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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. 180 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 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

180 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
  • 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: 31
  • 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: 19
  • Lava Arch: 3.2 mi
  • Lava arch: 3.8 mi
  • Lava2: 11.0 mi
  • Lava1: 11.0 mi
  • Hilo Coffee Mill: 13.4 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
Springs: 6
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 20.1 mi
  • Middle Flume Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 22.0 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 22.0 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 22.0 mi
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
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 MahoeW 281°1,401 m24.2 mi
KīlaueaW 264°1,222 m23.4 mi
Puʻu PuaʻiW 263°1,184 m22.0 mi
PuʻumakaʻalaWNW 288°1,130 m20.8 mi
Mauna UluWSW 252°1,053 m19.3 mi
Puʻu HuluhuluWSW 253°1,047 m19.5 mi
Puu OhaleWSW 253°1,011 m24.3 mi
KānenuiohamoWSW 251°987 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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