Puʻukawaiwai
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
- 2,773 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻuʻulaʻulua: 0.8 mi
- Puʻukahinahina: 1.0 mi
- Puʻukaupakuhale: 2.3 mi
- Puʻukanakaleonui: 2.5 mi
- ʻAʻahuwela: 2.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Mauna Kea Adz Quarry: 5.5 mi
- David Douglas Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Dan J. Lutkenhouse: 18.8 mi
- Naha Stone: 20.3 mi
- Kamehameha: 21.2 mi
- Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 15.1 mi
- Plantation Days Museum: 18.8 mi
- Onomea Museum: 18.8 mi
- Lyman House Memorial Museum: 20.3 mi
- Lyman Museum: 20.3 mi
- Houpo o Kāne: 7.9 mi
- Waihū Spring: 8.2 mi
- Liloe Spring: 8.7 mi
- Wailepua Spring: 13.7 mi
- Waterhole Spring: 14.3 mi
- Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 14.5 mi
- Laupahoehoe Point Tsunami Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Skyline Eco Adventures: 18.0 mi
- Boiling Pots: 18.1 mi
- Kaumana Caves: 18.9 mi
- Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden: 19.0 mi
- 'Imiloa Garden: 21.0 mi
- Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo: 21.3 mi
- Hilo Nursery Arboretum: 21.8 mi
- Mala'ai: 22.9 mi
- Laupāhoehoe: 15.0 mi
- Waiakea: 20.9 mi
- Kū: 18.9 mi
- Honoli‘i Beach: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Puʻukawaiwai. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauna Kea | W 271° | 4,205 m | 5.4 mi |
| Puʻuhauʻoki | W 275° | 4,160 m | 5.6 mi |
| Puʻupoliʻahu | W 271° | 4,155 m | 6.2 mi |
| Puʻuhaukea | W 266° | 4,098 m | 5.6 mi |
| Puʻupōhaku | W 273° | 4,019 m | 6.9 mi |
| Puʻuwaiau | W 263° | 4,014 m | 6.1 mi |
| Puʻumāhoe | WNW 283° | 4,004 m | 5.0 mi |
| Puʻulīlīnoe | W 262° | 3,959 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 18:04 | 18:33 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:50 | 18:19 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 17:16 | 17:48 |
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 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 70 |
| Precip in | 10.4 | 12.6 | 17.3 | 14.6 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 16.8 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 16.2 | 15.5 |
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
Day trips start here
- Big Island · 16 mi
- Hilo · 20 mi
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 30 mi
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