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Puʻulalaʻau

Puʻulalaʻau, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻulalaʻau rises to 1,682 m in Hawaiʻi. Pohakuʻohanalei stands 3,788 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
1682 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
Cliffs: 29
  • Kilauea Caldera: 6.3 mi
  • Kilauea Caldera: 6.9 mi
  • Kilauea Caldera: 7.3 mi
  • Halemaʻumaʻu Crater: 7.5 mi
  • Kilauea Caldera: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 20
Springs: 15
  • 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
PohakuʻohanaleiW 268°3,787.5 m15.6 mi
PohakuʻohanaleiW 268°3,770 m15.6 mi
2022 active eruption fissureW 271°3,593.6 m14.2 mi
Dewey ConeW 273°3,477.1 m13.0 mi
PukauahiW 275°3,368 m12.2 mi
PuʻuʻeleʻeleWSW 251°3,208 m14.0 mi
Puʻuʻulaʻula (Red Hill)W 278°3,072 m9.8 mi
PuʻuwahiW 279°3,026 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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