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Puʻunole

Puʻunole, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻunole rises to 2,280 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the west, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻumāmane, a peak 0.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2280 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.71823, -156.18782

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve: 8.6 mi
  • Harold W. Rice Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
  • Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
  • Kīpahulu Point Park: 9.8 mi
  • Garden of Eden Arboretum: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 40
Attractions: 31
  • Kawilinau Gulch (65 feet deep): 0.6 mi
  • Silversword Loop Trail: 1.5 mi
  • Silversword Loop Trail: 1.7 mi
  • Love: 6.4 mi
  • Hawaii 31 & 360 Junction (Kālepa Bridge): 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Kopiliula Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Kopiliula Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Hanawi Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Upper Waikani Falls: 8.5 mi
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 5
Gardens: 3
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Puʻunole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuʻulaʻulaW 262°3,055 m4.3 mi
KolekoleW 260°3,052.44 m4.5 mi
Magnetic PeakW 260°3,052 m4.1 mi
PākaʻaoʻaoW 266°3,006 m4.0 mi
KilohanaW 280°2,906 m3.5 mi
Haupaʻakea PeakWSW 243°2,788 m2.7 mi
KalepeamoaWSW 256°2,768 m6.3 mi
HanakauhiNNE 27°2,697 m1.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2918:0718:36
June solstice05:4618:3719:09
September equinox06:1417:5318:22
December solstice06:5817:1717:50

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535151525557575856565553
Precip in5.14.15.72.82.41.62.72.22.53.24.65.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haleakala RS 338, 5 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Haleakalā National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 364012 — Puʻunole, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727356360

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