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Pookanaka

Pookanaka, seen from above at true elevation

Pookanaka rises to 354 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻokeʻokeʻo stands 2,096 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Poo Pueo, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063230, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
354 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.02668, -155.68920

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 9
  • Hāʻao Springs: 6.1 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 6.1 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 6.1 mi
  • Portuguese Springs: 7.3 mi
  • Kāwā Spring: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Big Island Farm Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
  • Green Sand Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Punalu'u Bakery Shop: 7.2 mi
  • sea arch: 7.4 mi
  • Lua Mākālei: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 4
Historic sites: 2
Parks: 2
  • Naalehu Park: 7.2 mi
  • Miloli'i Beach Park: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • The Great Crack: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuʻokeʻokeʻoNNW 345°2,096 m13.4 mi
KeauNNW 344°1,988 m12.7 mi
KapoalaalaNNW 344°1,879 m11.6 mi
Puu OhohiaNNW 337°1,696 m11.8 mi
PuʻuʻikiNNE 26°1,646 m16.0 mi
PuʻuikiNNE 26°1,638 m16.0 mi
IhuanuNNW 343°1,614 m9.8 mi
PōhakuloaNNW 331°1,488 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0618:34
June solstice05:4718:3219:04
September equinox06:1217:5118:20
December solstice06:5217:1917:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656565666768697069696866
Precip in2.71.82.41.31.40.91.31.62.21.91.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Kona 2 2.32, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363406 — Pookanaka, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727368628

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