656565666768697069696866
Precip in2.71.82.41.31.40.91.31.62.21.91.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Kona 2 2.32, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407212

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