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Puʻu ʻŌʻō

Puʻu ʻŌʻō, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻu ʻŌʻō rises to 724 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻulau stands 2,100 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Kamoamoa, a peak 0.5 miles away.

This is the most active vent of Kilauea volcano as of 2018.

About

The story

volcanic cone in the eastern rift zone of the Kīlauea volcano (Hawaii, USA)

Wikidata Q1372968, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
724 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates19.38891, -155.10640
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 38
  • Kaimū Black Sand Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Kurtistown Park: 14.3 mi
  • Honu Street Park: 16.2 mi
  • Mackenzie State Park: 16.2 mi
  • Shipman Park: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 34
  • Hōlei Pali: 5.3 mi
  • Mauna Ulu: 6.4 mi
  • Hōlei Pali: 7.6 mi
  • Pauahi Crater: 7.7 mi
  • Hiʻiaka Crater: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Lava2: 4.7 mi
  • Lava1: 4.8 mi
  • Akatsuka Orchid Gardens: 6.4 mi
  • Puʻu Loa Petroglyphs: 6.7 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 7.5 mi
Springs: 9
  • Middle Flume Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 18.0 mi
  • ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Waterhole Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Wailoa Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Kauwehu Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Poakana Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Lower Waiʻale Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Peʻepeʻe Falls: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Papa John Lacho Coltes: 18.8 mi
  • King Kamehameha Statue: 22.8 mi
  • Tsunami Memorial: 22.9 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 22.9 mi
  • Kamehameha: 23.0 mi
Museums: 7
Beaches: 4
  • Kehena Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Halapē Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Black Sand Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Ha'ena Beach: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 13.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Puʻu ʻŌʻō. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻulauNW 306°2,100 m21.6 mi
PuʻukīpūNW 306°1,917.38 m18.8 mi
PuʻulalaʻauWNW 302°1,682 m16.0 mi
KūlaniNW 306°1,675 m15.5 mi
Na Lua MahoeNW 308°1,401 m14.6 mi
KīlaueaW 279°1,222 m11.2 mi
Puʻu PuaʻiW 280°1,184 m9.7 mi
PuʻumakaʻalaNW 326°1,130 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2518:0318:32
June solstice05:4418:3019:02
September equinox06:1017:4918:18
December solstice06:5117:1617:48

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, 9 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/1389039265

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