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Puʻukapele

Puʻukapele, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻukapele rises to 1,760 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Kea stands 4,205 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pu'ukapele Crater, a peak 0.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49065185, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,760 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.76738, -155.63585

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 22
  • Waikoloa Dryland Wildfire Safety Park: 15.2 mi
  • Waikoloa Community Park: 15.4 mi
  • Waimea District Park: 16.9 mi
  • Waimea Nature Park (Ulu La'au): 17.6 mi
  • Waimea Park: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 16
Attractions: 15
  • Blue Hawaiian Helicopter: 18.0 mi
  • Waikoloa Petroglyph Field: 18.9 mi
  • Puako Petroglyphs: 19.1 mi
  • Beach "69": 19.4 mi
  • Malawakena Beach: 19.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Museums: 4
Springs: 3
  • Liloe Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Buddha Point: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 20.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Puʻukapele. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mauna KeaENE4,205 m11.5 mi
PuʻuhauʻokiENE4,160 m11.4 mi
PuʻupoliʻahuENE4,155 m10.7 mi
PuʻuhaukeaENE4,098 m11.1 mi
PuʻupōhakuENE4,019 m10.2 mi
PuʻuwaiauENE4,014 m10.6 mi
PuʻulīlīnoeENE3,959 m11.9 mi
Keanakāko‘iENE3,836 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0518:34
June solstice05:4518:3319:05
September equinox06:1217:5118:20
December solstice06:5317:1717:50

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434243454749494949484543
Precip in1.11.01.90.90.60.41.32.40.71.51.21.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mauna LOA 5 NNE, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2733993466

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