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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
Springs: 9
  • Hāʻao Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Hāʻao Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Portuguese Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Old Plantation Spring: 12.5 mi
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
Beaches: 4
Historic sites: 2
Parks: 2
  • Naalehu Park: 11.4 mi
  • Miloli'i Beach Park: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • The Great Crack: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Puu o Kamaoa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ʻĀlika ConeN 7°2,388 m13.5 mi
PuʻuʻokeʻokeʻoN 7°2,096 m9.4 mi
KeauN 7°1,988 m8.7 mi
PuʻukinikiniNE 40°1,944 m16.3 mi
KapoalaalaN 11°1,879 m7.7 mi
Puu OhohiaN 359°1,696 m7.2 mi
PuʻuʻikiNE 47°1,646 m15.8 mi
PuʻuikiNE 47°1,638 m15.8 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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