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Puʻulaʻalāʻau

Puʻulaʻalāʻau, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻulaʻalāʻau rises to 1,987 m in Hawaiʻi. Hualālai stands 2,518 m to the north-northeast, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuhonuaʻula, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49065411, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,987 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.67212, -155.87432

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 51
  • Mountain Thunder Coffee: 5.0 mi
  • Hula Daddy Kona Coffee: 6.3 mi
  • Kona Cacoa Orchard Tour: 7.7 mi
  • Shoreline Access: 8.1 mi
  • Mo'ikeha Cave: 9.6 mi
Parks: 28
  • Queen Liliokalani Park: 6.8 mi
  • Pualani Blue Park: 7.1 mi
  • Hillcrest Park: 7.6 mi
  • Discovery Treehouse: 7.7 mi
  • Hale Hālāwai: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 27
  • Honl's Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Magic Sands Beach: 8.3 mi
  • 'Ai'ōpio Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Honokohau Harbor Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Ooma Beach: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Kailua Pier: 8.3 mi
  • Kamkahinu: 8.3 mi
  • Keauhou Hōlua Slide: 9.3 mi
  • Lekeleke Burial Grounds: 10.0 mi
  • Captain Cook Monument: 13.7 mi
Museums: 6
Artworks: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Keanae‘e Cliffs: 17.9 mi
  • Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Liloe Spring: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Puʻulaʻalāʻau. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HualālaiNNE2,518 m1.3 mi
Puu LalakaukoleNE2,514 m1.2 mi
PuʻuhonuaʻulaNNE2,499 m1.2 mi
PoikahiE2,229 m2.9 mi
UmiahuENE2,172 m1.6 mi
KauunuokuE2,124 m3.1 mi
PuʻumaʻauE2,025 m4.0 mi
PuʻuhaleESE1,949 m1.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0618:35
June solstice05:4718:3419:06
September equinox06:1317:5218:21
December solstice06:5417:1817:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F757576777880818281807876
Precip in1.31.21.00.60.60.80.50.50.50.90.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kailua Kona Ke-ahole AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407306

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