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Puʻuʻōlelo

Puʻuʻōlelo, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻuʻōlelo rises to 649 m in Hawaiʻi. Kaunuohua stands 1,379 m to the east-southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Waihi‘i, a spring 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065725, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
649 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.16688, -156.98469

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 31
  • Waipū: 7.7 mi
  • ʻOloʻupena: 8.2 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 15.9 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 1.0 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 1.2 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 1.2 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Waikolu Lookout: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Hina Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Haha Falls: 8.2 mi
Parks: 8
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 6.0 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 6.0 mi
  • One Alii Beach Park: 6.2 mi
  • Dole Park: 24.0 mi
  • Hale Mahina Park: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Father Damien Monument: 1.5 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 1.5 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 1.5 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 2.5 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 13.1 mi
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 24.2 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Puʻuʻōlelo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaunuohuaESE 120°1,379 m7.4 mi
PēpēʻōpaeESE 120°1,310 m6.6 mi
PuʻualiʻiESE 115°1,284 m6.2 mi
LehuʻulaSE 126°1,246 m7.2 mi
HanaliloliloESE 123°1,237 m5.6 mi
PuʻukolekoleSE 130°1,205 m7.0 mi
PuʻuokaʻehaSE 130°1,143 m5.7 mi
KaulahukiSE 127°1,128 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:1018:40
June solstice05:4818:4119:13
September equinox06:1817:5618:25
December solstice07:0217:1917:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747678798080797674
Precip in3.62.33.01.51.20.60.60.81.01.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727288630

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