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Puʻukauā

Puʻukauā, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻukauā rises to 708 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuowahaʻula stands 1,462 m to the east-southeast, 7.1 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
Attractions: 13
  • Visitors Holding Area: 1.8 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 1.8 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 2.0 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 2.6 mi
  • Waikolu Lookout: 3.8 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
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 7.2 miles of Puʻukauā. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuowahaʻulaESE 122°1,462 m7.1 mi
KaunuohuaESE 122°1,379 m6.4 mi
PēpēʻōpaeESE 123°1,310 m5.6 mi
PuʻualiʻiESE 118°1,284 m5.2 mi
LehuʻulaSE 130°1,246 m6.3 mi
HanaliloliloSE 127°1,237 m4.6 mi
PōhakuʻulaʻulaE 100°1,206 m7.1 mi
PuʻukolekoleSE 134°1,205 m6.0 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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