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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
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
Attractions: 6
  • Papohaku Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 14.3 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 15.8 mi
  • One Ali‘i Park I: 18.0 mi
  • Waikolu Lookout: 20.1 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
PuʻukauāE708 m16.9 mi
PuʻuʻōleloE649 m15.8 mi
KeōlewaE636 m16.3 mi
ʻIliʻilikāE625 m16.7 mi
KapunaE603 m16.3 mi
PuʻuʻoliE542 m15.7 mi
HahaeuleE506 m14.6 mi
PuʻuluaE502 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 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

OpenStreetMap element node/7727288624

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