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Puʻu Kauka

Puʻu Kauka, seen from above at true elevation

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. 201 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 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

Coordinates19.41488, -155.01731

201 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
  • Heiheiahulu: 1.9 mi
  • Heiheiahulu: 1.9 mi
  • Puʻukiaʻi: 2.3 mi
  • Kaumuki: 2.5 mi
  • Kalalua: 3.4 mi
Parks: 39
Cliffs: 33
  • '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
Attractions: 22
  • Lava2: 4.9 mi
  • Lava1: 5.0 mi
  • Lava Arch: 7.4 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 10.1 mi
  • Lava arch: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • 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
Springs: 9
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 18.1 mi
  • Middle Flume Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 21.5 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 21.6 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 7
Beaches: 5
  • 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
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukīpūWNW 294°1,917.38 m22.9 mi
PuʻulalaʻauWNW 289°1,682 m20.5 mi
KūlaniWNW 292°1,675 m19.8 mi
Na Lua MahoeWNW 292°1,401 m18.7 mi
KīlaueaW 270°1,222 m16.8 mi
Puʻu PuaʻiW 269°1,184 m15.4 mi
PuʻumakaʻalaNW 305°1,130 m16.2 mi
Mauna UluWSW 255°1,053 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2518:0318:32
June solstice05:4418:3019:02
September equinox06:1017:4818:17
December solstice06:5017:1617:48

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5633902728

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