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Puʻukaukanu

Puʻukaukanu, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻukaukanu rises to 1,063 m in Hawaiʻi. Haupaʻakea Peak stands 2,788 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuhoʻolewa, a peak 0.5 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1063 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.72553, -156.04638

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 21
  • Fagan's Cross: 3.9 mi
  • Seven Sacred Pools: 4.3 mi
  • Hana Lava Tube: 4.3 mi
  • Hana Lava Tubes: 4.4 mi
  • Blowhole: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 18
Parks: 16
Springs: 10
Beaches: 9
Historic sites: 5
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Sun Mei: 21.6 mi
  • Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 21.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Hana Cultural Center and Museum: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Ke’anae Arboretum: 11.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Puʻukaukanu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haupaʻakea PeakW 262°2,788 m11.7 mi
HanakauhiW 275°2,697 m8.6 mi
LauʻuluW 273°2,515 m6.6 mi
HaleakalāWSW 259°2,502 m8.4 mi
KamaʻoliʻiW 267°2,490 m11.7 mi
KumuʻiliahiW 261°2,479 m10.3 mi
PuʻuomāuiW 268°2,477 m11.2 mi
PōhakupālahaW 273°2,466 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2918:0718:36
June solstice05:4518:3619:08
September equinox06:1417:5218:22
December solstice06:5717:1717:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F737373747576777878777674
Precip in6.34.78.15.14.75.66.86.56.88.17.47.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ohe'o 258.6, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363811 — Puʻukaukanu, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727356377

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