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Puʻulua

Puʻulua rises to 502 m in Hawaiʻi. Kaunuohua stands 1,379 m to the east-southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Phallic Rock, a attraction 0.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Maui County, Hawaii, United States of America; geonames ID = 5850357

Wikidata Q49065449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
502 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.17469, -157.00563

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 20
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Hina Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Haha Falls: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Phallic Rock: 0.1 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 0.5 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 1.4 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 1.5 mi
  • Maunahui-Makakupaia 4X4 Trail: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Father Damien Monument: 1.7 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 1.7 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 1.7 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 3.7 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 14.5 mi
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 4
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 5.8 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 5.8 mi
  • One Alii Beach Park: 6.7 mi
  • Dole Park: 24.8 mi
Museums: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • City Nursery: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Puʻulua. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaunuohuaESE 118°1,379 m8.8 mi
PēpēʻōpaeESE 119°1,310 m8.0 mi
PuʻualiʻiESE 115°1,284 m7.7 mi
LehuʻulaESE 124°1,246 m8.6 mi
HanaliloliloESE 121°1,237 m7.0 mi
PuʻukolekoleSE 127°1,205 m8.4 mi
PuʻuokaʻehaSE 126°1,143 m7.1 mi
KaulahukiESE 123°1,128 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:1018:40
June solstice05:4818:4119:13
September equinox06:1817:5618:25
December solstice07:0217:2017:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747678798080797674
Precip in3.62.33.01.51.20.60.60.81.01.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363938 — Puʻulua, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727295602

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