Puʻuloa
Puʻuloa rises to 1,453 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Kea stands 4,205 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻulahohinu, a peak 2.0 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49065433, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,453 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻulahohinu: 2.0 mi
- Kalepa: 4.1 mi
- Puʻukihe: 4.3 mi
- Lolehaehae: 4.4 mi
- Iolehaehae: 4.4 mi
- Laupāhoehoe Beach Park: 7.5 mi
- frog rock: 9.5 mi
- Waikamaulo Park: 11.5 mi
- Honoka'a Park: 12.7 mi
- Hakalau Veterans Park: 14.4 mi
- Hilalawe Falls: 8.8 mi
- Hakalau Stream: 12.5 mi
- ʻAkaka Falls: 13.2 mi
- Kahuna Falls: 13.3 mi
- Wahiloa Falls: 16.0 mi
- David Douglas Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Mauna Kea Adz Quarry: 12.6 mi
- Dan J. Lutkenhouse: 18.0 mi
- Naha Stone: 21.8 mi
- Church Row Monument: 22.0 mi
- Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 7.6 mi
- Plantation Days Museum: 13.0 mi
- Onomea Museum: 18.0 mi
- Kenyan K. Beale Community Robotics Center: 21.9 mi
- Lyman House Memorial Museum: 21.9 mi
- Houpo o Kāne: 14.9 mi
- Waihū Spring: 15.3 mi
- Liloe Spring: 15.8 mi
- Wailepua Spring: 15.9 mi
- Kapehu Springs: 17.5 mi
- Laupahoehoe Point Tsunami Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 7.8 mi
- Skyline Eco Adventures: 15.3 mi
- Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 19.8 mi
- Boiling Pots: 20.4 mi
- Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden: 18.3 mi
- Mala'ai: 22.1 mi
- 'Imiloa Garden: 23.1 mi
- Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo: 23.2 mi
- Hilo Nursery Arboretum: 23.5 mi
- Laupāhoehoe: 7.5 mi
- Waiakea: 23.7 mi
- Kū: 18.2 mi
- Honoli‘i Beach: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Puʻuloa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauna Kea | SW 226° | 4,205 m | 11.6 mi |
| Puʻuhauʻoki | SW 229° | 4,160 m | 11.5 mi |
| Puʻupoliʻahu | SW 229° | 4,155 m | 12.2 mi |
| Puʻuhaukea | SW 226° | 4,098 m | 12.1 mi |
| Puʻupōhaku | SW 232° | 4,019 m | 12.6 mi |
| Puʻuwaiau | SW 226° | 4,014 m | 12.6 mi |
| Puʻumāhoe | SW 229° | 4,004 m | 10.5 mi |
| Puʻulīlīnoe | SW 222° | 3,959 m | 11.7 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 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 70 |
| Precip in | 10.4 | 12.6 | 17.3 | 14.6 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 16.8 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 16.2 | 15.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kihalani 132.5, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7727407367
Day trips start here
- Hilo · 22 mi
- Big Island · 25 mi
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