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Puʻupōhaku

Puʻupōhaku, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻupōhaku rises to 4,019 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Kea stands 4,205 m to the east, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻupoliʻahu, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065631, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4019 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.82426, -155.49185

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 19
Parks: 17
  • Waimea District Park: 17.3 mi
  • Honoka'a Park: 17.4 mi
  • Waimea Park: 17.7 mi
  • Church Row Park: 17.8 mi
  • Waimea Nature Park (Ulu La'au): 17.9 mi
Springs: 11
  • Houpo o Kāne: 2.8 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 2.8 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Liloe Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Wailepua Spring: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 15.1 mi
  • Laupahoehoe Point Tsunami Memorial: 20.0 mi
  • Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 21.0 mi
  • Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a: 21.1 mi
  • Waimanu & King's Trailhead: 21.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Plantation Days Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Isaacs Art Center: 18.1 mi
  • Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Mala'ai: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Puʻupōhaku. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mauna KeaE 99°4,205 m1.6 mi
PuʻukeaE 88°4,173 m1.5 mi
PuʻuhauʻokiE 85°4,160 m1.3 mi
PuʻupoliʻahuESE 108°4,155 m0.7 mi
PuʻuhaukeaESE 120°4,098 m1.5 mi
PuʻuwaiauSE 140°4,014 m1.4 mi
PuʻumāhoeENE 68°4,004 m2.2 mi
PuʻulīlīnoeESE 115°3,959.45 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0518:34
June solstice05:4518:3319:04
September equinox06:1217:5018:19
December solstice06:5317:1717:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F676867697173737474727068
Precip in7.68.811.89.76.23.85.96.74.55.310.010.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paauilo 221, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2459999750

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