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Pōhakuloa

Pōhakuloa, seen from above at true elevation

Pōhakuloa rises to 1,563 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Loa stands 4,169 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Keanui, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065884, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1563 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.60553, -155.80370

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 53
  • Kona Cacoa Orchard Tour: 9.0 mi
  • Greenwell Farms: 10.1 mi
  • Sacred Grounds Coffee Farm: 10.6 mi
  • Fair Winds Tours: 10.7 mi
  • Mo'ikeha Cave: 10.7 mi
Parks: 23
  • Kamakana playgrounds: 9.4 mi
  • Clarence Lum Won Park: 10.2 mi
  • Arthur L Greenwell Park: 10.6 mi
  • Kahaluu Beach Park: 10.8 mi
  • Pualani Blue Park: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 23
Historic sites: 16
  • Keauhou Hōlua Slide: 10.4 mi
  • Lekeleke Burial Grounds: 10.8 mi
  • Hikiau Heiau: 11.7 mi
  • Captain Cook Monument: 12.0 mi
  • Kailua Pier: 12.8 mi
Museums: 6
Artworks: 5
Springs: 4
  • Liloe Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 23.2 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Keanae‘e Cliffs: 14.7 mi
  • Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Pōhakuloa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mauna LoaSE 125°4,169 m15.7 mi
PuʻuʻouoSE 136°2,696 m10.4 mi
HualālaiNW 325°2,523 m7.2 mi
HualālaiNW 326°2,518 m7.0 mi
Puu LalakaukoleNW 325°2,514 m6.8 mi
PuʻuhonuaʻulaNW 323°2,499 m7.2 mi
KoʻokoʻolauE 89°2,453.96 m15.1 mi
PoikahiNNW 341°2,229 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0618:35
June solstice05:4618:3319:05
September equinox06:1317:5218:21
December solstice06:5417:1817:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434243454749494949484543
Precip in1.11.01.90.90.60.41.32.40.71.51.21.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mauna LOA 5 NNE, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363332 — Pōhakuloa, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727368632

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