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Puʻuʻulaʻula

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, 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
3055 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

Peaks
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
Beaches: 42
Attractions: 37
  • Silversword Loop Trail: 3.3 mi
  • 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
Waterfalls: 19
  • Kopiliula Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Kopiliula Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Upper Waikani Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Waikani Falls: 11.4 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
KolekoleSW 227°3,052.44 m0.3 mi
Magnetic PeakSE 133°3,052 m0.2 mi
PākaʻaoʻaoNE 39°3,006 m0.3 mi
KilohanaNNE 32°2,906 m1.4 mi
Haupaʻakea PeakESE 109°2,788 m1.9 mi
KalepeamoaWSW 243°2,768 m2.1 mi
HanakauhiENE 70°2,697 m5.1 mi
KanahauWSW 242°2,660 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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