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Puu Kamoamoa

Puu Kamoamoa, seen from above at true elevation

Puu Kamoamoa rises to 769 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻukīpū stands 1,917 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻu ʻŌʻō, a peak 0.5 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q3411151, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
769 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates19.38673, -155.11309
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 38
  • Kaimū Black Sand Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Kurtistown Park: 14.6 mi
  • Honu Street Park: 16.6 mi
  • Mackenzie State Park: 16.7 mi
  • Shipman Park: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 34
  • Hōlei Pali: 5.1 mi
  • Mauna Ulu: 5.9 mi
  • Hōlei Pali: 7.2 mi
  • Pauahi Crater: 7.2 mi
  • Hiʻiaka Crater: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Lava2: 4.9 mi
  • Lava1: 5.0 mi
  • Akatsuka Orchid Gardens: 6.2 mi
  • Puʻu Loa Petroglyphs: 6.5 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 7.4 mi
Springs: 9
  • Middle Flume Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 18.0 mi
  • ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Waterhole Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Wailoa Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Kauwehu Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Poakana Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Lower Waiʻale Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Waiʻale Falls: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Papa John Lacho Coltes: 19.2 mi
  • King Kamehameha Statue: 23.0 mi
  • Tsunami Memorial: 23.1 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 23.1 mi
  • Kamehameha: 23.2 mi
Museums: 7
Beaches: 4
  • Kehena Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Halapē Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Black Sand Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Ha'ena Beach: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 12.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Puu Kamoamoa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukīpūNW 308°1,917.38 m18.5 mi
PuʻulalaʻauWNW 303°1,682 m15.7 mi
KūlaniNW 307°1,675 m15.3 mi
PuʻupiliW 270°1,558 m21.2 mi
Na Lua MahoeNW 309°1,401 m14.3 mi
KīlaueaW 280°1,222 m10.8 mi
Puʻu PuaʻiW 281°1,184 m9.3 mi
PuʻumakaʻalaNNW 327°1,130 m13.2 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.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Apr and May; busiest: Dec.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407263

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