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Puʻuhawaiʻiloa

Puʻuhawaiʻiloa, a peak in Hawaiʻi
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Puʻuhawaiʻiloa rises to 98 m in Hawaiʻi. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the south-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Basketball Court, a park 0.5 miles away.

The story

Puʻu Hawaiʻiloa is a cinder cone located in Honolulu County, Hawaii on the Mokapu Peninsula. Much like neighboring Ulupaʻu Crater. it formed as a vent of the Koʻolau Range during the Honolulu Volcanic Series. The material of the cone is nepheline basalt. Puʻu Hawaiʻiloa is used by Marine Corps Base Hawaii and the Wailuku Community Center is next to it.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49064638, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
98 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.44789, -157.75677

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Basketball Court: 0.5 mi
  • Aikahi Community Park: 1.6 mi
  • Kalaheo Neighborhood Park: 2.7 mi
  • Kawai Nui Neighborhood Park: 2.9 mi
  • Kaneohe Beach Park: 3.1 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Manoa Chocolate Company: 3.7 mi
  • Start Stairway to heaven: 5.0 mi
  • Ha'iku Stairs (Stairway to Heaven): 5.6 mi
  • Secret Island: 7.0 mi
  • Ocean Voyage Tour: 7.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Cenotaph for Israel Kamakawiwoʻole: 4.3 mi
  • Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery: 4.5 mi
  • Kaniakapūpū Ruins: 7.7 mi
  • Harold Lyon Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Kūkaʻōʻō Heiau: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 55
Gardens: 36
Artworks: 20
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 11
Cliffs: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Makapuʻu Meadows: 11.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Puʻuhawaiʻiloa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kōnāhuanui (K1)SSW 198°960 m6.5 mi
Kōnāhuanui (K2)SSW 197°946 m6.9 mi
PuʻulanihuliSSW 211°848 m6.4 mi
Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulaniSW 227°847 m6.0 mi
PuʻukeahiakahoeSW 230°841 m5.6 mi
PuʻukahuauliSW 225°830 m6.1 mi
MaunakapuSW 229°829 m5.9 mi
PuʻukaʻaumakuaWNW 292°817 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1318:43
June solstice05:5018:4519:17
September equinox06:2117:5918:28
December solstice07:0517:2217:55

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F737374757778798080797775
Precip in2.83.23.61.61.31.31.31.41.52.63.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kaneohe BAY Mcas, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363696 — Puʻuhawaiʻiloa, Honolulu County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/781190139

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