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Puehu

Puehu, seen from above at true elevation

Puehu rises to 75 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻokeʻokeʻo stands 2,096 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Punalu'u Black Sand Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q3410554, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
75 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.14252, -155.51348

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Pākanaka: 2.0 mi
  • Makanau: 2.5 mi
  • Puʻuʻenuhe: 2.8 mi
  • Kamehame Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Puu Kolea: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
Attractions: 11
  • Punalu'u Bakery Shop: 7.3 mi
  • Big Island Farm Sanctuary: 14.5 mi
  • Green Sand Beach: 16.7 mi
  • sea arch: 17.7 mi
  • Footprints Area: 17.8 mi
Springs: 7
  • Nīnole Springs: 0.9 mi
  • Kāwā Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Waioala Spring: 4.2 mi
  • ʻAlili Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Old Plantation Spring: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 1
  • Naalehu Park: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Puehu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuʻokeʻokeʻoWNW2,096 m15.7 mi
KeauWNW1,988 m15.5 mi
PuʻukinikiniNW1,944 m9.8 mi
KapoalaalaWNW1,879 m14.9 mi
Puu OhohiaW1,696 m16.4 mi
PuʻuʻikiNW1,646 m7.9 mi
IhuanuW1,614 m14.4 mi
MakaāliaWNW1,307 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0518:34
June solstice05:4618:3119:03
September equinox06:1217:5018:19
December solstice06:5217:1817:50

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747576777877777574
Precip in3.53.94.01.91.40.81.92.92.84.14.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SEA MTN 12.15, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407339

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