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Puʻulalaʻau

Puʻulalaʻau, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻulalaʻau rises to 1,682 m in Hawaiʻi. Pohakuʻohanalei stands 3,770 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kūlani, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49065395, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,682 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.51058, -155.31530

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 32
  • Waiakea Uka Park: 17.2 mi
  • Kurtistown Park: 17.5 mi
  • Kaumana Lani Neighborhood Park: 18.1 mi
  • Ahualani Park: 18.3 mi
  • Pana‘ewa Recreational Complex: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 20
Cliffs: 17
  • Kilauea Caldera: 6.3 mi
  • Halemaʻumaʻu Crater: 7.5 mi
  • Kīlauea Iki: 8.0 mi
  • Keanakākoʻi Crater: 8.4 mi
  • Lua Manu Crater: 8.7 mi
Springs: 11
  • Middle Flume Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 14.2 mi
  • Waterhole Spring: 14.7 mi
  • ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Kapehu Springs: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Poakana Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Wailoa Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Kauwehu Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Waiʻale Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Lower Waiʻale Falls: 18.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Naha Stone: 20.8 mi
  • King Kamehameha Statue: 21.1 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 21.2 mi
  • Tsunami Memorial: 21.3 mi
  • Kamehameha: 21.3 mi
Museums: 7
Beaches: 3
  • Halapē Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Honoli‘i Beach: 22.4 mi
  • Ha'ena Beach: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 17.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Puʻulalaʻau. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PohakuʻohanaleiW3,770 m15.6 mi
2022 active eruption fissureW3,594 m14.2 mi
Dewey ConeW3,477 m13.0 mi
PukauahiW3,368 m12.2 mi
PuʻuʻeleʻeleWSW3,208 m14.0 mi
Puʻuʻulaʻula (Red Hill)W3,072 m9.8 mi
PuʻuwahiW3,026 m9.5 mi
PuʻukupanahaWNW2,929 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0418:33
June solstice05:4518:3119:03
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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363905 — Puʻulalaʻau, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7549575474

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