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Puʻupalaolelo

Puʻupalaolelo, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻupalaolelo rises to 2,586 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Kea stands 4,205 m to the northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻukole, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065598, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2586 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.76130, -155.40588

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
  • Kaiwiki Park: 17.3 mi
  • Kaumana Lani Neighborhood Park: 18.7 mi
  • Laupāhoehoe Beach Park: 19.3 mi
  • Waikamaulo Park: 19.7 mi
  • Gilbert Carvalho Park: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Wahiloa Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Poakana Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Wailoa Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Kauwehu Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Lelekaae Falls: 17.0 mi
Springs: 14
  • Houpo o Kāne: 6.4 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 6.4 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Liloe Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Waterhole Spring: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 10
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 23.5 mi
  • Kilauea Caldera: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Honoli‘i Beach: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Puʻupalaolelo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mauna KeaNW 315°4,205 m5.8 mi
PuʻukeaNW 317°4,173 m6.0 mi
PuʻuhauʻokiNW 316°4,160 m6.2 mi
PuʻupoliʻahuNW 310°4,155 m6.4 mi
PuʻuhaukeaNW 310°4,098 m5.6 mi
PuʻupōhakuNW 308°4,019 m7.1 mi
PuʻuwaiauNW 305°4,014 m5.7 mi
PuʻumāhoeNW 325°4,004 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0418:33
June solstice05:4418:3219:04
September equinox06:1117:5018:19
December solstice06:5317:1617:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F696869707272737474737270
Precip in10.412.617.314.67.86.512.016.87.311.016.215.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kihalani 132.5, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 364055 — Puʻupalaolelo, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727368677

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