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Puʻulaʻelaʻe

Puʻulaʻelaʻe, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻulaʻelaʻe rises to 1,114 m in Hawaiʻi. Kaumu o Kaleihoohie stands 1,673 m to the north-northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻulanikepu, a peak 1.0 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1114 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.04511, -155.69018

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • Waimea Park: 2.0 mi
  • Waimea Nature Park (Ulu La'au): 2.1 mi
  • Church Row Park: 2.2 mi
  • Waimea Park: 2.3 mi
  • Waimea District Park: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 13
Historic sites: 11
  • Church Row Monument: 2.2 mi
  • Puʻukoholā Heiau: 8.6 mi
  • Mailekini Heiau: 8.7 mi
  • Stone Leaning Post: 8.7 mi
  • Hale o Kapuni Heiau: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a: 7.9 mi
  • Waimanu & King's Trailhead: 8.0 mi
  • Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 9.0 mi
  • Beach "69": 10.0 mi
  • Puako Petroglyphs: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Nanaue Falls (End of King's Trail): 6.6 mi
  • Waiʻilikahi falls: 6.6 mi
  • Hiʻilawe Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Hakalaoa Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Ipuu Falls: 7.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Keawewai Springs: 7.6 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 21.7 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 21.8 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Liloe Spring: 22.0 mi
Museums: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Mala'ai: 2.4 mi
  • Palace Lawn: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
  • Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Buddha Point: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Puʻulaʻelaʻe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kaumu o KaleihoohieNNW 328°1,673 m3.3 mi
KohalaNW 318°1,670 m2.8 mi
OpaeloaNNW 333°1,659 m3.2 mi
ʻEkeNW 318°1,622 m3.2 mi
Puu o UmiNNW 340°1,599 m2.5 mi
Puu AhiaNW 318°1,497 m4.6 mi
PuʻupālailaiNW 318°1,490 m2.1 mi
Puu MalaNW 313°1,455 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0518:34
June solstice05:4518:3419:06
September equinox06:1217:5118:20
December solstice06:5417:1717:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Nov–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F757577787980818281817977
Precip in1.50.70.90.40.50.60.20.80.60.70.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Puukohola Heiau 98.1, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407177

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