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Pōhakuloa

Pōhakuloa, seen from above at true elevation

Pōhakuloa rises to 1,846 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻouo stands 2,696 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuʻomāwae, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States of America; geonames ID = 5852440

Wikidata Q49065885, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1846 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.65228, -155.81512

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 54
  • Mountain Thunder Coffee: 9.1 mi
  • Kona Cacoa Orchard Tour: 9.5 mi
  • Hula Daddy Kona Coffee: 10.3 mi
  • Shoreline Access: 11.1 mi
  • Fair Winds Tours: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 26
Parks: 25
  • Pualani Blue Park: 10.3 mi
  • Kamakana playgrounds: 10.6 mi
  • Queen Liliokalani Park: 10.7 mi
  • Hillcrest Park: 11.0 mi
  • White Sands Beach Park: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Keauhou Hōlua Slide: 11.1 mi
  • Lekeleke Burial Grounds: 11.7 mi
  • Kailua Pier: 11.9 mi
  • Kamkahinu: 11.9 mi
  • Hikiau Heiau: 14.0 mi
Museums: 6
Artworks: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Springs: 4
  • Liloe Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 22.3 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Keanae‘e Cliffs: 17.4 mi
  • Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Pōhakuloa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuʻouoSE 143°2,696 m13.4 mi
HualālaiNW 309°2,523 m4.3 mi
HualālaiNW 308°2,518 m4.1 mi
Puu LalakaukoleNW 307°2,514 m4.0 mi
PuʻuhonuaʻulaNW 305°2,499 m4.4 mi
PoikahiNNW 332°2,229 m2.2 mi
UmiahuNW 308°2,172 m2.9 mi
KauunuokuNNW 328°2,124 m1.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0618:35
June solstice05:4618:3419:05
September equinox06:1317:5218:21
December solstice06:5417:1817:50

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F757576777880818281807876
Precip in1.31.21.00.60.60.80.50.50.50.90.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kailua Kona Ke-ahole AP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363333 — Pōhakuloa, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407351

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