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Puu Hilea

Puu Hilea, seen from above at true elevation

Puu Hilea rises to 597 m in Hawaiʻi. ʻĀlika Cone stands 2,388 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu o Kamaoa, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064642, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
597 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.09052, -155.78777

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 18
  • Big Island Farm Sanctuary: 10.6 mi
  • Punalu'u Bakery Shop: 13.3 mi
  • Lua Mākālei: 13.9 mi
  • Cliff Jump: 13.9 mi
  • Green Sand Beach: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Mark Twain's Monkeypod Tree: 11.8 mi
  • South Point Complex: 13.9 mi
  • Alahaka Ramp: 23.6 mi
  • Alahaka Heiau: 23.8 mi
  • Animal Pen: 23.8 mi
Springs: 9
  • Hāʻao Springs: 10.8 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 10.8 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 10.9 mi
  • Portuguese Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Old Plantation Spring: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 4
Parks: 2
  • Miloli'i Beach Park: 10.1 mi
  • Naalehu Park: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Keanae‘e Cliffs: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Kona Potters Guild: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ʻĀlika ConeNNE 16°2,388 m13.1 mi
PuʻuʻokeʻokeʻoNNE 19°2,096 m9.0 mi
KeauNNE 21°1,988 m8.4 mi
PuʻukinikiniNE 47°1,944 m17.0 mi
KapoalaalaNNE 26°1,879 m7.6 mi
Puu OhohiaNNE 15°1,696 m6.7 mi
PuʻuʻikiNE 53°1,646 m16.7 mi
PuʻuikiNE 53°1,638 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0618:35
June solstice05:4718:3219:04
September equinox06:1317:5218:20
December solstice06:5317:1917:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656565666768697069696866
Precip in2.71.82.41.31.40.91.31.62.21.91.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Kona 2 2.32, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363703 — Puu Hilea, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407199

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