Puʻu Kauka
Puʻu Kauka rises to 487 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻukīpū stands 1,917 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Heiheiahulu, a peak 1.9 miles away. 184 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49064717, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 487 m
How to reach it
184 named places within 25 miles
- Kaimū Black Sand Beach: 5.1 mi
- Mackenzie State Park: 10.2 mi
- Honu Street Park: 10.7 mi
- Maikoiko Park: 11.6 mi
- Isaac Hale Beach Park: 11.8 mi
- 'I'ilewa Crater: 4.2 mi
- Fissure 8 spatter cone: 7.8 mi
- Kahuwai Crater: 8.5 mi
- Puʻulena Crater: 8.9 mi
- Pawai Crater: 9.1 mi
- Lava2: 4.9 mi
- Lava1: 5.0 mi
- Lava Arch: 7.4 mi
- Glenwood Park: 10.1 mi
- Akatsuka Orchid Gardens: 10.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 21.9 mi
- Peʻepeʻe Falls: 22.1 mi
- Lower Waiʻale Falls: 22.2 mi
- Waiʻale Falls: 22.3 mi
- Kauwehu Falls: 22.4 mi
- Papa John Lacho Coltes: 14.9 mi
- King Kamehameha Statue: 21.3 mi
- Tsunami Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Hilo Coast Railway Flag Pole Base: 21.4 mi
- Hawaii Japanese Center: 20.5 mi
- Wailoa Center: 21.4 mi
- Lyman House Memorial Museum: 21.8 mi
- Lyman Museum: 21.8 mi
- East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center: 21.9 mi
- Waiākea-Uka Springs: 18.1 mi
- Middle Flume Spring: 18.3 mi
- Kaūmana Springs: 21.5 mi
- ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 22.4 mi
- Waterhole Spring: 23.2 mi
- Kehena Beach: 6.0 mi
- Black Sand Beach: 11.8 mi
- Ha'ena Beach: 16.0 mi
- Halapē Beach: 18.4 mi
- Honoli‘i Beach: 24.0 mi
- 'Imiloa Garden: 20.3 mi
- Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo: 20.3 mi
- Hilo Nursery Arboretum: 20.4 mi
- Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 18.5 mi
- Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Puʻu Kauka. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻukīpū | WNW 294° | 1,917 m | 22.9 mi |
| Puʻulalaʻau | WNW 289° | 1,682 m | 20.5 mi |
| Kūlani | WNW 292° | 1,675 m | 19.8 mi |
| Na Lua Mahoe | WNW 292° | 1,401 m | 18.7 mi |
| Kīlauea | W 270° | 1,222 m | 16.8 mi |
| Puʻu Puaʻi | W 269° | 1,184 m | 15.4 mi |
| Puʻumakaʻala | NW 305° | 1,130 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mauna Ulu | WSW 255° | 1,053 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:25 | 18:03 | 18:32 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 18:30 | 19:02 |
| September equinox | 06:10 | 17:48 | 18:17 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 17:16 | 17:48 |
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 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 66 |
| Precip in | 13.1 | 15.8 | 22.9 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 18.1 | 19.0 | 23.5 | 16.1 | 18.2 | 23.0 | 22.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood #2 55.4, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5633902728
Day trips start here
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 18 mi
- Hilo · 22 mi
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