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Puʻukawaiwai

Puʻukawaiwai, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻukawaiwai rises to 2,773 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Kea stands 4,205 m to the west, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuʻulaʻulua, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065220, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2773 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.81928, -155.38561

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
  • Laupāhoehoe Beach Park: 15.2 mi
  • Waikamaulo Park: 16.4 mi
  • Kaiwiki Park: 16.6 mi
  • frog rock: 17.0 mi
  • Hakalau Veterans Park: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Wahiloa Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Poakana Falls: 14.9 mi
  • ʻAkaka Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Hakalau Stream: 15.3 mi
  • Kahuna Falls: 15.4 mi
Springs: 14
  • Houpo o Kāne: 7.9 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 7.9 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Liloe Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Wailepua Spring: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 11
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Honoli‘i Beach: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Puʻukawaiwai. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mauna KeaW 271°4,205 m5.4 mi
PuʻukeaW 274°4,173 m5.4 mi
PuʻuhauʻokiW 275°4,160 m5.6 mi
PuʻupoliʻahuW 271°4,155 m6.2 mi
PuʻuhaukeaW 266°4,098 m5.6 mi
PuʻupōhakuW 273°4,019 m6.9 mi
PuʻuwaiauW 263°4,014 m6.1 mi
PuʻumāhoeWNW 283°4,004 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0418:33
June solstice05:4418:3219:04
September equinox06:1117:5018:19
December solstice06:5317:1617:48

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F696869707272737474737270
Precip in10.412.617.314.67.86.512.016.87.311.016.215.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kihalani 132.5, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363771 — Puʻukawaiwai, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727368636

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