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Puʻupueo

Puʻupueo, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻupueo rises to 1,449 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Kea stands 4,205 m to the south-southeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pūnohu, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065620, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1449 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.94953, -155.51703

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Pūnohu: 1.8 mi
  • Puʻuhuluhulu: 2.1 mi
  • Puʻuhuluhulu: 2.1 mi
  • Kaikipauula: 2.7 mi
  • Kaikipauula: 2.7 mi
Parks: 20
  • Honoka'a Park: 9.3 mi
  • Waimea Park: 10.7 mi
  • Waimea District Park: 10.8 mi
  • Church Row Park: 10.8 mi
  • Waimea Nature Park (Ulu La'au): 11.2 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 8.9 mi
  • Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 12.2 mi
  • Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a: 12.4 mi
  • Waimanu & King's Trailhead: 13.1 mi
  • Laupahoehoe Point Tsunami Memorial: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 10
Waterfalls: 9
Historic sites: 9
Springs: 5
  • Houpo o Kāne: 11.4 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 11.4 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Liloe Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Keawewai Springs: 15.7 mi
Museums: 3
  • Plantation Days Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Isaacs Art Center: 11.3 mi
  • Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Mala'ai: 10.9 mi
  • Palace Lawn: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary: 15.9 mi
  • Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Buddha Point: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Puʻupueo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mauna KeaSSE 160°4,205 m9.5 mi
PuʻukeaSSE 160°4,173 m9.2 mi
PuʻuhauʻokiSSE 161°4,160 m9.0 mi
PuʻupoliʻahuSSE 165°4,155 m9.2 mi
PuʻupōhakuS 169°4,019 m8.8 mi
PuʻumāhoeSSE 155°4,004 m8.7 mi
PuʻupoepoeSSE 150°3,855 m9.2 mi
PuʻualaSSE 147°3,844 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0518:34
June solstice05:4518:3319:05
September equinox06:1217:5018:19
December solstice06:5317:1617:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 364090 — Puʻupueo, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727368620

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