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Puʻukapele

Puʻukapele, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻukapele rises to 133 m in Hawaiʻi. Kaluahauoni stands 991 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Kukuiokanaloa, a cliff 2.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Maui County, Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065191, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
133 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.19349, -157.09169

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 19
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Hina Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Haha Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Maunahui-Makakupaia 4X4 Trail: 5.5 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 5.5 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 6.2 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 6.8 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Hospital Ruins: 7.0 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 7.0 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 7.0 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 9.3 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Parks: 3
Museums: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Puʻukapele. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaluahauoniESE 106°991 m10.3 mi
KauloloESE 114°883 m9.9 mi
MaunahuiESE 112°882 m9.8 mi
KalualoheESE 112°879 m9.5 mi
PuʻukauāESE 105°708 m8.2 mi
PuʻuʻōleloESE 105°649 m7.1 mi
ʻAlaeE 98°644 m8.6 mi
KeōlewaE 100°636 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:1118:40
June solstice05:4818:4119:14
September equinox06:1817:5618:26
December solstice07:0217:2017:53

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747678798080797674
Precip in3.62.33.01.51.20.60.60.81.01.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363801 — Puʻukapele, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727288680

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