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Puʻukalena

Puʻukalena, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻukalena rises to 1,068 m in Hawaiʻi. Kaʻala stands 1,229 m to the north-northwest, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻukūmakaliʻi, a peak 0.9 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1,068 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.48901, -158.13241

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Kaupuni Neighborhood Park: 3.0 mi
  • Kolekole Avenue Park: 3.6 mi
  • Kaena Community Park: 3.7 mi
  • Herbert K. Pililaau Community Park: 4.4 mi
  • Park: 4.7 mi
Attractions
Historic sites: 58
Beaches: 48
  • Aki's Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Mākaha Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Keaau Beach: 6.3 mi
  • ‘Ohiki-lolo Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Mokulēʻia Beach: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 34
Artworks: 17
Springs: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • Waimea Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Puehuehu: 21.2 mi
  • Waikahalulu Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Kapena Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Waipuhia Falls: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Puʻukalena. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaʻalaNNW1,229 m1.4 mi
KamaohanuiN1,024 m1.6 mi
PuʻukauaSSE940 m3.9 mi
PalikeaSSE938 m5.5 mi
PuʻukawiwiW899 m2.3 mi
PuʻuhapapaSE879 m2.3 mi
PuʻukūmakaliʻiSE878 m0.9 mi
MaunakapuSSE843 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:1518:44
June solstice05:5218:4619:18
September equinox06:2218:0118:30
December solstice07:0717:2317:56

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727172737576787878777574
Precip in3.22.32.71.41.60.80.50.70.91.92.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Makaha Ctry Club 800.3, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5309658078

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