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Puu Kahaualea

Puu Kahaualea, a peak in Hawaiʻi
Puu Kahaualea, a peak in HawaiʻiU.S. Geological Survey from Reston, VA, USA · Public domain

Puu Kahaualea rises to 727 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻukīpū stands 1,917 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Halulu, a peak 0.5 miles away.

About

The story

Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49064692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
727 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates19.40150, -155.09222
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
  • Kaimū Black Sand Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Kurtistown Park: 13.3 mi
  • Honu Street Park: 14.9 mi
  • Mackenzie State Park: 15.1 mi
  • Shipman Park: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Lava2: 4.6 mi
  • Lava1: 4.7 mi
  • Akatsuka Orchid Gardens: 6.6 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 7.1 mi
  • Puʻu Loa Petroglyphs: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
  • Hōlei Pali: 6.3 mi
  • Mauna Ulu: 7.5 mi
  • Pauahi Crater: 8.8 mi
  • 'I'ilewa Crater: 9.1 mi
  • Hiʻiaka Crater: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Wailoa Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Kauwehu Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Lower Waiʻale Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Peʻepeʻe Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Waiʻale Falls: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Papa John Lacho Coltes: 17.6 mi
  • King Kamehameha Statue: 21.9 mi
  • Tsunami Memorial: 22.0 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 22.0 mi
  • Kamehameha: 22.1 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 6
  • Middle Flume Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 17.3 mi
  • ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 21.6 mi
  • Waterhole Spring: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Kehena Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Halapē Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Black Sand Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Ha'ena Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Honoli‘i Beach: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 14.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Puu Kahaualea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukīpūWNW1,917 m19.0 mi
PuʻulalaʻauWNW1,682 m16.4 mi
KūlaniWNW1,675 m15.8 mi
Na Lua MahoeWNW1,401 m14.8 mi
KīlaueaW1,222 m12.0 mi
Puʻu PuaʻiW1,184 m10.5 mi
PuʻumakaʻalaNW1,130 m13.2 mi
Mauna UluWSW1,053 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2518:0318:32
June solstice05:4418:3019:02
September equinox06:1017:4918:18
December solstice06:5117:1617:48

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656465666768697070696766
Precip in13.115.822.922.015.018.119.023.516.118.223.022.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood #2 55.4, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407211

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