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Puʻumaʻau

Puʻumaʻau, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻumaʻau rises to 1,855 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Kea stands 4,205 m to the east-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻukoko, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49065493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,855 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.77491, -155.59380

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 16
  • Waikoloa Dryland Wildfire Safety Park: 16.9 mi
  • Waikoloa Community Park: 16.9 mi
  • Waimea District Park: 17.0 mi
  • Waimea Nature Park (Ulu La'au): 17.7 mi
  • Waimea Park: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Blue Hawaiian Helicopter: 20.0 mi
  • Beach "69": 20.9 mi
  • Puako Petroglyphs: 20.9 mi
  • Waikoloa Petroglyph Field: 21.0 mi
  • Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
Beaches: 9
Waterfalls: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 3
  • Liloe Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Mala'ai: 17.5 mi
  • Palace Lawn: 21.7 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Buddha Point: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Puʻumaʻau. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mauna KeaENE4,205 m8.8 mi
PuʻuhauʻokiENE4,160 m8.7 mi
PuʻupoliʻahuENE4,155 m8.0 mi
PuʻuhaukeaENE4,098 m8.3 mi
PuʻupōhakuENE4,019 m7.5 mi
PuʻuwaiauENE4,014 m7.9 mi
PuʻumāhoeENE4,004 m9.6 mi
PuʻulīlīnoeENE3,959 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0518:34
June solstice05:4518:3319:05
September equinox06:1217:5118:20
December solstice06:5317:1717:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434243454749494949484543
Precip in1.11.01.90.90.60.41.32.40.71.51.21.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mauna LOA 5 NNE, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363943 — Puʻumaʻau, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407276

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