Puʻukauaua
Puʻukauaua rises to 2,246 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the west, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻunole, a peak 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,246 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻunole: 0.4 mi
- Puʻunaue: 0.5 mi
- Nāmanaokeakua: 0.7 mi
- Puʻumāmane: 0.7 mi
- Puʻumaile: 0.7 mi
- Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve: 8.8 mi
- Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Harold W. Rice Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
- Kīpahulu Point Park: 9.7 mi
- Kokea Park: 10.7 mi
- Hamoa beach: 13.0 mi
- Blacksand Beach: 13.1 mi
- Kōkī Beach: 13.2 mi
- Lehoʻula Beach: 13.2 mi
- Waikoloa Beach: 13.5 mi
- Kawilinau Gulch (65 feet deep): 0.7 mi
- Silversword Loop Trail: 1.6 mi
- Love: 6.1 mi
- Hawaii 31 & 360 Junction (Kālepa Bridge): 8.0 mi
- Aliʻi Kula Lavender: 8.6 mi
- Kopiliula Falls: 7.9 mi
- Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 8.2 mi
- Hanawi Falls: 8.4 mi
- Waimoku Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper Waikani Falls: 8.9 mi
- Waiu Spring: 6.3 mi
- Paʻanene Spring: 6.6 mi
- Punahoa Spring: 7.1 mi
- Pali Spring: 8.5 mi
- Waihī Spring: 8.5 mi
- Nuu: 5.8 mi
- Nāhiku Rubber Company: 10.0 mi
- Fagan's Cross: 12.9 mi
- Honokalani Cemetary: 13.1 mi
- Ohala Heiau: 13.4 mi
- Hana Cultural Center and Museum: 13.5 mi
- Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary: 17.8 mi
- Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: 20.3 mi
- Maui Okinawa Cultural Center: 23.5 mi
- Hale Ho'ike'ike at the Bailey House Museum (Maui Historical Society): 23.8 mi
- Kahanu Garden enterence: 11.4 mi
- Kahanu Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Bush: 24.4 mi
- Sun Mei: 12.3 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 12.3 mi
- Maui Releasing The Sun: 20.3 mi
- Ke’anae Arboretum: 10.1 mi
- 'Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Puʻukauaua. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻuʻulaʻula | W 267° | 3,055 m | 4.1 mi |
| Kolekole | W 265° | 3,052 m | 4.4 mi |
| Magnetic Peak | W 265° | 3,052 m | 4.0 mi |
| Pākaʻaoʻao | W 271° | 3,006 m | 3.9 mi |
| Kilohana | WNW 286° | 2,906 m | 3.5 mi |
| Haupaʻakea Peak | WSW 250° | 2,788 m | 2.5 mi |
| Kalepeamoa | W 259° | 2,768 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hanakauhi | NNE 24° | 2,697 m | 1.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:07 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:53 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 17:17 | 17:50 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haleakala RS 338, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Haleakalā National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7727352164
Day trips start here
- Haleakalā National Park · 1 mi
- Maui · 11 mi
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