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Puʻupālailai

Puʻupālailai, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻupālailai rises to 1,490 m in Hawaiʻi. Kaumu o Kaleihoohie stands 1,673 m to the north-northwest, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Kohala, a peak 0.7 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1490 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.06751, -155.71148

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
  • Waimea Park: 4.1 mi
  • Waimea Nature Park (Ulu La'au): 4.1 mi
  • Church Row Park: 4.3 mi
  • Waimea Park: 4.4 mi
  • Waimea District Park: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 13
Historic sites: 11
  • Church Row Monument: 4.3 mi
  • Puʻukoholā Heiau: 7.7 mi
  • Mailekini Heiau: 7.7 mi
  • Stone Leaning Post: 7.7 mi
  • Hale o Kapuni Heiau: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Waimanu & King's Trailhead: 8.2 mi
  • Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a: 8.4 mi
  • Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 9.5 mi
  • Beach "69": 9.7 mi
  • Puako Petroglyphs: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Waiʻilikahi falls: 6.1 mi
  • Nanaue Falls (End of King's Trail): 7.1 mi
  • Hiʻilawe Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Hakalaoa Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Ipuu Falls: 8.2 mi
Springs: 5
  • Keawewai Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 23.8 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 23.8 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Liloe Spring: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
  • Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District: 9.7 mi
Museums: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Mala'ai: 4.5 mi
  • Palace Lawn: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Buddha Point: 15.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Puʻupālailai. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kaumu o KaleihoohieNNW 344°1,673 m1.3 mi
KohalaNW 318°1,670 m0.7 mi
OpaeloaN 358°1,659 m1.3 mi
ʻEkeNW 317°1,622 m1.1 mi
Puu o UmiNNE 34°1,599 m1.0 mi
Puu AhiaNW 318°1,497 m2.5 mi
Puu MalaNW 310°1,455 m3.0 mi
PuʻupiliNW 314°1,431 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0518:35
June solstice05:4518:3419:06
September equinox06:1217:5118:20
December solstice06:5417:1717:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Nov–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F757577787980818281817977
Precip in1.50.70.90.40.50.60.20.80.60.70.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Puukohola Heiau 98.1, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 364053 — Puʻupālailai, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407281

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