Puʻunau
Puʻunau rises to 2,089 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Kea stands 4,205 m to the south, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻumoana, a peak 0.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49065523, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,089 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hilalawe Falls: 10.1 mi
- Hakalaoa Falls: 15.6 mi
- Ipuu Falls: 15.6 mi
- Hiʻilawe Falls: 15.6 mi
- Nanaue Falls (End of King's Trail): 16.7 mi
- Honoka'a Park: 11.4 mi
- frog rock: 11.6 mi
- Laupāhoehoe Beach Park: 15.1 mi
- Waimea Park: 15.5 mi
- Waimea District Park: 15.5 mi
- Houpo o Kāne: 9.2 mi
- Waihū Spring: 9.6 mi
- Liloe Spring: 10.0 mi
- Keawewai Springs: 20.1 mi
- Wailepua Spring: 20.5 mi
- Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 8.7 mi
- Laupahoehoe Point Tsunami Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 16.3 mi
- Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a: 16.6 mi
- Skyline Eco Adventures: 22.3 mi
- Hapuna Beach: 24.7 mi
- Waialea Beach: 24.7 mi
- Mauna Kea Beach: 24.9 mi
- Mauumae Beach: 25.0 mi
- Kaluhikaa Beach: 25.0 mi
- Mauna Kea Adz Quarry: 7.6 mi
- David Douglas Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Church Row Monument: 15.7 mi
- Dan J. Lutkenhouse: 24.4 mi
- Plantation Days Museum: 11.7 mi
- Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 15.3 mi
- Isaacs Art Center: 16.1 mi
- Onomea Museum: 24.4 mi
- Mala'ai: 15.6 mi
- Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden: 24.6 mi
- Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary: 20.6 mi
- Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District: 24.8 mi
- Laupāhoehoe: 15.2 mi
- Kū: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Puʻunau. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauna Kea | S 187° | 4,205 m | 6.3 mi |
| Puʻuhauʻoki | S 190° | 4,160 m | 5.9 mi |
| Puʻupoliʻahu | SSW 195° | 4,155 m | 6.4 mi |
| Puʻuhaukea | S 189° | 4,098 m | 6.8 mi |
| Puʻupōhaku | SSW 202° | 4,019 m | 6.4 mi |
| Puʻuwaiau | SSW 192° | 4,014 m | 7.2 mi |
| Puʻumāhoe | S 184° | 4,004 m | 5.2 mi |
| Puʻulīlīnoe | S 182° | 3,959 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:04 | 18:34 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 18:33 | 19:04 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:50 | 18:19 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 17:16 | 17:49 |
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 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 68 |
| Precip in | 7.6 | 8.8 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paauilo 221, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7727368675
Day trips start here
- Big Island · 21 mi
- Hilo · 27 mi
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