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Pōhakuloa

Pōhakuloa, seen from above at true elevation

Pōhakuloa rises to 242 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻukauā stands 708 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Waiʻeli, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Maui County, Hawaii, United States of America; geonames ID = 5852446

Wikidata Q49065896, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
242 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.12410, -157.23341

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 13
Attractions: 9
  • Papohaku Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Maunahui-Makakupaia 4X4 Trail: 11.8 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 15.0 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 15.5 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Waimanu Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Hina Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Haha Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Hospital Ruins: 16.7 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 16.7 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 16.7 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 18.7 mi
Parks: 3
Springs: 3
Museums: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Pōhakuloa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukauāE 81°708 m17.3 mi
PuʻuʻōleloE 80°649 m16.3 mi
KeōlewaENE 78°636 m16.9 mi
ʻIliʻilikāE 79°625 m17.2 mi
KapunaE 84°603 m16.5 mi
PuʻuʻoliE 84°542 m15.9 mi
HahaeuleE 80°506 m15.0 mi
PuʻuluaENE 77°502 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:1118:41
June solstice05:4918:4219:14
September equinox06:1917:5718:26
December solstice07:0317:2117:53

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747678798080797674
Precip in3.62.33.01.51.20.60.60.81.01.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363338 — Pōhakuloa, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727295612

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