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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
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
Attractions: 9
  • Visitors Holding Area: 1.4 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 2.9 mi
  • Waikolu Lookout: 5.1 mi
  • One Ali‘i Park I: 8.3 mi
  • Kakahaia Park: 9.0 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
UapaSE1,504 m8.4 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaSE1,462 m8.1 mi
KaunuohuaSE1,379 m7.4 mi
PēpēʻōpaeSE1,310 m6.7 mi
PuʻualiʻiSE1,284 m6.1 mi
LehuʻulaSE1,246 m7.5 mi
HanaliloliloSE1,237 m5.9 mi
PōhakuʻulaʻulaESE1,206 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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