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Puʻu Kaliu

Puʻu Kaliu, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻu Kaliu rises to 327 m in Hawaiʻi. Na Lua Mahoe stands 1,401 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻu Kepaka, a peak 0.5 miles away. 165 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49064705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
327 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.45253, -154.91888

165 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
  • Puʻu Kepaka: 0.5 mi
  • Ahuʻailāʻau: 0.9 mi
  • Kiapu: 1.9 mi
  • Puu Pilau: 2.4 mi
  • Puʻu Pilau: 2.4 mi
Parks: 38
Cliffs: 20
  • Fissure 8 spatter cone: 0.9 mi
  • Kahuwai Crater: 1.6 mi
  • Puʻulena Crater: 1.9 mi
  • Pawai Crater: 2.2 mi
  • 'I'ilewa Crater: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Lava Arch: 3.2 mi
  • Lava2: 11.0 mi
  • Lava1: 11.0 mi
  • Hilo Coffee Mill: 13.4 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Rainbow Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Peʻepeʻe Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Lower Waiʻale Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Waiʻale Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Kulaniapia Falls: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 7
Beaches: 4
  • Kehena Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Black Sand Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Ha'ena Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Honoli‘i Beach: 23.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 20.1 mi
  • Middle Flume Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 22.0 mi
  • ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Puʻu Kaliu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Na Lua MahoeW1,401 m24.2 mi
KīlaueaW1,222 m23.4 mi
Puʻu PuaʻiW1,184 m22.0 mi
PuʻumakaʻalaWNW1,130 m20.8 mi
Mauna UluWSW1,053 m19.3 mi
Puʻu HuluhuluWSW1,047 m19.5 mi
Puu OhaleWSW1,011 m24.3 mi
KānenuiohamoWSW987 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2418:0218:31
June solstice05:4318:3019:01
September equinox06:0917:4818:17
December solstice06:5017:1517:47

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656465666768697070696766
Precip in13.115.822.922.015.018.119.023.516.118.223.022.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood #2 55.4, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363778 — Kaliʻu, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/5606173607

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