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Punākua

Punākua, seen from above at true elevation

Punākua rises to 80 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻukauā stands 708 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Kanalukaha Beach, a beach 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064519, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
80 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.09791, -157.27259

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 11
  • Kanalukaha Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Kapukuwahine Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Kahalepōhaku Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Kamākaʻipō Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Lighthouse Beach: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Papohaku Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Maunahui-Makakupaia 4X4 Trail: 14.4 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 17.9 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 18.4 mi
  • One Ali‘i Park I: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Hospital Ruins: 19.7 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 19.7 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 19.7 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 21.6 mi
Parks: 3
Springs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Waimanu Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Hina Falls: 24.7 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 24.9 mi
Museums: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Punākua. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukauāENE 77°708 m20.1 mi
PuʻuʻōleloENE 76°649 m19.2 mi
KeōlewaENE 74°636 m19.7 mi
ʻIliʻilikāENE 75°625 m20.1 mi
KapunaE 80°603 m19.2 mi
PuʻuʻoliE 79°542 m18.6 mi
HahaeuleENE 76°506 m17.9 mi
PuʻuluaENE 73°502 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:1118:41
June solstice05:4918:4219:14
September equinox06:1917:5718:26
December solstice07:0317:2117:53

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747678798080797674
Precip in3.62.33.01.51.20.60.60.81.01.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727288604

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