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Puʻuʻuao

Puʻuʻuao, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻuʻuao rises to 104 m in Hawaiʻi. Uapa stands 1,504 m to the southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Kauhakō Crater, a cliff 0.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
104 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.19111, -156.96522

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 32
  • Waipū: 6.7 mi
  • ʻOloʻupena: 7.2 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 15.3 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Visitors Holding Area: 1.4 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 1.4 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 2.6 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 2.9 mi
  • Waikolu Lookout: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 7.1 mi
  • ‘Olo‘upena Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Wailele Falls: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 1.2 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 1.2 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 1.2 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 1.5 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 12.9 mi
Parks: 7
  • One Alii Beach Park: 8.0 mi
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 8.1 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 8.1 mi
  • D.T. Fleming Park: 24.0 mi
  • Napili Park: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Museums: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Puʻuʻuao. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
UapaSE 134°1,504 m8.4 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaSE 134°1,462 m8.1 mi
KaunuohuaSE 136°1,379 m7.4 mi
PēpēʻōpaeSE 138°1,310 m6.7 mi
PuʻualiʻiSE 135°1,284 m6.1 mi
LehuʻulaSE 142°1,246 m7.5 mi
HanaliloliloSE 144°1,237 m5.9 mi
PōhakuʻulaʻulaESE 115°1,206 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:1018:40
June solstice05:4818:4119:13
September equinox06:1717:5618:25
December solstice07:0217:1917:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 364096 — Puʻuʻuao, Kalawao County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727295640

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