Puʻuwaiau
Puʻuwaiau rises to 4,014 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Kea stands 4,205 m to the northeast, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuhaukea, a peak 0.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49065645, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,014 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻuhaukea: 0.5 mi
- Keanakāko‘i: 0.6 mi
- Puʻukoʻokoʻolau: 0.7 mi
- Puʻupoliʻahu: 0.8 mi
- Puʻuwekiu: 0.9 mi
- Hilalawe Falls: 17.2 mi
- Wahiloa Falls: 19.2 mi
- Poakana Falls: 20.0 mi
- Hakalaoa Falls: 21.1 mi
- Hiʻilawe Falls: 21.1 mi
- Honoka'a Park: 18.4 mi
- Waimea District Park: 18.7 mi
- frog rock: 18.7 mi
- Waimea Park: 19.0 mi
- Church Row Park: 19.2 mi
- Houpo o Kāne: 2.3 mi
- Waihū Spring: 2.7 mi
- Liloe Spring: 3.2 mi
- Waterhole Spring: 19.2 mi
- Wailepua Spring: 19.3 mi
- Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 15.8 mi
- Laupahoehoe Point Tsunami Memorial: 20.0 mi
- Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 22.2 mi
- Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a: 22.4 mi
- Mauna Loa Lookout: 22.7 mi
- Mauna Kea Adz Quarry: 0.9 mi
- David Douglas Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Church Row Monument: 19.2 mi
- Dan J. Lutkenhouse: 24.8 mi
- Plantation Days Museum: 18.7 mi
- Isaacs Art Center: 19.4 mi
- Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 20.0 mi
- Onomea Museum: 24.8 mi
- Keahou II (Hualalai) Cooperative Nene Sanctuary: 23.0 mi
- Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary: 23.6 mi
- Mala'ai: 19.0 mi
- Laupāhoehoe: 19.9 mi
- Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 24.6 mi
- Kū: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Puʻuwaiau. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauna Kea | NE 39° | 4,205 m | 1.0 mi |
| Puʻukea | NNE 29° | 4,173 m | 1.3 mi |
| Puʻuhauʻoki | NNE 18° | 4,160 m | 1.2 mi |
| Puʻupoliʻahu | NNW 347° | 4,155 m | 0.8 mi |
| Puʻuhaukea | NE 49° | 4,098 m | 0.5 mi |
| Puʻupōhaku | NW 320° | 4,019 m | 1.4 mi |
| Puʻumāhoe | NNE 32° | 4,004 m | 2.2 mi |
| Puʻulīlīnoe | E 87° | 3,959 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:05 | 18:34 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 18:33 | 19:04 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 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 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 68 |
| Precip in | 7.6 | 8.8 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paauilo 221, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 364115 — Puʻuwaiau, Hawaii County, Hawaii.
OpenStreetMap element node/7549697605
Day trips start here
- Big Island · 14 mi
- Hilo · 26 mi
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