Peak · Hawaiʻi
Puu Makua
Puu Makua rises to 1,600 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the east-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Waihou Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,600 m
How to reach it
Coordinates20.66071, -156.35248
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Keonehunehune: 1.0 mi
- Puu Ouli: 1.1 mi
- Keonenelu: 1.3 mi
- Polipoli: 1.4 mi
- Maunanu: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- Sun Yet-Sen Park: 2.7 mi
- Kokea Park: 3.2 mi
- Harold W. Rice Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Po'olenalena Beach Park: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 41
- Makena Landing: 5.7 mi
- Po'olenalena Beach: 5.8 mi
- Chang's Beach: 5.8 mi
- 5 Graves Beach: 5.9 mi
- Palauea Beach: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 31
- Aliʻi Kula Lavender: 5.5 mi
- O'o farm: 5.6 mi
- Turtle Arches: 5.8 mi
- Makena Stables: 6.0 mi
- Turtle Town: 6.3 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Kopiliula Falls: 17.6 mi
- Punalau Falls: 17.9 mi
- Puohokamoa Falls: 18.1 mi
- Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 18.2 mi
- Upper Waikani Falls: 18.2 mi
Springs: 10
- Waihou Spring: 0.3 mi
- Waikaʻalu Spring: 0.8 mi
- Waiu Spring: 12.3 mi
- Punahoa Spring: 15.7 mi
- Paʻanene Spring: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Laperouse Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Whale Statue: 8.1 mi
- Captain George Vancouver Monument: 10.1 mi
- Nuu: 11.2 mi
- Pihana Heiau: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- 'Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve: 5.9 mi
- Ke’anae Arboretum: 18.7 mi
- Lihau Natural Area Reserve: 20.8 mi
- West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 23.1 mi
- Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 23.3 mi
Museums: 5
- Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary: 9.9 mi
- Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: 15.9 mi
- Hale Ho'ike'ike at the Bailey House Museum (Maui Historical Society): 18.5 mi
- Maui Okinawa Cultural Center: 19.1 mi
- Hana Cultural Center and Museum: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 3
- Sun Mei: 2.7 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 2.7 mi
- Maui Releasing The Sun: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 3
- Bush: 19.4 mi
- Kahanu Garden enterence: 22.5 mi
- Kahanu Gardens: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Puu Makua. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻuʻulaʻula | ENE 62° | 3,055 m | 7.3 mi |
| Kolekole | ENE 63° | 3,052 m | 7.0 mi |
| Magnetic Peak | ENE 64° | 3,052 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pākaʻaoʻao | ENE 61° | 3,006 m | 7.6 mi |
| Kilohana | ENE 57° | 2,906 m | 8.5 mi |
| Haupaʻakea Peak | ENE 71° | 2,788 m | 8.7 mi |
| Kalepeamoa | ENE 62° | 2,768 m | 5.2 mi |
| Kanahau | ENE 62° | 2,660 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:08 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 18:38 | 19:10 |
| September equinox | 06:15 | 17:54 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 17:18 | 17:51 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 60 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 61 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kula Hospital 267, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363968 — Puu Makua, Maui County, Hawaii.
OpenStreetMap element node/7727352114
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