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Puʻuʻulaʻula

Puʻuʻulaʻula, a peak in Hawaiʻi
Puʻuʻulaʻula, a peak in HawaiʻiDan Bolinger · CC BY 3.0
Puʻuʻulaʻula, a peak in Hawaiʻi
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Puʻuʻulaʻula, a peak in Hawaiʻi
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Puʻuʻulaʻula, a peak in Hawaiʻi
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Puʻuʻulaʻula, a peak in Hawaiʻi
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Puʻuʻulaʻula, a peak in Hawaiʻi
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Puʻuʻulaʻula rises to 3,055 m in Hawaiʻi. Kolekole stands 3,052 m to the southwest, 0.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Magnetic Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away.

Forms the eastern portion of the dumbbell-shaped island of Maui. Dramaitc 3.5 x 9.5 km summit crater that is widely breached on the north and SE sides.;Highest peak of Haleakalā volcano.

About

The story

Highest peak of Haleakalā and highest point of Maui, Hawaii, United States.

Wikidata Q49065713, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3,055 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates20.71009, -156.25309
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
  • Harold W. Rice Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
  • Kokea Park: 6.5 mi
  • Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve: 6.9 mi
  • Sun Yet-Sen Park: 8.2 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 40
Attractions: 31
  • Silversword Loop Trail: 3.3 mi
  • Kawilinau Gulch (65 feet deep): 3.7 mi
  • Aliʻi Kula Lavender: 4.6 mi
  • O'o farm: 4.9 mi
  • Kupa'a Farm: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Kopiliula Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Upper Waikani Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Waikani Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Punalau Falls: 11.5 mi
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Nuu: 7.2 mi
  • Whale Statue: 13.0 mi
  • Nāhiku Rubber Company: 13.1 mi
  • Laperouse Memorial: 13.2 mi
  • Captain George Vancouver Monument: 13.9 mi
Museums: 5
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Puʻuʻulaʻula. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KolekoleSW3,052 m0.3 mi
Magnetic PeakSE3,052 m0.2 mi
PākaʻaoʻaoNE3,006 m0.3 mi
KilohanaNNE2,906 m1.4 mi
Haupaʻakea PeakESE2,788 m1.9 mi
KalepeamoaWSW2,768 m2.1 mi
HanakauhiENE2,697 m5.1 mi
KanahauWSW2,660 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0718:37
June solstice05:4618:3719:09
September equinox06:1517:5318:22
December solstice06:5817:1817:50

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535151525557575856565553
Precip in5.14.15.72.82.41.62.72.22.53.24.65.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haleakala RS 338, 4 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Haleakalā National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 364209 — Puʻuʻulaʻula, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/2735004600

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