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Puʻukauā

Puʻukauā, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻukauā rises to 708 m in Hawaiʻi. Uapa stands 1,504 m to the east-southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is ʻIliʻilikā, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Maui County, Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49065217, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
708 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.16334, -156.96882

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 33
  • Waipū: 6.6 mi
  • ʻOloʻupena: 7.2 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 14.9 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Hina Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 7.1 mi
  • ‘Olo‘upena Falls: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Visitors Holding Area: 1.8 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 2.6 mi
  • Waikolu Lookout: 3.8 mi
  • One Ali‘i Park I: 6.4 mi
  • Kakahaia Park: 7.2 mi
Parks: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 1.6 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 1.9 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 1.9 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 2.0 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 12.0 mi
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 23.8 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Puʻukauā. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
UapaESE1,504 m7.4 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaESE1,462 m7.1 mi
KaunuohuaESE1,379 m6.4 mi
PēpēʻōpaeESE1,310 m5.6 mi
PuʻualiʻiESE1,284 m5.2 mi
LehuʻulaSE1,246 m6.3 mi
HanaliloliloSE1,237 m4.6 mi
PōhakuʻulaʻulaE1,206 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:1018:40
June solstice05:4818:4119:13
September equinox06:1717:5618:25
December solstice07:0217:1917:52

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363814 — Puʻukauā, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727288610

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