Pōhakupālaha
Pōhakupālaha rises to 2,466 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lauʻulu, a peak 0.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,466 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lauʻulu: 0.6 mi
- Puʻuʻalaea: 0.6 mi
- Lāʻie Puʻu: 1.1 mi
- Kuiki: 1.4 mi
- ʻŌʻilipuʻu: 1.5 mi
- Kīpahulu Point Park: 7.8 mi
- Paani Mai Park: 9.9 mi
- Waiʻānapanapa State Park: 9.9 mi
- Garden of Eden Arboretum: 9.9 mi
- Hana Ball Park: 10.2 mi
- Blacksand Beach: 9.7 mi
- Hamoa beach: 9.9 mi
- Lehoʻula Beach: 10.0 mi
- Kōkī Beach: 10.0 mi
- Waikoloa Beach: 10.2 mi
- Kawilinau Gulch (65 feet deep): 3.7 mi
- Silversword Loop Trail: 4.3 mi
- Hawaii 31 & 360 Junction (Kālepa Bridge): 6.7 mi
- Love: 7.4 mi
- Seven Sacred Pools: 7.8 mi
- Hanawi Falls: 5.8 mi
- Kopiliula Falls: 5.8 mi
- Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 6.0 mi
- Waimoku Falls: 6.4 mi
- Kekuapo‘owai Falls: 6.8 mi
- Paʻanene Spring: 5.8 mi
- Pali Spring: 6.0 mi
- Big Spring: 6.1 mi
- Hanawī Springs: 6.3 mi
- Punahoa Spring: 6.5 mi
- Nāhiku Rubber Company: 7.3 mi
- Nuu: 7.5 mi
- Fagan's Cross: 9.5 mi
- Honokalani Cemetary: 9.7 mi
- Ohala Heiau: 10.0 mi
- Hana Cultural Center and Museum: 10.2 mi
- Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary: 20.7 mi
- Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: 22.5 mi
- Sun Mei: 15.6 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 15.6 mi
- Maui Releasing The Sun: 22.3 mi
- Kahanu Garden enterence: 8.1 mi
- Kahanu Gardens: 8.4 mi
- Ke’anae Arboretum: 8.6 mi
- 'Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Pōhakupālaha. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻuʻulaʻula | W 259° | 3,055 m | 7.4 mi |
| Kolekole | WSW 258° | 3,052 m | 7.7 mi |
| Magnetic Peak | WSW 258° | 3,052 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pākaʻaoʻao | W 261° | 3,006 m | 7.2 mi |
| Kilohana | W 268° | 2,906 m | 6.6 mi |
| Haupaʻakea Peak | WSW 250° | 2,788 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hanakauhi | W 278° | 2,697 m | 2.5 mi |
| Lauʻulu | W 276° | 2,515 m | 0.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:07 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:53 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 17:17 | 17:50 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haleakala RS 338, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Haleakalā National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7727356303
Day trips start here
- Haleakalā National Park · 2 mi
- Maui · 13 mi
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