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Puhiapele

Puhiapele, seen from above at true elevation

Puhiapele rises to 492 m in Hawaiʻi. Hualālai stands 2,523 m to the southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuʻio, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064421, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
492 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.76129, -155.97497

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 53
  • Lava Tube: 3.1 mi
  • The Vanillerie: 4.1 mi
  • Kikaua Point: 4.3 mi
  • Mountain Thunder Coffee: 4.5 mi
  • Big Island Abalone: 5.6 mi
Parks: 28
Beaches: 27
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 6
Artworks: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Keanae‘e Cliffs: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Puhiapele. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HualālaiSE 125°2,523 m8.6 mi
HualālaiSE 125°2,518 m8.8 mi
Puu LalakaukoleSE 125°2,514 m8.9 mi
PuʻuhonuaʻulaSE 126°2,499 m8.4 mi
PoikahiESE 121°2,229 m10.9 mi
UmiahuSE 125°2,172 m10.0 mi
KauunuokuESE 123°2,124 m11.6 mi
PuʻumaʻauESE 118°2,025 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2918:0718:36
June solstice05:4718:3419:06
September equinox06:1417:5218:21
December solstice06:5517:1917:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F757576777880818281807876
Precip in1.31.21.00.60.60.80.50.50.50.90.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kailua Kona Ke-ahole AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363498 — Puhiapele, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407243

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