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Puʻuau

Puʻuau, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻuau rises to 658 m in Hawaiʻi. Kamakou stands 1,506 m to the west-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Kaunupahu, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065050, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
658 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.14851, -156.78322

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 27
  • Halawa Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 3.8 mi
  • Nākeikiapua: 4.6 mi
  • ʻOloʻupena: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Waikolu Lookout: 9.0 mi
  • Kakahaia Park: 11.8 mi
  • Kapalua Cliff House: 12.6 mi
  • Kapalua Labyrinth: 12.8 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 13.2 mi
Parks: 19
  • D.T. Fleming Park: 13.1 mi
  • Napili Park: 13.7 mi
  • One Alii Beach Park: 14.5 mi
  • Hale Mahina Park: 14.6 mi
  • Honokowai Beach Park: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Hīpuapua Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Moa‘ula: 1.1 mi
  • Pāpalaua Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Kahiwa Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Wailele Falls: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Mana Heiau: 2.8 mi
  • Papa Heiau: 3.2 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 5.3 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 10.8 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 13.1 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 3
  • Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 20.4 mi
  • West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 21.0 mi
  • Lihau Natural Area Reserve: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • City Nursery: 24.4 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 24.4 mi
  • Bush: 24.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KamakouWSW 242°1,506 m6.2 mi
UapaWSW 243°1,504 m6.3 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaWSW 245°1,462 m6.5 mi
KaholoapeleWSW 239°1,450 m6.0 mi
OlokuʻiWSW 256°1,403 m4.4 mi
KaunuohuaWSW 250°1,379 m7.0 mi
PākuʻiSW 235°1,321 m5.4 mi
PēpēʻōpaeWSW 254°1,310 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:1018:39
June solstice05:4718:4019:12
September equinox06:1717:5518:25
December solstice07:0117:1917:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F717171737475767777767573

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Puu-o-hoku RCH 542.1, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727288656

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