Puʻulehu
Puʻulehu rises to 3,162 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Kea stands 4,205 m to the southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49065418, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,162 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- frog rock: 13.6 mi
- Laupāhoehoe Beach Park: 14.4 mi
- Honoka'a Park: 14.4 mi
- Waikamaulo Park: 17.3 mi
- Waimea District Park: 18.8 mi
- Hilalawe Falls: 12.2 mi
- Hakalau Stream: 17.1 mi
- Wahiloa Falls: 17.2 mi
- ʻAkaka Falls: 17.3 mi
- Kahuna Falls: 17.5 mi
- Houpo o Kāne: 8.0 mi
- Waihū Spring: 8.4 mi
- Liloe Spring: 8.9 mi
- Wailepua Spring: 17.2 mi
- Kapehu Springs: 18.2 mi
- Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 14.4 mi
- Plantation Days Museum: 14.7 mi
- Isaacs Art Center: 19.4 mi
- Onomea Museum: 21.5 mi
- Lyman House Memorial Museum: 23.8 mi
- David Douglas Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Mauna Kea Adz Quarry: 5.8 mi
- Church Row Monument: 19.0 mi
- Dan J. Lutkenhouse: 21.5 mi
- Naha Stone: 23.8 mi
- Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 10.9 mi
- Laupahoehoe Point Tsunami Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 19.8 mi
- Skyline Eco Adventures: 19.9 mi
- Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a: 20.1 mi
- Mala'ai: 18.9 mi
- Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden: 21.7 mi
- 'Imiloa Garden: 24.6 mi
- Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo: 24.9 mi
- Laupāhoehoe: 14.3 mi
- Waiakea: 24.7 mi
- Kū: 21.7 mi
- Honoli‘i Beach: 22.9 mi
- Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Puʻulehu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauna Kea | SW 221° | 4,205 m | 4.7 mi |
| Puʻuhauʻoki | SW 227° | 4,160 m | 4.6 mi |
| Puʻupoliʻahu | SW 228° | 4,155 m | 5.2 mi |
| Puʻuhaukea | SW 220° | 4,098 m | 5.2 mi |
| Puʻupōhaku | SW 235° | 4,019 m | 5.6 mi |
| Puʻuwaiau | SW 221° | 4,014 m | 5.7 mi |
| Puʻumāhoe | SW 226° | 4,004 m | 3.6 mi |
| Puʻulīlīnoe | SSW 210° | 3,959 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 18:04 | 18:33 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:50 | 18:19 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 17:16 | 17:48 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 67 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 68 |
| Precip in | 7.6 | 8.8 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paauilo 221, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363913 — Puʻulehu, Hawaii County, Hawaii.
OpenStreetMap element node/7727407168
Day trips start here
- Big Island · 19 mi
- Hilo · 24 mi
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