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Puʻuopele

Puʻuopele, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻuopele rises to 2,466 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the west, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Haupaʻakea Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2466 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.70948, -156.22150

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
  • Harold W. Rice Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
  • Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve: 7.7 mi
  • Kokea Park: 8.6 mi
  • Sun Yet-Sen Park: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 42
Attractions: 32
  • Silversword Loop Trail: 1.7 mi
  • Kawilinau Gulch (65 feet deep): 1.8 mi
  • Silversword Loop Trail: 1.8 mi
  • Aliʻi Kula Lavender: 6.5 mi
  • Love: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Kopiliula Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Kopiliula Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Hanawi Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Upper Waikani Falls: 10.0 mi
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 5
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Puʻuopele. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuʻulaʻulaW 271°3,055 m2.0 mi
KolekoleW 266°3,052.44 m2.3 mi
Magnetic PeakW 267°3,052 m1.9 mi
PākaʻaoʻaoW 279°3,006 m1.9 mi
KilohanaNW 313°2,906 m1.8 mi
Haupaʻakea PeakSSW 200°2,788 m0.6 mi
KalepeamoaWSW 257°2,768 m4.0 mi
HanakauhiENE 57°2,697 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0718:37
June solstice05:4618:3719:09
September equinox06:1517:5318:22
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, 4 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

OpenStreetMap element node/7727352143

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