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Puʻukaʻala

Puʻukaʻala, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻukaʻala rises to 1,067 m in Hawaiʻi. Papalekoki stands 3,490 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Ohia, a peak 1.0 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1067 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.01148, -155.53479

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
  • Honoka'a Park: 6.2 mi
  • Waimea Park: 8.4 mi
  • Church Row Park: 8.4 mi
  • Waimea District Park: 8.8 mi
  • Waimea Park: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 10
  • Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 7.8 mi
  • Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a: 8.0 mi
  • Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 8.2 mi
  • Waimanu & King's Trailhead: 8.7 mi
  • Laupahoehoe Point Tsunami Memorial: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 10
Waterfalls: 6
Springs: 5
  • Keawewai Springs: 11.5 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 15.8 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 15.8 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Liloe Spring: 16.4 mi
Museums: 3
  • Plantation Days Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Isaacs Art Center: 9.0 mi
  • Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Mala'ai: 8.6 mi
  • Palace Lawn: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary: 13.4 mi
  • Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Buddha Point: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Puʻukaʻala. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PapalekokiSSE 161°3,490.24 m10.3 mi
PapalekokiSSE 161°3,489 m10.3 mi
PuʻukoleSSE 148°2,962 m10.5 mi
PuʻukeaSE 135°2,604 m11.6 mi
KemoleS 176°2,488 m9.3 mi
KaluamakaniSSE 159°2,310 m7.9 mi
PuʻuʻulaʻulaSE 132°2,306 m11.2 mi
PuʻumaliSE 139°2,147 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0518:34
June solstice05:4418:3319:05
September equinox06:1217:5018:19
December solstice06:5417:1617:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F676867697173737474727068
Precip in7.68.811.89.76.23.85.96.74.55.310.010.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paauilo 221, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363751 — Puʻukaʻala, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407318

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