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Puʻuhonuaʻula

Puʻuhonuaʻula, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻuhonuaʻula rises to 258 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻu Puaʻi stands 1,184 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Nanaio, a peak 0.5 miles away. 160 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q3411148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
258 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.48028, -154.88856

160 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
Parks: 38
Cliffs: 19
  • Puʻulena Crater: 1.1 mi
  • Pawai Crater: 1.1 mi
  • Kahuwai Crater: 1.4 mi
  • Kahōlua O Kahawali Crater: 1.5 mi
  • Fissure 8 spatter cone: 1.9 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Lava arch: 3.3 mi
  • Lava Arch: 5.0 mi
  • Lava2: 13.8 mi
  • Lava1: 13.8 mi
  • Hilo Coffee Mill: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Rainbow Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Peʻepeʻe Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Lower Waiʻale Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Waiʻale Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Kulaniapia Falls: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 7
Springs: 6
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 20.5 mi
  • Middle Flume Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 21.7 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 21.7 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Black Sand Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Kehena Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Ha'ena Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Honoli‘i Beach: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Puʻuhonuaʻula. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Puʻu PuaʻiW 259°1,184 m24.2 mi
PuʻumakaʻalaWNW 282°1,130 m22.2 mi
Mauna UluWSW 249°1,053 m21.8 mi
Puʻu HuluhuluWSW 250°1,047 m22.0 mi
KānenuiohamoWSW 248°987 m19.9 mi
Puu KamoamoaWSW 246°769 m16.0 mi
Puu KahaualeaWSW 248°727 m14.3 mi
Puʻu ʻŌʻōWSW 246°724 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2418:0218:31
June solstice05:4318:3019:01
September equinox06:0917:4818:17
December solstice06:5017:1517:47

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656465666768697070696766
Precip in13.115.822.922.015.018.119.023.516.118.223.022.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood #2 55.4, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5606174179

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