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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: 50
  • 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: 26
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 18.0 miles of Puhiapele. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HualālaiSE2,523 m8.6 mi
Puu LalakaukoleSE2,514 m8.9 mi
PuʻuhonuaʻulaSE2,499 m8.4 mi
PoikahiESE2,229 m10.9 mi
UmiahuSE2,172 m10.0 mi
KauunuokuESE2,124 m11.6 mi
PuʻumaʻauESE2,025 m11.9 mi
PuʻulaʻalāʻauSE1,987 m9.0 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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