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Puʻukauā

Puʻukauā, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻukauā rises to 549 m in Hawaiʻi. Kamakou stands 1,506 m to the southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cenotaph for Father Damien, a historic site 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065218, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
549 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.16792, -156.93831

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 33
  • Waipū: 4.7 mi
  • ʻOloʻupena: 5.3 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 13.1 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Waikolu Lookout: 2.8 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 3.2 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 3.3 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 3.9 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 5.1 mi
  • ‘Olo‘upena Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Hina Falls: 5.6 mi
Parks: 10
  • One Alii Beach Park: 7.2 mi
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 8.2 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 8.2 mi
  • D.T. Fleming Park: 21.7 mi
  • Napili Park: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 0.9 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 3.2 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 3.2 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 3.2 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 10.6 mi
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 24.0 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Puʻukauā. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KamakouSE 133°1,506 m6.2 mi
UapaSE 134°1,504 m6.0 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaSE 135°1,462 m5.7 mi
KaholoapeleSE 132°1,450 m6.6 mi
OlokuʻiESE 113°1,403 m6.2 mi
KaunuohuaSE 138°1,379 m5.0 mi
PēpēʻōpaeSE 141°1,310 m4.3 mi
PuʻualiʻiSE 136°1,284 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:1018:39
June solstice05:4818:4119:13
September equinox06:1717:5618:25
December solstice07:0117:1917:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363815 — Puʻukauā, Kalawao County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727295592

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