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Puʻuokoholā

Puʻuokoholā, a peak in Hawaiʻi
Puʻuokoholā, a peak in HawaiʻiVadim Manuylov · CC BY-SA 3.0

Puʻuokoholā rises to 257 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Punalau Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
257 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.86311, -156.17462

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Garden of Eden Arboretum: 0.5 mi
  • Twin Falls Park: 5.5 mi
  • Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve: 8.0 mi
  • Haliimaile Park: 10.7 mi
  • Mayor Hannibal Taveras Community Center: 11.0 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 38
Attractions: 28
  • Kaumahina State Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ching's Pond: 1.9 mi
  • Rainbow Eucalyptus: 2.3 mi
  • Silversword Loop Trail: 9.3 mi
  • Kawilinau Gulch (65 feet deep): 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Punalau Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Puohokamoa Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Waiokuna Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Keaku Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Waiokilo Falls: 3.1 mi
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 5
Gardens: 3
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Puʻuokoholā. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuʻulaʻulaSSW3,055 m11.7 mi
Magnetic PeakSSW3,052 m11.8 mi
PākaʻaoʻaoSSW3,006 m11.4 mi
KilohanaSSW2,906 m10.4 mi
Haupaʻakea PeakSSW2,788 m11.7 mi
HanakauhiS2,697 m8.8 mi
LauʻuluS2,515 m9.3 mi
HaleakalāS2,502 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2918:0718:36
June solstice05:4518:3719:09
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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727356355

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