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Puʻuowailau

Puʻuowailau, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻuowailau rises to 219 m in Hawaiʻi. Kamakou stands 1,506 m to the west-southwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Nāʻehu, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065587, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
219 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.12550, -156.82649

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 27
  • ʻOloʻupena: 3.2 mi
  • Waipū: 3.6 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 5.3 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Waikolu Lookout: 6.1 mi
  • Kakahaia Park: 8.6 mi
  • One Ali‘i Park I: 10.3 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 11.0 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 11.0 mi
Parks: 14
  • One Alii Beach Park: 11.3 mi
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 13.9 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 13.9 mi
  • D.T. Fleming Park: 14.1 mi
  • Napili Park: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Pāpalaua Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Wailele Falls: 3.0 mi
  • ‘Olo‘upena Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 3.7 mi
  • Mana Heiau: 6.0 mi
  • Papa Heiau: 6.4 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 8.6 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 11.0 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 3
  • Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 21.0 mi
  • West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 21.4 mi
  • Lihau Natural Area Reserve: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 22.0 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Puʻuowailau. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KamakouWSW 244°1,506 m3.0 mi
UapaWSW 246°1,504 m3.1 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaWSW 250°1,462 m3.4 mi
KaholoapeleWSW 238°1,450 m2.8 mi
OlokuʻiWNW 288°1,403 m1.6 mi
KaunuohuaWSW 258°1,379 m3.9 mi
PākuʻiSW 227°1,321 m2.2 mi
PēpēʻōpaeW 264°1,310 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:1018:39
June solstice05:4718:4019:12
September equinox06:1717:5518:25
December solstice07:0117:1917:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F717171737475767777767573

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Puu-o-hoku RCH 542.1, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363652 — Puʻuowailau, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727288613

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