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Puʻukole

Puʻukole, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻukole rises to 2,962 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Kea stands 4,205 m to the south-southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻumali, a peak 1.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065296, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2962 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.88251, -155.44879

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 22
Parks: 16
  • frog rock: 13.3 mi
  • Honoka'a Park: 13.4 mi
  • Laupāhoehoe Beach Park: 15.5 mi
  • Waimea District Park: 16.9 mi
  • Waimea Park: 17.0 mi
Springs: 14
  • Houpo o Kāne: 7.6 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 7.6 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Liloe Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Wailepua Spring: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 10.4 mi
  • Laupahoehoe Point Tsunami Memorial: 15.5 mi
  • Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 18.2 mi
  • Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a: 18.5 mi
  • Waimanu & King's Trailhead: 19.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 4
  • Plantation Days Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Isaacs Art Center: 17.5 mi
  • Onomea Museum: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary: 22.0 mi
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Honoli‘i Beach: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Puʻukole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mauna KeaSSW 196°4,205 m4.5 mi
PuʻukeaSSW 198°4,173 m4.2 mi
PuʻuhauʻokiSSW 201°4,160 m4.2 mi
PuʻupoliʻahuSSW 206°4,155 m4.7 mi
PuʻuhaukeaSSW 198°4,098 m5.0 mi
PuʻupōhakuSW 215°4,019 m4.9 mi
PuʻuwaiauSSW 201°4,014 m5.4 mi
PuʻumāhoeSSW 193°4,004 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0418:33
June solstice05:4418:3319:04
September equinox06:1117:5018:19
December solstice06:5317:1617:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407282

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