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Puʻukea

Puʻukea, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻukea rises to 2,604 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Kea stands 4,205 m to the southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuʻulaʻula, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States of America; geonames ID = 5853222

Wikidata Q49065239, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2604 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.89271, -155.40850

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
  • frog rock: 12.0 mi
  • Laupāhoehoe Beach Park: 12.9 mi
  • Honoka'a Park: 13.2 mi
  • Waikamaulo Park: 16.2 mi
  • Hakalau Veterans Park: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Springs: 15
  • Houpo o Kāne: 9.6 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 9.6 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Liloe Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Wailepua Spring: 17.2 mi
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 9.4 mi
  • Laupahoehoe Point Tsunami Memorial: 12.9 mi
  • Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 19.0 mi
  • Skyline Eco Adventures: 19.2 mi
  • Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Honoli‘i Beach: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Puʻukea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mauna KeaSW 218°4,205 m6.3 mi
PuʻukeaSW 220°4,173 m6.1 mi
PuʻuhauʻokiSW 222°4,160 m6.2 mi
PuʻupoliʻahuSW 224°4,155 m6.8 mi
PuʻuhaukeaSW 217°4,098 m6.8 mi
PuʻupōhakuSW 229°4,019 m7.2 mi
PuʻuwaiauSW 218°4,014 m7.3 mi
PuʻumāhoeSW 221°4,004 m5.2 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 °F676867697173737474727068
Precip in7.68.811.89.76.23.85.96.74.55.310.010.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paauilo 221, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363823 — Puʻukea, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407354

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