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Puʻu Huluhulu

Puʻu Huluhulu, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻu Huluhulu rises to 1,047 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻulaʻula (Red Hill) stands 3,072 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mauna Ulu, a peak 0.4 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q3411149, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1047 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates19.37110, -155.20519
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 33
  • Mauna Ulu: 0.4 mi
  • Pauahi Crater: 1.1 mi
  • Hiʻiaka Crater: 1.6 mi
  • Puhimau Crater: 3.2 mi
  • Lua Manu Crater: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 22
Parks: 22
  • Kaimū Black Sand Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Kurtistown Park: 18.0 mi
  • Shipman Park: 20.4 mi
  • Waiakea Uka Park: 21.3 mi
  • Pana‘ewa Recreational Complex: 21.4 mi
Springs: 11
  • Middle Flume Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 19.3 mi
  • Waioala Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Waterhole Spring: 22.6 mi
  • ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Poakana Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Wailoa Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Kauwehu Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Waiʻale Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Lower Waiʻale Falls: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Halapē Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Kehena Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Ha'ena Beach: 23.8 mi
  • Black Sand Beach: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Puʻu Huluhulu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Puʻuʻulaʻula (Red Hill)WNW 303°3,072 m20.1 mi
PuʻuwahiNW 304°3,026 m20.0 mi
PuʻukupanahaNW 307°2,928.96 m20.3 mi
PuʻuhaʻaNW 307°2,816 m19.0 mi
PuʻukuluaNW 308°2,748.17 m18.5 mi
PuʻuhoakoleiNW 314°2,437 m17.9 mi
PuʻulauNW 321°2,100 m17.7 mi
PuʻukīpūNW 325°1,917.38 m15.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0418:32
June solstice05:4418:3119:02
September equinox06:1017:4918:18
December solstice06:5117:1617:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595959606263646564646260
Precip in8.88.210.39.26.55.16.35.96.08.210.611.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawaii VOL NP HQ 54, 5 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Apr and May; busiest: Dec.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4357934593

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