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Puʻukalapa

Puʻukalapa, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻukalapa rises to 380 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Loa stands 4,169 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kona Potters Guild, a artwork 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065126, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
380 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.41870, -155.87688

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 45
  • Kēōkea Hōlua: 2.0 mi
  • Ki‘ilae Village: 2.1 mi
  • Hālau: 2.2 mi
  • Tree Mold: 2.2 mi
  • Kānoa: 2.2 mi
Parks: 19
  • Napoopoo Park: 4.6 mi
  • Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park: 4.8 mi
  • Arthur L Greenwell Park: 5.4 mi
  • Two Step Bay: 6.5 mi
  • Clarence Lum Won Park: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Alahaka Ramp: 1.9 mi
  • Alahaka Heiau: 2.0 mi
  • Animal Pen: 2.0 mi
  • Chief Keawe House Complex: 2.0 mi
  • ‘Ōma‘o Heiau: 2.1 mi
Beaches: 10
Museums: 6
Artworks: 4
Cliffs: 2
  • Keanae‘e Cliffs: 1.9 mi
  • Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Old Plantation Spring: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Puʻukalapa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mauna LoaENE 77°4,169 m18.1 mi
Mauna LoaE 79°4,169 m18.9 mi
1949 ConeE 82°4,089.94 m17.9 mi
1940 ConeE 80°4,064.9 m18.2 mi
Na Puu WaenakonuE 80°4,001 m18.5 mi
PōhakuhanaleiE 87°3,893 m16.7 mi
PohakuʻohanaleiENE 74°3,787.5 m21.7 mi
PohakuʻohanaleiENE 74°3,770 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0618:35
June solstice05:4718:3319:05
September equinox06:1317:5218:21
December solstice06:5417:1917:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F666566676869707170706867
Precip in2.42.13.02.53.22.73.33.44.73.72.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Opihihale #2 24.1, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363774 — Puʻukalapa, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407138

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