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Puʻuwaiau

Puʻuwaiau, seen from above at true elevation

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
4014 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.80905, -155.47818

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 22
Parks: 16
  • 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
Springs: 14
  • Houpo o Kāne: 2.3 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 2.3 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Liloe Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Waterhole Spring: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 9
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 4
  • Plantation Days Museum: 18.7 mi
  • Isaacs Art Center: 19.4 mi
  • Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 20.0 mi
  • Onomea Museum: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Mala'ai: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Puʻuwaiau. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mauna KeaNE 39°4,205 m1.0 mi
PuʻukeaNNE 29°4,173 m1.3 mi
PuʻuhauʻokiNNE 18°4,160 m1.2 mi
PuʻupoliʻahuNNW 347°4,155 m0.8 mi
PuʻuhaukeaNE 49°4,098 m0.5 mi
PuʻupōhakuNW 320°4,019 m1.4 mi
PuʻumāhoeNNE 32°4,004 m2.2 mi
PuʻulīlīnoeE 87°3,959.45 m1.2 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 solstice06:5317:1617:49

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, 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

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