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Puʻukuʻua

Puʻukuʻua, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻukuʻua rises to 466 m in Hawaiʻi. Kaʻala stands 1,229 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻumoʻopuna, a peak 0.6 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
466 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.39351, -158.07892

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Upper Makakilo Community Park: 2.1 mi
  • Palailai Neighborhood Park: 2.1 mi
  • Kahiwelo Neighborhood Park: 3.3 mi
  • Hoopili Soccer Park: 3.3 mi
  • Makakilo Neighborhood Park: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 60
  • Island Racer: 4.0 mi
  • Big Kahuna: 4.0 mi
  • Da Flowrider: 4.1 mi
  • Shaka: 4.1 mi
  • Island Adventure Golf: 4.1 mi
Beaches
Peaks
Gardens: 35
Artworks: 20
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 11
  • Puehuehu: 15.2 mi
  • Waikahalulu Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Kapena Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Waimea Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Waipuhia Falls: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Puʻukuʻua. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaʻalaNNW1,229 m8.9 mi
PuʻukalenaNNW1,068 m7.4 mi
KamaohanuiNNW1,024 m8.9 mi
PuʻukauaNNW940 m3.5 mi
PalikeaNW938 m2.0 mi
PuʻukawiwiNW899 m8.8 mi
PuʻuhapapaNNW879 m5.4 mi
PuʻukūmakaliʻiNNW878 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:1518:44
June solstice05:5218:4619:18
September equinox06:2218:0018:30
December solstice07:0617:2317:56

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F676767697072737474747168

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PUU Manawahua 725.6, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727342488

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