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Pōhakunui

Pōhakunui, seen from above at true elevation

Pōhakunui rises to 258 m in Hawaiʻi. Hanalilolilo stands 1,237 m to the east-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kukuiokanaloa, a cliff 0.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065902, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
258 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.18434, -157.05043

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 19
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Hina Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Haha Falls: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Phallic Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 3.4 mi
  • Maunahui-Makakupaia 4X4 Trail: 4.1 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 4.1 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Hospital Ruins: 4.3 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 4.4 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 4.4 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 6.6 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Parks: 3
Museums: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Pōhakunui. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HanaliloliloESE 115°1,237 m9.9 mi
PuʻuokaʻehaESE 119°1,143 m9.9 mi
KaulahukiESE 117°1,128 m8.8 mi
PuʻukaeʻoESE 113°1,119 m8.7 mi
KalāhuapueoESE 113°1,080 m9.0 mi
PuʻumakaliʻiliʻiESE 117°1,002 m7.9 mi
KaluahauoniESE 107°991 m7.6 mi
KikiakalāESE 115°968 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:1118:40
June solstice05:4818:4119:13
September equinox06:1817:5618:26
December solstice07:0217:2017:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727288638

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