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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
Cliffs: 33
  • Hōlei Pali: 6.3 mi
  • Mauna Ulu: 7.5 mi
  • Pauahi Crater: 8.8 mi
  • Hōlei Pali: 8.8 mi
  • 'I'ilewa Crater: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 22
  • 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
Springs: 9
  • Middle Flume Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 17.3 mi
  • ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 21.6 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 21.6 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
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 21.6 miles of Puu Kahaualea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukīpūWNW 303°1,917.38 m19.0 mi
PuʻulalaʻauWNW 297°1,682 m16.4 mi
KūlaniWNW 301°1,675 m15.8 mi
Na Lua MahoeWNW 303°1,401 m14.8 mi
KīlaueaW 274°1,222 m12.0 mi
Puʻu PuaʻiW 274°1,184 m10.5 mi
PuʻumakaʻalaNW 320°1,130 m13.2 mi
Mauna UluWSW 252°1,053 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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