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Puʻuapalu

Puʻuapalu, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻuapalu rises to 124 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻukauā stands 708 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Okoli, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065047, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
124 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.17671, -157.22999

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 13
Attractions: 9
  • Papohaku Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Maunahui-Makakupaia 4X4 Trail: 12.1 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 14.3 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 14.9 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Waimanu Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Hina Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Haha Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Hospital Ruins: 15.9 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 15.9 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 15.9 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 18.2 mi
Springs: 3
Parks: 3
Museums: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Puʻuapalu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukauāE 93°708 m16.9 mi
PuʻuʻōleloE 92°649 m15.8 mi
KeōlewaE 91°636 m16.3 mi
ʻIliʻilikāE 91°625 m16.7 mi
KapunaE 97°603 m16.3 mi
PuʻuʻoliE 97°542 m15.7 mi
HahaeuleE 94°506 m14.6 mi
PuʻuluaE 91°502 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:1118:41
June solstice05:4918:4219:14
September equinox06:1917:5718:26
December solstice07:0317:2017:53

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727288624

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