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Puʻukīpū

Puʻukīpū, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻukīpū rises to 1,917 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Loa stands 4,169 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻulau, a peak 2.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065380, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1917.38 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.55012, -155.33837

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 32
  • Waiakea Uka Park: 17.0 mi
  • Kaumana Lani Neighborhood Park: 17.4 mi
  • Ahualani Park: 18.0 mi
  • Kurtistown Park: 18.3 mi
  • Machado Acres Park: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 28
  • Kilauea Caldera: 9.4 mi
  • Kilauea Caldera: 9.9 mi
  • Kilauea Caldera: 10.4 mi
  • Halemaʻumaʻu Crater: 10.6 mi
  • Kilauea Caldera: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 20
Waterfalls: 15
  • Poakana Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Wailoa Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Kauwehu Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Wahiloa Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Waiʻale Falls: 17.2 mi
Springs: 14
  • Middle Flume Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Waterhole Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 13.9 mi
  • ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Kapehu Springs: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 8
Beaches: 3
  • Halapē Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Honoli‘i Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Ha'ena Beach: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Puʻukīpū. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mauna LoaWSW 252°4,169 m17.4 mi
PohakuʻohanaleiWSW 257°3,787.5 m14.5 mi
PohakuʻohanaleiWSW 257°3,770 m14.5 mi
2022 active eruption fissureWSW 258°3,593.6 m12.9 mi
Dewey ConeW 260°3,477.1 m11.7 mi
PukauahiW 261°3,368 m10.8 mi
PuʻuʻeleʻeleWSW 238°3,208 m13.8 mi
PuʻukaupakuhaleNNW 345°3,076 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0418:33
June solstice05:4518:3219:03
September equinox06:1117:5018:19
December solstice06:5217:1617:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595959606263646564646260
Precip in8.88.210.39.26.55.16.35.96.08.210.611.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawaii VOL NP HQ 54, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363860 — Puʻukīpū, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7549575494

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