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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
1130 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
Cliffs: 33
  • Kilauea Caldera: 8.9 mi
  • Kilauea Caldera: 9.0 mi
  • Kilauea Caldera: 9.4 mi
  • Kīlauea Iki: 9.4 mi
  • Kilauea Caldera: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 23
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
Springs: 14
  • 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
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
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 18.7 miles of Puʻumakaʻala. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PukauahiW 265°3,368 m18.3 mi
Puʻuʻulaʻula (Red Hill)W 266°3,072 m15.8 mi
PuʻuwahiW 266°3,026 m15.5 mi
PuʻukupanahaW 270°2,928.96 m15.2 mi
PuʻuhaʻaW 267°2,816 m14.2 mi
PuʻukuluaW 266°2,748.17 m13.5 mi
PuʻuhoakoleiW 271°2,437 m11.8 mi
PuʻuloaNW 325°2,381 m18.2 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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