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Puu o Kamaoa

Puu o Kamaoa, seen from above at true elevation

Puu o Kamaoa rises to 610 m in Hawaiʻi. ʻĀlika Cone stands 2,388 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Hilea, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49064851, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
610 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.07892, -155.75890

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 7
  • Big Island Farm Sanctuary: 8.7 mi
  • Punalu'u Bakery Shop: 11.4 mi
  • Green Sand Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Lua Mākālei: 12.3 mi
  • Cliff Jump: 12.4 mi
Springs: 7
  • Hāʻao Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Portuguese Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Old Plantation Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Kāwā Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Nīnole Springs: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 4
Parks: 2
  • Naalehu Park: 11.4 mi
  • Miloli'i Beach Park: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • The Great Crack: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Puu o Kamaoa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ʻĀlika ConeN2,388 m13.5 mi
PuʻuʻokeʻokeʻoN2,096 m9.4 mi
KeauN1,988 m8.7 mi
PuʻukinikiniNE1,944 m16.3 mi
KapoalaalaN1,879 m7.7 mi
Puu OhohiaN1,696 m7.2 mi
PuʻuʻikiNE1,646 m15.8 mi
IhuanuNNE1,614 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0618:35
June solstice05:4718:3219:04
September equinox06:1317:5118:20
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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363623 — Puu o Kamaoa, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407238

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