Puʻukea
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
- 2,604 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻuʻulaʻula: 0.7 mi
- Puʻukihe: 1.2 mi
- Kaaliali: 1.5 mi
- Puʻulehu: 1.7 mi
- Iolehaehae: 1.7 mi
- 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
- Hilalawe Falls: 10.7 mi
- Hakalau Stream: 16.3 mi
- ʻAkaka Falls: 16.6 mi
- Kahuna Falls: 16.8 mi
- Wahiloa Falls: 17.2 mi
- Houpo o Kāne: 9.6 mi
- Waihū Spring: 10.0 mi
- Liloe Spring: 10.5 mi
- Wailepua Spring: 17.2 mi
- Kapehu Springs: 18.4 mi
- Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 13.0 mi
- Plantation Days Museum: 13.5 mi
- Isaacs Art Center: 19.4 mi
- Onomea Museum: 21.1 mi
- Lyman House Memorial Museum: 23.8 mi
- David Douglas Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Mauna Kea Adz Quarry: 7.4 mi
- Church Row Monument: 18.9 mi
- Dan J. Lutkenhouse: 21.1 mi
- Naha Stone: 23.7 mi
- 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
- Mala'ai: 18.9 mi
- Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden: 21.3 mi
- 'Imiloa Garden: 24.7 mi
- Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo: 24.9 mi
- Laupāhoehoe: 12.9 mi
- Waiakea: 24.9 mi
- Kū: 21.2 mi
- Honoli‘i Beach: 22.7 mi
- Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Puʻukea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauna Kea | SW 218° | 4,205 m | 6.3 mi |
| Puʻukea | SW 220° | 4,173 m | 6.1 mi |
| Puʻuhauʻoki | SW 222° | 4,160 m | 6.2 mi |
| Puʻupoliʻahu | SW 224° | 4,155 m | 6.8 mi |
| Puʻuhaukea | SW 217° | 4,098 m | 6.8 mi |
| Puʻupōhaku | SW 229° | 4,019 m | 7.2 mi |
| Puʻuwaiau | SW 218° | 4,014 m | 7.3 mi |
| Puʻumāhoe | SW 221° | 4,004 m | 5.2 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 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 68 |
| Precip in | 7.6 | 8.8 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
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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- Big Island · 20 mi
- Hilo · 24 mi
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