Puʻupalaolelo
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
- 2,586 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻukole: 1.3 mi
- Puʻuloa: 1.6 mi
- Puʻukaupakuhale: 2.2 mi
- Puʻuʻōʻō: 2.4 mi
- Loaloa: 2.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- Boiling Pots: 18.2 mi
- Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 18.5 mi
- Mauna Loa Lookout: 18.6 mi
- Kaumana Caves: 18.6 mi
- Laupahoehoe Point Tsunami Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Mauna Kea Adz Quarry: 4.9 mi
- David Douglas Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Dan J. Lutkenhouse: 20.4 mi
- Naha Stone: 20.7 mi
- King Kamehameha Statue: 21.6 mi
- Houpo o Kāne: 6.4 mi
- Waihū Spring: 6.6 mi
- Liloe Spring: 6.9 mi
- Waterhole Spring: 13.6 mi
- Wailepua Spring: 14.3 mi
- Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 19.0 mi
- Onomea Museum: 20.4 mi
- Lyman House Memorial Museum: 20.7 mi
- Lyman Museum: 20.7 mi
- East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center: 20.8 mi
- Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden: 20.6 mi
- 'Imiloa Garden: 21.1 mi
- Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo: 21.4 mi
- Hilo Nursery Arboretum: 21.9 mi
- Mala'ai: 24.6 mi
- Laupāhoehoe: 19.0 mi
- Waiakea: 20.6 mi
- Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 23.5 mi
- Kilauea Caldera: 24.6 mi
- Honoli‘i Beach: 20.5 mi
- Kū: 20.5 mi
- Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Puʻupalaolelo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauna Kea | NW 315° | 4,205 m | 5.8 mi |
| Puʻukea | NW 317° | 4,173 m | 6.0 mi |
| Puʻuhauʻoki | NW 316° | 4,160 m | 6.2 mi |
| Puʻupoliʻahu | NW 310° | 4,155 m | 6.4 mi |
| Puʻuhaukea | NW 310° | 4,098 m | 5.6 mi |
| Puʻupōhaku | NW 308° | 4,019 m | 7.1 mi |
| Puʻuwaiau | NW 305° | 4,014 m | 5.7 mi |
| Puʻumāhoe | NW 325° | 4,004 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 18:04 | 18:33 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:50 | 18:19 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 17:16 | 17:49 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 69 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 70 |
| Precip in | 10.4 | 12.6 | 17.3 | 14.6 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 16.8 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 16.2 | 15.5 |
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
Day trips start here
- Big Island · 12 mi
- Hilo · 21 mi
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 26 mi
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