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Puʻumakaʻala

Puʻumakaʻala, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻumakaʻala rises to 1,130 m in Hawaiʻi. Pukauahi stands 3,368 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Na Lua Mahoe, a peak 4.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49065479, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,130 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.54774, -155.22198

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
  • Kurtistown Park: 11.0 mi
  • Waiakea Uka Park: 11.0 mi
  • Ahualani Park: 12.1 mi
  • Pana‘ewa Recreational Complex: 12.3 mi
  • Kaumana Lani Neighborhood Park: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 22
Cliffs: 21
  • Kilauea Caldera: 8.9 mi
  • Kīlauea Iki: 9.4 mi
  • Halemaʻumaʻu Crater: 10.5 mi
  • Lua Manu Crater: 10.5 mi
  • Keanakākoʻi Crater: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Poakana Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Wailoa Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Kauwehu Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Waiʻale Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Lower Waiʻale Falls: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Naha Stone: 14.9 mi
  • King Kamehameha Statue: 15.0 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 15.2 mi
  • Tsunami Memorial: 15.2 mi
  • Kamehameha: 15.2 mi
Springs: 10
  • Middle Flume Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 8.2 mi
  • Waterhole Spring: 10.4 mi
  • ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Kapehu Springs: 12.7 mi
Museums: 8
Beaches: 4
  • Honoli‘i Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Ha'ena Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Halapē Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Kehena Beach: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Puʻumakaʻala. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PukauahiW3,368 m18.3 mi
Puʻuʻulaʻula (Red Hill)W3,072 m15.8 mi
PuʻuwahiW3,026 m15.5 mi
PuʻukupanahaW2,929 m15.2 mi
PuʻuhaʻaW2,816 m14.2 mi
PuʻukuluaW2,748 m13.5 mi
PuʻuhoakoleiW2,437 m11.8 mi
ʻAʻahuwelaNNW2,359 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0418:33
June solstice05:4418:3119:03
September equinox06:1117:4918:18
December solstice06:5117:1617:48

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656465666768697070696766
Precip in13.115.822.922.015.018.119.023.516.118.223.022.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood #2 55.4, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363960 — Puʻumakaʻala, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407101

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