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Pōhakuloa

Pōhakuloa, seen from above at true elevation

Pōhakuloa rises to 1,488 m in Hawaiʻi. Sulphur Cone stands 3,464 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Ohohia, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49065881, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,488 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.16711, -155.77099

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: 12
  • South Point Complex: 18.1 mi
  • Alahaka Ramp: 19.2 mi
  • Alahaka Heiau: 19.3 mi
  • Animal Pen: 19.3 mi
  • Chief Keawe House Complex: 19.4 mi
Springs: 7
  • Portuguese Springs: 10.9 mi
  • Old Plantation Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Kāwā Spring: 16.3 mi
  • ʻAlili Spring: 17.0 mi
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
Beaches: 6
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

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Pōhakuloa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sulphur ConeNNE3,464 m17.6 mi
ʻĀlika ConeNNE2,388 m7.7 mi
PuʻuʻokeʻokeʻoNNE2,096 m3.7 mi
KeauNE1,988 m3.2 mi
PuʻukinikiniENE1,944 m12.9 mi
PuʻupōhakuloaN1,896 m12.5 mi
KapoalaalaNE1,879 m2.7 mi
Puu OhohiaNNE1,696 m1.3 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407212

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